Current opportunities

As a Head of Unit, you will be an experienced people manager, who is flexible and highly organised. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of multiple cases and projects, utilising CCPC project management and prioritisation tools. You will be able to understand complex issues quickly, and will lead a team and manage multiple investigations of alleged breaches of competition law and/or notified mergers. You will have an outcome-driven approach and will be responsible for managing and delivering multiple cases, recommending actions and next-steps, and prioritising multiple workstreams.

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Applications close 12 noon, 6 February 2023

The Product Safety Manager will be responsible for both the investigation and supervision of a range of product safety cases and issues. Due to the broad range of issues within your responsibility, you will be required to prioritise work, meet strict statutory deadlines and agreed performance targets. The Product Safety Manager will be assigned to a Unit of PSD and will be required to lead and support a small team.

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Applications close 12 noon, 13 February 2023

The CCPC is seeking to recruit a Product Safety Officer for the PSD. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the activities of the unit they are assigned to and will also have a role in building and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders. In addition, the Product Safety Officer will be required to carry out any other additional tasks that may be assigned to them in order to support the work of the Division.

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Applications close 12 noon, 13 February 2023

The CCPC is seeking to recruit a Legal Advisor to work in the Consumer team within its Legal Services Division. The Legal Advisor will be primarily focused on providing legal advice to the Commission and its various Divisions on administrative, civil and criminal enforcement of consumer and product safety law

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Applications close 12 noon, 13 February 2023

The CCPC is seeking to recruit a Legal Advisor to work in the Competition team within the Legal Services Division. A key element of this role will be supporting the CCPC to embed its new powers and procedures in light of the new administrative competition enforcement regime provided for in the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 and anticipated new EU legislation in the digital space.

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Applications close 12 noon, 13 February 2023

The CCPC is seeking to recruit a Senior Legal Advisor to work in the Consumer team within its Legal Services Division. The Senior Legal Advisor will be primarily focused on providing legal advice to the Commission and its various Divisions on administrative, civil and criminal enforcement of consumer and product safety law.

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Applications close 12 noon, 16 February 2023

The CCPC is seeking to recruit a Senior Legal Advisor to work in the Competition team within its Legal Services Division. A key element of this role will be supporting the CCPC to embed its new powers and procedures in light of the new administrative competition enforcement regime provided for in the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 and anticipated new EU legislation in the digital space.

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Applications close 12 noon, 16 February 2023

The Policy and International Division is seeking to recruit a Policy Analyst to work in the Policy Unit. This is an opportunity for a high calibre candidate with policy and research experience, to join a busy multi-disciplinary team. You will make a strong contribution to the CCPC’s advocacy for open and competitive markets and on behalf of consumers.

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Applications close 12 noon, 22 February 2023

The Senior Investigator/Analyst (HEO) is required to play a leading role in investigating alleged breaches of competition law under the CCPC’s criminal and administrative enforcement regimes. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented investigator or competition law specialist, with excellent investigative and drafting skills, to take on an exciting role in a dynamic and fast-paced public sector organisation.

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Applications close 12 noon, 20 February 2023

Yes, our recruitment partner is RSM Ireland, and they will assist candidates through the process.

Select the role you wish to apply for within our current opportunities, here you will find our detailed candidate booklet. Once you are ready, you can press “apply now”. You will then need to answer some pre-screen questions and upload your CV.

The recruitment stages are online application, shortlisting and then interviews.

A confirmation email will be sent to your inbox shortly after you complete the online application. Please check your junk / spam folder. In the unlikely event that you do not receive this email, please contact ccpccareers@rsmireland.ie to check your application has been received.

Yes, it is advisable that you apply only for positions where you meet most of the requirements. Please note that each vacancy requires a separate application.

All applicants will receive further information shortly after the competition closes.

The CCPC is an equal opportunities employer. If you require additional supports, please contact us at ccpccareers@rsmireland.ie and we would be happy to assist.

This is dependent on the type and level of role. Usually, there are one to two rounds of interviews.

Our interviews are competency based, and we advise you use the STAR method. The STAR interview method is a convenient and easy-to-remember technique to help you answer interview questions. It gives you the opportunity to showcase your skills and suitability for the role by offering real-life examples of how you’ve used your skills.

• Situation: you need to describe the situation and give a context and background
• Task: describe the task you were set. If your story involves a team project, you must focus on what your specific role was
• Action: discuss the actions you took in your attempt to finish the task. Once again, stick to information about what you did rather than other members of the team. The goal is to showcase your skills
• Result: what was the final outcome? Whenever possible, give detailed and specific data

Some of our competencies are assessed using practical methods such as presentations, writing assignments and role plays. If this is the case, you will get plenty of notice to prepare for this.

We would like you to start as soon as possible. However, we realise that some people have longer notice periods, and we will work with you to come to a suitable arrangement.

Yes, we encourage candidates to apply for future roles.

Read more about the benefits of working in the CCPC. Remuneration will be detailed in the booklet for each role.