7900
Cork County Council
https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/
Full-Time
09/10/2026
Cork
29/10/2026, 15:00
Head of Enterprise
Permanent
Local Authority
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The Head of Enterprise is a senior role within the Economic Development and Strategic Planning Directorate of Cork County Council. The Head of Enterprise will lead a team charged with delivering a high standard quality system of coordinated and cohesive State support to the micro and small business sector. This is a key position within the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) structure of the Local Authority. The successful candidate will be required to make a significant contribution to the development and implementation of a strategic plan to support enterprise, entrepreneurship and job creation at a local level. Success will be measured by ensuring that the LEO serves as a First Stop Shop to provide services to start, grow and develop micro and small business throughout the County.
A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.
Supporting enterprise at local level with reference to national Government policy objectives and commitments on enterprise, entrepreneurship and job creation.
Delivering on core targets.
Managing the day to day operations of the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) with particular reference to meeting the commitments set out in the Service Level Agreement between departments and State Agencies.
A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.
The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) of Cork County Council lead a strategic programme to strengthen entrepreneurship, accelerate small business growth, and foster an inclusive, resilient local economy across Cork’s towns and rural hinterlands. There are 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) in Ireland, each available to facilitate access to enterprise services and to promote and support enterprise at a local level. The LEO is the First Stop Shop for anyone seeking information and support on starting or growing a business in Ireland. Each LEO is led by a Head of Enterprise. Cork County Council has two LEO – Cork North & West, and Cork South.
County Cork has a population of approximately 359,000 citizens. The county is served by 55 elected members representing the populations of its 8 Municipal Districts, Carrigaline (6), Bandon/Kinsale (6), Macroom (6), Cobh (6), East Cork (7), Fermoy (6), Kanturk/Mallow (9) and West Cork (9) and has the largest elected assembly outside of Dublin.
County Cork covers an area of 7,318 square kilometres, which is 11% of the Irish State and makes Cork Ireland's largest county. With 12,211 km of public roads, Cork County Council's transportation network equates to 13.5% of the nation's total. The Council’s Capital Investment Programme for 2023-2025 is €1.3 billion, indicating the extent of its impact across all aspects of life in Cork County.
An opportunity now exists in Cork County Council for the position of Head of Enterprise.
Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:
€82,595 – €83,331 – €86,572 – €89,833 – €93,101 – €96,333 – €99,586 – €103,275 LSI1 – €109,155 LSI2
Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.
The annual leave allowance for the position of Head of Enterprise is 30 days.
A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.
Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.
Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.
