Development & Innovation Services Director

Bord Iascaigh Mhara / BIM is pleased to welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the post of:

Development & Innovation Services Director

(PO, Permanent and Full-time)

 

About BIM

BIM is a non-commercial semi-state body, formally established by statute (Irish Sea Fisheries Act 1952) and an agency of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).  It is the Irish State agency responsible for developing the Irish seafood industry.  BIM’s strategy aims to enhance the competitiveness of the Irish seafood sector focusing on the following five key strategic priorities: Sustainability, Skills, Innovation, Competitiveness, Leadership.

 

The organisation has six business units: Seafood Technical Services, Skills Development Services, Corporate Services, Development and Innovation Services, Economic and Strategic Services and Corporate Communications.  BIM’s head-office is in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

 

In supporting the seafood sector, BIM’s staff are also strategically located in the coastal communities which they serve, including offices in Galway and Killybegs.  In addition, BIM’s two training colleges are located in Greencastle, Co. Donegal and Castletownbere, Co. Cork.  Finally, BIM’s SIH (Seafood Innovation Hub) is located in Clonakilty, Co. Cork where it supports innovation and sustainability among Ireland’s seafood industry.

 

Brief description of Role

The Development and Innovation Services Director reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is a key member of the senior leadership team who will lead the implementation of the business development and innovation components of BIM’s strategic plan.

The Development & Innovation Services Business Unit is a key team in providing the necessary skills and expertise to lead the transformation of the long-term potential of the sector, focusing on adding value and accessing new markets; providing solutions to the challenges the sector faces; delivering and encouraging progress, assisting the sector in accessing grant and other practical supports and providing innovation supports and services that result in commercial impact.

Salary

In accordance with the Public Sector, Department of Finance the approved Salary Scale is a salary range of €97,207- €120,237 (as at 1st March 2023) per annum pro-rated with time worked.

 

How to apply:

A full C.V. together with a letter of application and completed BIM application form, summarising experience and skill sets applicable to the position should be emailed to jobs@bim.ie. or posted to Human Resources of BIM, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

 

The closing date for Applications is 5 p.m. 31 March 2023

Please note that late applications will not be accepted.  A full job description, and the required application form are available here.

 

If you have any queries or for additional information, please contact jobs@bim.ie.

 

 

BIM is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Stiúrthóir Seirbhísí Forbartha & Nuálaíochta

Tá áthas ar Bhord Iascaigh Mhara / BIM fáilte a chur roimh iarratais ó dhaoine atá cuícháilithe agus a bhfuil taithí chuí acu don phost seo a leanas:

 

Stiúrthóir Seirbhísí Forbartha & Nuálaíochta

(PO, Buan agus Lánaimseartha)

 

Maidir le BIM

Is comhlacht leathstáit neamhthráchtála é BIM a bunaíodh go foirmiúil faoi reacht (An tAcht Iascaigh Mhara, 1952) agus is gníomhaireacht de chuid na Roinne Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara (DAFM) é.  Is é BIM gníomhaireacht Stáit na hÉireann a bhfuil freagracht air as tionscal bia mara na hÉireann a fhorbairt. Tá sé d’aidhm ag straitéis BIM feabhas a chur ar iomaíochas earnáil bia mara na hÉireann trí dhíriú ar na cúig phríomhthosaíocht straitéiseacha seo a leanas: Inbhuanaitheacht, Scileanna, Nuálaíocht, Iomaíochas, Ceannaireacht.

 

Tá sé aonad gnó san eagraíocht: Seirbhísí Teicniúla Bia Mara, Seirbhísí um Fhorbairt Scileanna, Seirbhísí Corparáideacha, Seirbhísí Forbartha agus Nuálaíochta, Seirbhísí Eacnamaíochta agus Straitéiseacha agus Cumarsáid Corparáideach.  Is i nDún Laoghaire, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath atá Ceannoifig BIM lonnaithe.

 

Chun tacú leis an earnáil Bia Mara, tá foireann BIM lonnaithe go straitéiseach sna pobail le cósta a mbíonn siad ag freastal orthu, lena n-áirítear oifigí i nGaillimh agus sna Cealla Beaga.  Chomh maith leis sin tá dhá choláiste oiliúna BIM lonnaithe sa Chaisleán Nua, Co. Dhún na nGall agus i mBaile Chaisleáin Bhéarra, Co. Chorcaí.  Ar deireadh, tá SIH (Mol Nuálaíochta Bia Mara) BIM lonnaithe i gCloch na Coillte, Co. Chorcaí áit a dtacaíonn sé le nuálaíocht agus le hinbhuanaitheacht i dtionscal bia mara na hÉireann.

 

Cur síos gairid ar an Ról

Tuairiscíonn an Stiúrthóir Seirbhísí Forbartha agus Nuálaíochta don Phríomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin agus is ball lárnach é den fhoireann shinsearach ceannaireachta a bheidh i gceannas ar chur i bhfeidhm na gcomhpháirteanna forbartha gnó agus nuálaíochta de phlean straitéiseach BIM.

 

Is príomhfhoireann é an tAonad Gnó um Sheirbhísí Forbartha & Nuálaíochta chun na scileanna agus an saineolas riachtanach a sholáthar chun claochlú acmhainneacht fhadtéarmach na hearnála a threorú, díriú ar luach a chur leis an earnáil agus rochtain a fháil ar mhargaí nua; réitigh a chur ar fáil do na dúshláin atá roimh an earnáil; dul chun cinn a sheachadadh agus a spreagadh, cabhrú leis an earnáil deontas agus tacaíochtaí praiticiúla eile a fháil agus tacaíochtaí agus seirbhísí nuálaíochta a sholáthar a mbíonn tionchar tráchtála mar thoradh orthu.

 

Tuarastal

I gcomhréir leis an Scála Tuarastail atá ceadaithe ag an Roinn Airgeadais don Earnáil Phoiblí, beidh raon tuarastail €97,207 – €120,237 (amhail an 1 Márta 2023) i gceist in aghaidh na bliana pro-rata i ndáil leis an am a bheidh oibrithe.

 

An tSlí chun iarratas a dhéanamh:

Ba chóir C.V. iomlán chomh maith le litir iarratais agus foirm iarratais chomhlánaithe ina ndéantar cur síos ar thaithí agus scileanna a bhaineann leis an bpost, a sheoladh ar ríomhphost chuig jobs@bim.ie. nó a sheoladh sa phost chuig Rannóg Acmhainní Daonna BIM, Bóthar Crofton, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath.

 

Is é 5 pm an 31 Márta 2023 an dáta Deiridh a nglacfar le hIarratais

 

Tabhair ar aird nach nglacfar le hiarratais a bheidh déanach.  Tá tuairisc iomlán ar an bpost, agus an fhoirm iarratais atá de dhíth le fáil anseo.

 

Má bhíonn aon cheist agat nó má bhíonn eolas breise de dhíth ort, déan teagmháil le jobs@bim.ie.

 

Is Fostóir Comhdheiseanna é Bord Iascaigh Mhara

 

Fair Processing Notice for Job Applicants

Purpose of this document

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, as the Data Controller has created this notice to outline the manner in which personal data will be handled and processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018. This notice has been created to inform you of how your personal data will be processed for the purposes of recruitment.

 

Data protection principles

In line with the principles of data protection, we will take steps to ensure that personal is:

• Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way;
• Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes;
• Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes.
• Accurate and kept up to date;
• Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about;
• Kept securely; and
• Processed in accordance with the principle of accountability.

 

Categories of personal data

For the purposes of recruitment, you provide personal data directly to us, however, we also receive personal data about you from external sources, such as referees or recruiters.

In connection with your application for work with us, we will collect, store, and use the following information:

• Identification details
• Contact details
• Previous employment details
• Qualifications
• Right to work details
• Fitness to work details
• Application details

 

Purpose of data collection and lawful basis

We process your personal data for recruitment purposes. The information we process is used to assess eligibility for the role applied for. Your personal data is processed under the lawful basis of contract or the steps taken in order to enter into a contract. Where you provide consent to us, you have the right to withdraw this consent.

 

Third party sharing of personal data

We will not share your personal data with third parties unless required to do so by law.

 

Transfers of personal data

Your personal data is hosted within the EEA for the purposes of recruitment.

 

Data retention

We will retain all recruitment related data belonging to unsuccessful job applicants for a period of 12 months from the completion of the recruitment process.

 

Your rights as an individual

Your rights as an individual

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA2018) you have a number of rights with regard to your personal data:

1. The right to access your personal data

2. If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to have the data rectified without undue delay

3. The erasure of your personal data or the right to be forgotten – the right to be forgotten is not an absolute right will not apply where processing is necessary for:

Compliance with a legal obligation.

Archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes.

Establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

4. The right to restrict processing, object to the processing as well as the right to data portability in certain circumstances.

5. If you have provided consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right (in certain circumstances) to withdraw consent at any time which will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent was withdrawn.

6. If you believe that we have not complied with the requirements of the GDPR or DPA 18, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Supervisory Authority.

If you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us. We will seek to deal with your request without undue delay, and in any event within one month (subject to any extensions to which we are lawfully entitled). Any request to access personal data will be dealt with free of charge unless it is considered excessive in which case, we may charge a reasonable fee.

 

Automated decision making

We do not engage in fully automated decision making which has significant or legal effects on you for the purposes of recruitment.

 

Data Protection Officer

If you have any queries you can write to us at dataprotection@bim.ie or Data Protection Officer, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 E5A0.

 

Data Protection Commissioner

If you believe that we have processed your data incorrectly, please contact the DPO in the first instance for assistance. If you require further support, you can contact the DPC through their online query support form or submit a complaint to the Data Protection Commission (DPC). The DPC can be contacted by email info@dataprotection.ie or by post 21 Fitzwilliams Square, Dublin 2, D02 RD28.

 

Changes to this Fair Processing Notice

We may update this notice from time to time. If we make any changes, we will post those changes here and update the ‘Last Updated’ date at the bottom of this Fair Processing Notice.

Last Updated: 28/01/2022