I am a Senior Manager in the skills and engagement unit at the Higher Education Authority which is responsible for the oversight and allocation of public funds for higher education in Ireland. I have over 20 years public service administration experience, 16 of these in managerial and senior managerial positions. Prior to my role in Skills and engagement, I held senior managerial positions responsible for the allocation of core state funding for higher education, ICT skills development, apprenticeship, and research development. I have been successful in securing multi-million European funding awards for Irish research programmes, driving policy change in Irelands response to skills development and implementing national programmes in research, skills, and higher education.
Listed skills include Research, Higher Education, and Policy.