Appointments to the Board of AirNav Ireland

About the Role

The Minister invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill two positions as directors on the Board of AirNav Ireland.

Requirements

Essential (All Profiles)
Applications are invited from candidates who possess the skills and experience necessary to fulfil obligations in line with the roles and responsibilities set out in the Code. All candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of a career history serving in positions of leadership at an appropriately senior level (i.e., executive level and/or equivalent advisory level and/or non-executive board membership) in an organisation of scale.

In addition, candidates must demonstrate evidence of significant proven experience as set out in at least one of the discipline profiles outlined below:

Profile 1 – Finance
For Profile 1, candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of experience in the following:
• A professional accountancy qualification and current membership of the relevant professional body;
• Senior level financial experience across accounting, audit, financial risk management, corporate finance or other relevant financial disciplines, ideally within a regulated sector;
• Senior level experience of assessment of strategic investment project delivery; and
• Experience of sitting on, interacting with, and/or advising an audit & risk committee.

Profile 2 – Human Resources/Employee Relations
For Profile 2, candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of experience in the following:
• A professional human resources or related qualification and current membership of the relevant professional body;
• Senior level human resources management experience with employee relations engagement in a public service or other unionised environment; and
• Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: executive remuneration, inclusiveness and diversity, succession planning and employee relations in a change environment.

Profile 3 – Regulation
For Profile 3, candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of experience in the following:
• Experience within the European and/or international aviation sector, with a strong understanding of aviation regulation, organisational risk and governance and/or aviation safety; and
• Demonstratable experience embedding a culture of safety, and/or operational resilience, and/or regulatory compliance in an aviation environment.

Desirable (All Profiles)
It is also desirable that candidates demonstrate evidence of:
• Experience in a ANSP environment;
• Experience in senior level engagement with multiple stakeholders in a public services and/or regulatory context;
• Previous board member experience in an organisation of scale.

Details

Location: Dublin

Closing date: 15:00 on Tuesday 10th November 2026