Recruitment and Selection
| Requesting the Filling of a Vacancy | Approval Meetings | Recruitment | Selection | Appointment | National Vetting Bureau |
Recruitment and Selection in DIT is managed by the Resourcing Section in the HR Department.
DIT is an Equal Opportunities Employer and full details of our Equal Opportunities policy can be viewed at:
Requesting the Filling of a Vacancy
In order to request a vacancy to be filled the appropriate policy and procedures as well as the Employment Control Framework June 2011 must be adhered to.
Should you wish to submit a request to fill a vacancy you may do so electronically through your Core Portal account and by accessing ‘My Staff Requisitions’. The request is then sent electronically to the appropriate Director for approval and then submitted to HRC or HRAG for consideration.
For further information on the process and to answer any query on the electronic SRF, please contact the Resourcing Manager.
Externally Funded Staff
For new Research / Externally Funded Posts please complete a SRF electronically through your Core Portal account and by accessing ‘My Staff Requisitions’. The request is then sent electronically to the appropriate Director for approval and then submitted to HRAG for consideration.
Approval Meetings
HRC Meeting Dates September 2016 to July 2017
HR Approval Group Meeting Dates September 2016 to August 2017
Recruitment
DIT advertises all its vacancies both online and in many cases in the National Press.
Selection
DIT uses comprehensive selection procedures as laid down by the Minister for Education and Science.
A copy of The Selection Procedures can be viewed by clicking here
Appointment
All proposed Permanent wholetime appointments and many fixed term appointments must go to the DIT Governing Body for approval.
The Governing Body meets on a monthly basis, Governing Body Meeting Dates 2016
In order to ensure proposed appointments reach Governing Body please see the relevant Governing Body Cut-Off Dates for receipt of information 2016 for the relevant Governing Body.
Communications to candidates who have attended for interview will only take place after required Governing Body approval where necessary.
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National Vetting Bureau
Candidates who are intended to be employed in an area which will involve contact with children or vulnerable adults, must complete the Vetting Invitation (NVB1) form and authorise the Institute to conduct a background check via the National Vetting Bureau (NVB).
- National Vetting Bureau Invitation (NVB1) - for staff only
- Garda Vetting and the Disclosure of Criminal Convictions for Staff Members Policy – HRP035
Completed signed forms with a copy of the applicants passport/driving license should be sent to Ms Mary Malone, Head of HR Services, DIT 143 to 149 Rathmines Road, Dublin 6. An invitation to the e-vetting website will then be sent to your email address.
Students should return their completed forms to Mr Frank Costello, Head of Admissions, DIT 143 to 149 Rathmines Road, Dublin 6.
