The Community Safety Coordinator is a new role in Dublin City Council that will support and enable the establishment and operation of the Local Community Safety Partnerships in each of the five Local Electoral Areas of Dublin City Council. The Community Safety Coordinator will work to bring together a diverse group of agencies and residents and representational groups to engage in joint planning and co-ordination of services for the community. A main focus of the LCSP and role holder will be the design, execution and evaluation of community safety projects in the relevant Dublin City Council local electoral area.

The successful candidate will be a key driving force for the work of the LCSP. Located within their respective Dublin City Council Local Area Office, they will progress and coordinate the work of the LCSP, to achieve targeted measures in relation to community safety. The Coordinator will act as a support to community members to identify local priorities and access relevant services, as well as supporting and enabling the Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) in preparing, delivering and monitoring progress on their Local Community Safety Plan. The Coordinator may be required to present progress reports to groups as determined by Dublin City Council during the term of the Local Community Safety Plan.

The Community Safety Coordinator will manage the work of the Community Safety Administrator. The Community Safety Coordinator will be responsible for the day to day running of the community safety activities in the relevant local authority area.