The Agencies that operate under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Authority and the Citizens Information Board. The Office of the Pensions Ombudsman also falls under the remit of my Department. There are no vacancies at Principal Officer level and above in any of these organisations.
The Department has to operate within an Employment Control Framework (ECF) ceiling determined by the Department of Public Expenditure. On an ongoing basis we are filling vacancies that arise within this overall figure.
In relation to vacancies at the grades specified by the Deputy, vacancies as detailed in the table are currently in the process of being filled.
Vacancies at Principal Officer and above in the Department of Social Protection
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Post
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Functional area
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Post vacant from
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Salary Scale
Non PPC Scale
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-
|
-
|
-
|
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Assistant Secretary
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Human Resources, Facilities Management, EU International.
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May 2014.
|
€119,572
|
€124,917
|
€130,706
|
€136,496
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Salary Scale
PPC Scale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
€125,761
|
€131,385
|
€137,481
|
€143,535
|
|
Medical Assessors
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Medical assessment of those claiming a disability related payment.
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Ongoing.
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Salary Scale
PPC Scale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
€71,554, €74,550
|
€77,376, €80,242
|
€82,661 (Max),
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€85,169 (LSI 1),
€87,675 (LSI 2).
|
|
Chief Medical Adviser (CMA)
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Responsible for the management of the Department’s Medical Review and Assessment Service which comprise a multi-disciplinary team of 26 Medical Assessors.
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The position of CMA was advertised recently but the Department was unsuccessful in making an appointment. Pending the recruitment of a new CMA this post is being managed pro tem by the former Chief Medical Adviser.
|
Salary Scale
Non PPC Scale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
€119,572
|
€124,917
|
€130,706
|
€136,496
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Salary Scale
PPC Scale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
€125,761
|
€131,385
|
€137,481
|
€143,535
|
PPC scales apply in the case of a person recruited post April 1995 who in addition to paying full rate of PRSI also makes a personal pension contribution as part of their superannuation arrangements.
A competition is in progress to fill the Assistant Secretary vacancy.
