About FSAI
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is a statutory, independent and science-based agency, dedicated to protecting consumer interests in the area of food safety and hygiene by raising compliance through partnership, science and food law enforcement.
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Core FSAI objectives are to ensure, through regulation and engagement, that food produced, consumed, distributed or marketed in Ireland is safe and meets EU standards. To this end, the FSAI oversees the enforcement of food law through an inspection service that is operated to agreed high standards by various State agencies. Consumers are placed at the centre of all its activities and have a fundamental right to safe food and not to be misled about the food they purchase or eat.
Current Job Openings
Previous Roles
Role: Audit and Investigations Manager – Fixed Term 11 months
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Location – Dublin 1 (Hybrid)
Salary: The salary scale for this position is as follows: : €82,976 – €84,574 – €87,489 – €90,406 – €93,321 – €96,239 – €99,156 – €102,073
Closing date: Thursday, 2nd of April 2026 @ 12noon
JOB PURPOSE
The appointee will be a member of a team of auditors / investigators with responsibility to ensure, through the provision of an objective and effective audit and investigation service, that the work of official agencies fully reflects the requirements of official control legislation and service contracts.
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Role: Senior Technical Executive, Food Incidents – Maternity Cover
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Location – Dublin 1 (Hybrid)
Salary: The salary scale for this position is as follows: €72,067 – €74,616 – €77,128 – €79,589 – €82,047 – €84,041 – €86,552 – €89,066 – €91,578
Closing date: Thursday, 2nd of April 2026 @ 12noon
JOB PURPOSE
The person appointed will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of the Food Incident Team, execution and communication of risk management decisions and related tasks, as appropriate. The appointee will work across functional areas within the FSAI and liaise with official agencies, State agencies and Government Departments to ensure compliance with food law.
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Role: Technical Executive, Food Incidents – Fixed Term (11 months)
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Location – Dublin 1 (Hybrid)
Salary: The salary scale for this position is as follows: €44,127 – €47,381 – €50,642 – €53,949 – €57,414 – €60,941 – €64,495 – €68,047 – €72,768
Closing date: Thursday, 2nd of April 2026 @ 12noon
JOB PURPOSE
The jobholder will work with a team of technical and administrative staff undertaking the enforcement of food safety laws and managing food incidents.
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Role: Food Reformulation Taskforce Manager
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Location – Dublin 1 (Hybrid)
Salary: €82,976 – €102,073* The starting pay for this position will be at the minimum point of the payscale for the position (first point on scale) in line with Government policy. If you are currently a serving civil or public servant, your entry point to the PayScale may be higher based on your current salary.
Closing date: Thursday, 26th March 2026 @ 12noon
JOB PURPOSE
The person appointed will be responsible for managing the Food Reformulation Task Force team, planning its work, managing its budget and delivering the activities agreed in workplans approved by the Oversight and Monitoring Group which are aligned to the Food Reformulation Task Force Service Level Agreement with the Department of Health.
The Task Force comprises a small team of skilled scientists together with an administrative assistant, dedicated to activities designed to bring about an improvement in the nutritional profile of food through reformulation by the food industry.
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Role: Senior Administrative Assistant
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Location – Dublin 1 (Hybrid)
Salary: €31,506 – €55,300 * In line with current Government policy, the starting pay for this position will be at the minimum point of the pay scale for the position (first point on scale).
Closing date: 27th February 2024 @ 5pm
JOB PURPOSE
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is responsible for the enforcement of all food legislation in Ireland. The Authority carries out this enforcement function through “service contracts” with official agencies. Section 48 of the FSAI Act, 1998 gives the legislative basis for this.
There are currently approximately 30 different statutory agencies that have responsibility in relation to food legislation. The FSAI have “service contracts” in place with agencies including the Health Service Executive, the local authorities, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority and the Marine Institute.
The Enforcement Policy area in FSAI is responsible for the management of these “service contracts”.
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