Shirley Comerford Fcipd

Shirley Comerford FCIPD currently serves as the Head of Public Service Workforce Division at the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, a position held since July 2022. Previously, Shirley was the CEO of Publicjobs.ie - Public Appointments Service from 2018 to July 2022 and the Head of Strategic HR at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from 2012 to 2018, where responsibilities included professionalizing the HR function and leading HR strategy. Prior experience includes serving as HR Director at Tallaght Hospital, where Shirley managed complex industrial relations and led significant organizational change initiatives, and as Head of Human Resources Development at Chisholm Institute, focusing on HR departmental review and workforce planning. Shirley's educational background includes advanced degrees in Strategy, Innovation & Change, Corporate Governance, Organizational & Workplace Mediation, and a Bachelor’s in Business and Human Resource Management.