Deadline Reminder | County Arts Officer at Kildare County Council
County Arts Officer -2025
Deadline
Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Description
General Information:
- Completed Application Forms must be submitted no later than 4pm on the closing date as indicated on the advertisement.
- After submitting your completed application, please be sure to check your ‘Spam/Junk’ mail for an acknowledgement email.
- Electronic applications will be acknowledged automatically. Please keep this acknowledgement as proof of delivery of your application. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact the HR Department.
- Do not forward any certificates, references or CVs with this form.
- Applicants may be shortlisted from their application forms. Please ensure that information given is sufficiently comprehensive and within the word limit outlined. The onus is on candidates to establish eligibility in this application form.
- Before you submit the form, please ensure that you have reviewed and completed all sections – this can be done by saving your application before submitting
- Canvassing will automatically disqualify.
- Any employment offered is dependent on the information given being true. False or misleading information or deliberate omissions may result in termination of employment.
- All documents relating to this competition will be retained on file for a period of 2 years following the expiry of the panel formed.
- Late applications will not be accepted.
- Phone queries can be made to Human Resources Section on 045-980740 or, Email- jobs@kildarecoco.ie
- Please ensure that you have certified copies of all qualifications, as indicated on this application form, available for inspection if requested.
Please refer to Candidate Information Booklet for further information.
Eligibility
Kildare County is seeking to establish a panel of County Arts Officer to fill permanent posts that arise during the life of the panel.
Education/Experience, Etc.:
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:
a) Hold a third level qualification (minimum Level 7 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in Arts or Cultural Discipline
b) Have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organisation, management of financial resources within a budgetary control framework and the control of staff;
c) Have relevant experience and knowledge of the Arts, working with groups and the organisation of events;
d) Have strong strategic ability, effective communication, and leadership skills.
*Non-Irish Qualifications must be accompanied by a determination from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to establish their comparability against the Irish National Framework of Qualifications, overseas qualifications must also be accompanied by a translation document.
PLEASE SEE CANDIDATE INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR ALL DETAILS ABOUT THIS JOB.
Driving Licence
Applicants should at the date of applying hold a full valid Irish /EU licence, for Class B vehicles.