Public services and administration
Overview
The public sector encompasses the organisations that deliver taxpayer-funded public services ensuring the population is educated, healthy and safe.
The vast range of organisations comprising the sector serves up ample career possibilities, attracting graduates from an array of disciplines. However, a common motive among public sector graduates is the opportunity to do work for the greater good of the population. If you’re ready to apply for graduate jobs, find public sector vacancies here .
TRENDING IN Public services and administration
Public sector and civil service careers for graduates: government departments.
As a civil servant working in a government department, you can find entry-level jobs at either Executive Officer level or Administrative Officer level depending on your previous experience. Jobs are advertised through national newspapers or through public job websites with application forms being the preferred method of application. Learn more about working in government departments in Ireland.
Top employers in the Public Sector
Every year, gradireland runs a student survey in collaboration with our research partner Cibyl. Find out about the most popular graduate recruiters in the public sector, as voted for by students and graduates this year.
Graduate careers advice: you and your public administration and social policy degree
A public administration and social policy degree can help you to influence the decisions that affect your community. Read our graduate careers advice on what you can you with your public administration and social policy degree. Learn about how you can gain work experience in the sector, how to boost your public administration and social policy CV, postgraduate study and where your career can take you.
Graduate careers advice: you and your economics degree
An economics degree gives you a mix of the type of subject-specific and transferable skills employers seek. Read our graduate careers advice on what you can do with your economics degree. Learn about how you can gain work experience in economics and similar areas, the sectors you can work in, how to boost your economics CV, postgraduate study and where your career can take you.
Employers in Public services and administration
All employersOur top employers
Industry leaders with a large annual graduate intake.
Lidl Ireland
Retail, business & commercial services + 6
Mastering logistics. Facing crises. Helping to feed the nation. When you work with Lidl you learn essential skills for an essential business. It’s hard work, but it’s rewarding in every sense - with unrivalled career development, serious opportunities for personal growth and a unique programme which is tailored to you.
AIB
Accounting & finance + 7
AIB is an employer that you can believe in. At AIB, we have a clear purpose - Empowering people to build a sustainable future. That goes for our employees too. We work to ensure that AIB is a place where diversity is welcome, everyone can thrive, and inclusion is a universal experience. Our Award-winning Graduate Programme offers you the opportunity to gain a diverse set of experiences and capabilities to accelerate your career and personal growth.
Deloitte
Accounting & finance + 7
As the world's largest global professional services network, we build on more than 175 years of service and a network of member firms that spans more than 150 countries and territories. Together, Deloitte’s more than 330,000 people worldwide aim to make an impact that matters for our clients, people and the society we live in.
Featured employers
Active employers looking for graduate talent all year round.
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Other employers who are active on gradireland , regularly posting new opportunities and events during peak seasons.
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