Group Managing Director

The Irish Times

Dublin

The Irish Times Group is Ireland’s leading independent quality news publishing business. The core activity of The Irish Times Group has evolved from six-day print publishing to a seven-day multi-platform news publisher with a market-leading position in the development of subscriptions and in maximising revenues. We focus on producing quality content for our readers, providing media solutions for customers and we continue to grow and evolve in a fast-paced, changing media landscape. Group Managing Director. The Irish Times Board is inviting applications for the position of Group Managing Director for the Irish Times Group of Companies. The Group is the largest indigenous news publisher in Ireland with a turnover of €100m and a strong balance sheet. The Company is owned by The Irish Times Trust and is managed by The Irish Times DAC. In recent years, the Irish Times Group expanded its interests to include the Irish Examiner, The Echo, four regional newspapers and radio stations in addition to a printing plant, the property website MyHome.ie and Irish Times Training. Reporting to the Irish Times Board, the Managing Director will be responsible for leading the strategic development and growth of the Irish Times Group of Companies to ensure the organisation can meet both short- and long-term objectives. The Irish Times Group of Companies is developing a dynamic, successful and vibrant media business where the respective media assets - national, regional, and radio - will continue to contribute significantly to the Irish media market with a quality focus and strong ethos. Anchored in the Objects of The Irish Times Trust, the Group strategy is to continue to build a digitally-focused news and information business which has readers at its core and where paid content is the primary source of revenue. A key objective is to further expand online audiences to provide the capacity to attract both subscriptions and advertising revenues. The position requires a high-calibre executive with C-suite experience, a natural business leader who will demonstrate a strong empathy for and a commitment to the values of the Irish Times Group. Prior involvement in the media sector or in sectors with analogous opportunities and challenges and where e-commerce is a critical success factor would be particularly relevant experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven capacity to build and sustain effective collaborative relationships along with a track record that shows resilience, drive and delivery. She/he will lead, motivate, manage and develop a diverse management team and staff to maximise the individual and combined strengths of the business entities within the Group. The successful candidate will lead with an agile approach and she or he will adapt strategy in response to evolving challenges and opportunities, as well as assuming overall responsibility for financial matters. This is an exciting opportunity, at a transformative time in the media industry, to lead one of Ireland’s pre-eminent organisations. The closing date for applications is February 12th, 2021. Applications should be sent with CV by email to ie_recruitment_it@pwc.com and/or for a confidential conversation please call:  Ellen Roche, Director, PwC, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 (00 353) 87 6370812. The Irish Times Group is an equal opportunity employer.

1203 days ago