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- Role Profile Job Title: Operations Manager
- Division/Function: NDFAReports to (job title): Senior Operations Manager
- Job Family: Operations
- Career Stream: Professional
- Career Zone: Professional
- Closing Date: 31st August 2026** Summary Of The Business
- The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government.
- Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (New
- ERA), the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, the Future Ireland Funds and the State Claims Agency.
- The NTMA also assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and Home Building Finance Ireland.
The NDFA provides financial advice to State authorities on infrastructure projects with a capital value over €75 million and is also responsible for the delivery of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects for State authorities (with certain exceptions such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland). In addition, the NDFA provides asset management services in respect of the operation and maintenance of PPP facilities.
It also delivers Exchequer Funded capital projects on behalf of certain State authorities, including the Department of Education and Youth and certain local authorities. Following the publication of the Government’s Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan the NDFA also provides support and assistance to Government Departments and Agencies on major capital infrastructure projects.
Role Summary
The NDFA is seeking a suitable candidate for a Operations Manager role within the Operations team. The Operations Manager will play a key role in supporting the wider NDFA in its delivery of projects across a number of sectors including education, justice and social housing and in the provision of financial advice across a wide range of sectors.
The Manager will pay a key role in the team responsible for, inter alia, reporting, corporate support, quality review, procedures, risk, audit and compliance liaison, project administration support and records and systems oversight.
The successful candidate be expected to demonstrate excellent ability engage with Senior Management and stakeholders including co-ordination of services provided by NTMA corporate functions (ICT, Finance, Risk, Internal Audit, Communications, Procurement, Facilities, Compliance, People, Secretariat, etc) .
Key Responsibilities
- Some of the key tasks the successful candidate will be required to perform include: Work closely and liaise with NTMA ICT, Finance, Risk, Internal Audit, Communications, Procurement, Facilities, Compliance, People, Secretariat, Legal and the other functions that are critical to the success of the NDFA.
- Monitor and oversee the NDFA’s procedures and processes to ensure they are fit for purpose and address all relevant internal and external requirements.
- Deliver the operations of the NDFA including audit management, compliance, and process development.
- Maintain an effective operational risk management environment working with NTMA Risk to manage and continuously update the NDFA’s risk register and the accompanying controls.
- Ensure that the NDFA unit effectively sets and meets its operational budgets.
- Represent the NDFA in relevant wider NTMA cross-functional oversight and project activities.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including other NTMA departments and governance fora.
- Monitor best practice developments and seek regular stakeholder feedback to inform ongoing management of the function, proposing enhancements where appropriate.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, partners and stakeholders, promoting a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
- Qualifications/Knowledge Third level degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Relevant professional qualification an advantage.
- Broad operational experience.
- Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Managed operational activities delivering high quality outputs and process improvements throughout.
- Managed operational activities delivering high quality outputs and process improvements throughout.
- Experience
- Relevant experience includes (but is not limited to): 7 years relevant experience in a relevant operations role in professional services, advisory or a commercial organisation of scale.
- Experience of working in infrastructure/procurement, governance or corporate support/operations is an advantage.
- Demonstrated results focus with a track record of meeting targets.
- Skills Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly innovative with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communications (written, oral and presentation) skills.
- An ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, deal with conflicting agendas and meet deadlines.
- Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including:
- Flexible work options including hybrid working and variable work hours.
- An extensive wellbeing programme.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation.
- A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Advocacy, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more.
- Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees.
- Career Average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
- The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance.
- We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.
- Cur Síos ar an Ról Teideal an Phoist: Bainisteoir OibríochtaíRannán/Feidhm: GAFNTuairiscíonn do (teideal poist): Bainisteoir Sinsearach OibríochtaíFine Post: OibríochtaíSruth Gairme: Gairmiúil
- Crios Gairme: Gairmiúil Achoimre ar an nGnó Soláthraíonn Gníomhaireacht Bainistíochta an Chisteáin Náisiúnta (GBCN) seirbhísí bainistíochta sócmhainní agus dliteanas do Rialtas na hÉireann.
- I measc na ngnóthaí a bhainistíonn GBCN tá iasachtaíocht thar ceann an Státchiste agus bainistiú a dhéanamh ar an bh
- Fiachas Náisiúnta, An tÚdarás um Gheilleagar Nua agus um Théarnamh (“New
- ERA”), An Ghníomhaireacht Airgeadais d'Fhorbairt Náisiúnta (GAFN), Ciste Infheistíochta Straitéisí na hÉireann, An Ciste um Éire sa Todhchaí, agus An Ghníomhaireacht um Éilimh ar an Stát. Sannann GBCN baill foirne don Ghníomhaireacht Náisiúnta um Bainistíocht Sócmhainní, do Chorparáid Baincéireachta Straitéiseach na hÉireann (SBCI) agus do Mhaoiniú Teaghais-Tógála Éireann (HBFI).
- Cuireann GAFN comhairle airgeadais ar fáil d’údaráis Stáit maidir le tionscadail bhonneagair ag a bhfuil luach caipitil os cionn €75 milliún, agus tá sé freagrach as tionscadail Chomhpháirtíochta Poiblí-Príobháideacha (CPP) a sholáthar d’údaráis Stáit (le heisceachtaí ar leith, mar shampla Bonneagar Iompair Éireann). Ina theannta sin, cuireann GAFN seirbhísí bainistithe sócmhainní ar fáil maidir le saoráidí CPP a oibriú agus a chothabháil. Soláthraíonn sí tionscadail arna maoiniú ag an Státchiste thar ceann údarás Stáit ar leith, ina measc an Roinn Oideachais agus Óige agus údaráis áitiúla áirithe.
- Tar éis gur foilsíodh Tuarascáil agus Plean Gníomhaíochta um Luathú Bonneagair de chuid an Rialtais, cuireann GAFN tacaíocht agus cúnamh ar fáil do Ranna agus Gníomhaireachtaí Rialtais maidir lemórthionscadail bhonneagair chaipitil.
- Achoimre an ar bPost Tá iarrthóir oiriúnach á lorg ag GAFN le haghaidh ról mar Bhainisteoir Oibríochtaí san fhoireann Oibríochtaí. Beidh ról lárnach ag an mBainisteoir Oibríochtaí ag tacú le GAFN níos leithne chun tionscadail a sholáthar in earnálacha éagsúla, ina measc oideachas, ceartas, agus tithíocht shóisialta, agus chun comhairle airgeadais a chur ar fáil i raon leathan earnálacha.
- Beidh ról tábhachtach san fhoireann ag an mBainisteoir agus é nó í freagrach as, i measc nithe eile, tuairisciú, tacaíocht chorparáideach, athbhreithniú ar cháilíocht, nósanna imeachta, riosca, idirchaidreamh ó thaobh iniúchadh agus comhlíonadh, tacú le riarachán tionscadal agus maoirseacht ar thaifid agus ar chórais.
- Beifear ag súil go léireoidh an t-iarrthóir a n-éireoidh leis nó léi cumas sármhaith caidreamh a dhéanamh leis an mBainistíocht Shinsearach agus le páirtithe leasmhara, lena n-áirítear seirbhísí arna gcur ar fáil ag feidhmeanna corparáideacha GBCN (TFC, Airgeadas, Riosca, Iniúchadh Inmheánach, Cumarsáid, Soláthar, Saoráidí, Comhlíonadh, Daoine, Rúnaíocht, etc) a chomhordú . Príomh-fhreagrachtaí I measc na bpríomhthascanna a mbeidh ar an iarrthóir a n-éireoidh leis nó léi a dhéanamh tá: Oibriú go dlúth agus idirchaidreamh a dhéanamh leis na rannáin TFC, Airgeadas, Riosca, Iniúchadh Inmheánach, Cumarsáid, Soláthar, Saoráidí, Comhlíonadh, Daoine, Rúnaíocht, Dlí i GBCN agus feidhmeanna eile atá ríthábhachtach do rath GAFN.
- Monatóireacht agus maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar nósanna imeachta agus próisis GAFN lena chinntiú go bhfuil siad oiriúnach don fheidhm agus go dtéann siad i ngleic le gach ceanglas inmheánach agus seachtrach ábhartha.
- Oibríochtaí GAFN a chur i bhfeidhm, lena n-áirítear bainistiú ar iniúchtaí, comhlíonadh agus forbairt próiseas.
- Timpeallacht bainistíochta riosca oibriúcháin éifeachtach a choinneáil ar bun, ag obair leis an rannán Riosca GBCN chun clár rioscaí GAFN agus na rialuithe a ghabhann leis a bhainistiú agus a nuashonrú go leanúnach.
- A chinntiú go leagann aonad GAFN a bhuiséid oibriúcháin amach go héifeachtach agus go gcloíonn sé leo.
- Ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar GAFN i ngníomhaíochtaí trasfheidhmiúla maoirseachta agus tionscadal i GBCN go ginearálta.
- Cumarsáid éifeachtach a dhéanamh le páirtithe leasmhara, ina measc ranna eile GBCN agus fóraim rialachais.
- Monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar fhorbairtí maidir le dea-chleachtas agus aiseolas rialta a lorg ó pháirtithe leasmhara chun bonn eolais a chur ar fáil do bhainistiú na feidhme, agus feabhsúcháin a mholadh de réir mar is cuí.
- Oibriú go comhoibríoch le comhghleacaithe, comhpháirtithe agus páirtithe leasmhara, agus cultúr ardfheidhmíochta agus feabhas leanúnach a chur chun cinn.
- Cáilíochtaí/Eolas
- Céim tríú leibhéal in Airgeadas, Eacnamaíocht, Cuntasaíocht, Innealtóireacht nó disciplín ghaolmhar.
- Buntáiste a bheadh i gcáilíocht ghairmiúil ábhartha.
- Taithí mhór ar oibríochtaí.
- Scileanna cruthaithe i mbainistiú páirtithe leasmhara agus cumas cumarsáid a dhéanamh le grúpaí páirtithe leasmhara iolracha.
- Bainistiú gníomhaíochtaí oibriúcháin - torthaí ar ardchaighdeán agus feabhsúcháin ar phróisis a sholáthar i gcás gach gníomhaíochta.
- Taithí Áirítear le taithí ábhartha (gan a bheith teoranta di): 7 mbliana taithí ábhartha i ról oibríochtaí ábhartha i seirbhísí gairmiúla, eagraíocht chomhairleach nó eagraíocht tráchtála ar scála mór.
- Bheadh taithí ar bheith ag obair le bonneagar/soláthar, rialachas nó tacaíocht chorparáideach/oibríochtaí corparáideacha ina bhuntáiste.
- Cuntas teiste ar bheith ag díriú ar thorthaí agus spriocanna a bhaint amach.
- Scileanna
- Sárscileanna eagrúcháin agus an-chúram a dhéanamh de mhionsonraí.
- Sárscileanna maidir le bainistiú tionscadal.
- Sárscileanna maidir le comhoibriú le páirtithe leasmhara agus iad a bhainistiú.
- Duine thar a bheith nuálach le sárscileanna anailíse agus cinnteoireachta.
- Sárscileanna cumarsáide (scríobh, labhairt agus cur i láthair).
- An cumas plé le tionscadail iolracha ag an am céanna, déileáil le cláir oibre a thagann salach ar a chéile agus spriocdhátaí a bhaint amach.
- Tá buntáistí den scoth i gceist le hoibriú ag GBCN, ina measc
- Roghanna oibre solúbtha lena n-áirítear oibriú hibride agus uaireanta oibre inathraitheacha Clár fairsing folláine Deiseanna foghlama agus forbartha den scoth lena gcumasaítear forbairt ghairme iomlán san eagraíocht Raon éagsúil tionscnamh: LGBT+, Cúrsaí Inscne, Feasacht ar an Míchumas, Cumann Spórt agus Sóisialta, Oibriú go Deonach agus go leor eile Aisíocaíocht táillí comhaltais gairmiúla bliantúla Scéim Sochar Sainithe Pinsin bunaithe ar Mheántuilleamh le linn na Gairmréime . Cúis bhróid don GBCN a bheith ina fhostóir comhdheiseanna.
- Aithnímid go bhfuil áit oibre atá éagsúil agus uilechuimsitheach ina bhonn taca le cinnteoireacht níos fearr, smaointeoireacht chruthaitheach agus le nuálaíocht, agus go spreagann sí feidhmíocht ghnó. Táimid tiomanta a chinntiú go ndéanann ár bhfórsa saothair ionadaíocht ar ár sochaí.
- The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance.
- We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.