Interdepartmental HEO

Hi Lads,

Just wondering did anyone here anything about the shortlisting for Clare/Limerick or Galway

I emailed and got a vague answer - will be shortlisted Clare/Limerick as positions arise.

Are they going to shortlist batch 2 and 3 for Dublin first and then go on to Galway and Clare/Limerick

just another question the regarding presentation and report, what's that all about - if someone could give me a steer on this i would be very grateful.

thanks a mill

My understanding is they'll just contact your Department's central HR directly to confirm dates etc, vs. specific direct reports that we give them. There's no space on the form to name anyone.

I don't know for sure but they seem to just contact central HRs directly.

This was the response from PAS. Seems absolutely crazy to me!

If you agree to enter clearance for Dublin then you are removed from your other region of choice. Once a candidate has been assigned they are removed from the other selected region of choice at the outset of the clearance process as clearance can move quite quickly for the HEO competitions with not much time between entering into clearance and being assigned a vacancy.

Therefore, if you agree to enter clearance for a Dublin position, you will be eliminated from your other regional choice.

We know the old list is exhausted, and we know from meggers correspondence above that clearance is generally considered to be a very quick process. We also know that HEOs are desperately needed in the Civil Service right now - so a delay between finishing the old list and starting the new one probably won't happen.

The only thing that would hold anything up right now is various Departmental HR departments being down staff because it's popular to take leave in August, so a longer time taken to write back to clearance requests or in placing people they are subsequently allocated than usual - otherwise it'll be really quick. I'm starting succession and handover type work now, with a general view that I'll probably be elsewhere from September.

I'm really curious about what Departments everyone gets.

You will get called eventually....with all PAS competitions you just need to be patient. The closing date for the HEO 2020 was the 12th January 2021. I was not called to the 2nd stage of the competition until the end of October 2021...By then PAS had nearly exhausted the Dublin panel. Dublin always takes priority as that is where most of the positions are.

I was called to the third stage of the competition in January 2022 and had my Interview and results in February. I placed in the top 5 OOM on both my regions after interview and I am still waiting to get appointed.

Best of luck to you in the 2022 competition!

Where exactly are you hearing this?

God, they don't half drag the ass out of it. Best of luck with it. I'm going to put it out of my mind and try and keep going over the competencies.

Which I'm finding pure torture and the scorching weather outside. I'll have deal with the presentation and report when it comes?

thanks for all the news.

My Central HR told me that once they send the references back to PAS, that's your clearance completed, and you should hear of where you're being assigned in a couple of days. Might be longer if you're placed in a Department that requires additional vetting though.

An AP and EO from my section have both been promoted and assigned there in the last couple of weeks.