Press Statement

Preasráiteas

02 September 2021

Go to release: Census 2022 Field Force Recruitment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is looking for 466 Census Field Supervisors to be part of our Census 2022 team .  The next census will take place 03 April 2022. We need Census Field Supervisors in every county in the country.  Each supervisor will be based in their homes and will manage a team of 10 to 13 census enumerators. 

Commenting on the positions, Eileen Murphy, Head of Census Administration, said:  “The jobs are home-based and field supervisors will earn €564 per week plus allowances. The contract will begin in January 2022 and conclude in early May of that year.  Field Supervisors will have responsibility for interviewing and training their team as well as ensuring that their team of enumerators are successful in delivering and collecting census forms to and from every home and communal establishment in Ireland.” 

Next year’s census will be the 27^th census taken in Ireland and is the biggest survey undertaken in the state. The census provides invaluable information on a range of topics and is used by every government department and local authority in the country to help plan for our future. Census data feeds into the planning stages of most aspects of Irish life, such as schools and hospitals, transport and community services.

“We are looking for people who have team management experience, good communication skills and are computer literate. Successful candidates will receive training. In Gaeltacht areas, we need people who have a strong command of the Irish language,”  Ms Murphy added.

If you wish to apply for a position, applications must be completed by 5pm on Monday 06 September 2021 on the CSO website at  https://censusrecruitment.cso.ie/

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