Dublin City University (DCU) is a leading innovative European University, proud to be one of the world’s leading Young Universities. DCU’s mission is to ‘transform lives and societies’ and focuses on addressing global challenges in collaboration
with key national and international partners and stakeholders.

DCU has over 20,000 students in five faculties spread across three academic campuses in the Glasnevin-Drumcondra area
of North Dublin. Thanks to its innovative approach to teaching and learning, the University offers a ‘transformative student experience’ that helps to develop highly sought-after graduates. DCU is currently No. 1 in Ireland for Graduate Employment Rate, and for graduate income (CSO). DCU is a research-intensive University and is home to a number of SFI- funded Research Centres.

The University participates in a range of European and international research partnerships. DCU is also the leading Irish university in the area of technology transfer as reflected by licensing of intellectual property.

As a ‘People First’ institution, DCU is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - a University that helps staff and students to thrive. The University is a leader in terms of its work to increase access to education, and is placed in the world’s Top 10 for reducing inequalities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.

Thank you for your interest in the role of Senior Director of Academic Governance, Operations and Systems at Dublin City University.

To support this next phase of institutional development, we are establishing a new senior leadership role to strengthen professional oversight across academic governance, operations, systems and institutional transformation.

As a key member of my senior team, the Senior Director will play a critical role in shaping the future academic services model for the University. This is a strategically significant leadership position with responsibility for driving operational excellence, business led digital systems and capabilities, strengthening governance and ensuring our academic services remain agile, integrated and future-focused.

The successful candidate will bring strong strategic leadership, operational credibility and the ability to build trusted partnerships across academic and professional communities. This is a role for a leader who is comfortable navigating complexity, delivering change at scale and creating alignment across diverse stakeholders.

For the right individual, this represents a unique opportunity to help shape the future of academic services within one of Europe’s leading young universities.

Thank you again for considering joining DCU at this exciting point in our journey.

Professor Lisa Looney Vice-President Academic Affairs / Registrar

Dublin City University is entering a significant new phase in the evolution of its academic services model. As one of Ireland’s most ambitious and internationally connected universities, the scale, complexity and expectations of academic delivery continue to grow, shaped by expansion, internationalisation, evolving learner expectations, regulatory complexity and the need for modern, integrated academic services.

In response, the University is strengthening its academic operating model to deliver services that are more connected, agile, student-centred and operationally robust. The establishment of the Senior Director of Academic Governance, Operations and Systems reflects a strategic commitment to creating a future-ready academic services environment that enables excellence, efficiency and sustainable transformation.