Working with Teagasc

Teagasc is the leading agriculture and food research organisation in Ireland. It is the national body responsible for research, training and advice for the agri-food industry. With over 1,400 staff covering these three interrelated but separate areas and 52 locations throughout the country you certainly won’t want for variety at Teagasc. Teagasc offers a number of benefits and opportunities to staff including:
Staff Development | Gender equality, diversity and inclusion | Staff Benefits | Recognition Programme | Staff Wellbeing | Teagasc Policies | Teagasc Pay Scales

Staff Development

Our people are key to our success. We recognise this and are committed to supporting staff to flourish and achieve their potential with an annual staff development budget of over €2m.

Through T-Learn, our bespoke learning management system, staff have access to a wealth of e-learning courses

A sample of our in-house learning programmes are list below

Leadership Development Programme – QQI Level 9
Management Development Programme
Advisory Professional Development Programme
Mid-career Checkpoint Programme
Leading from Within
Excelling in the Workplace Programme
Funding for Level 7/8/9/10 third Level Training
Funding technical programmes for our researchers, advisors, educators and professional services staff.
Retirement Planning

Gender equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed advancing a culture of gender equality in our organisation.We believe in growing and keeping alive an open, diverse and inclusive workplace which is respectful to all and nurtures different perspectives, for the benefit of all in our organisation.

Equal Opportunities – Teagasc will ensure that everyone in Teagasc will have equal opportunities to achieve their potential

No Barriers – Teagasc will ensure there are no barriers to achieving gender equality within the organisation

Active Inclusion – Teagasc will actively ensure that all voices in the organisation are heard and that staff are empowered to share their views and ideas

Staff Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme
Death in service benefit
Paid sick leave scheme
Flexible working/unpaid leave schemes
Cycle to Work and Taxsaver Commuter Ticket schemes
Agile Working Programme – home working, core hours

Teagasc Recognition Programme

The Teagasc Recognition Programme is an initiative to help the organisation recognise the great work of our staff through peer to peer recognition. We acknowledge and encourage behaviours and actions aligned with Teagasc’s organisational values.

Staff Wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme
Health checks
Occupational health advisor
Flu vaccinations
Dignity at Work Policy with employee advocate support

Teagasc Policies

Teagasc Code of Conduct (PDF)
Teagasc Protected Disclosures Policy – Feb 2024 (PDF)
– Disclosures should be made in the first instance to the Staff Representative on the Authority – John Paul Fenlon – John.Fenlon@teagasc.ie, 059 9170210
– Disclosures can also be made to the Chief Operations Officer, the Director, the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee or the Chairman of the Authority.
Staff Handbook

Teagasc Pay Scales

Salary scales are applied in line with Public Service Collective Agreements and relevant Government Circulars. In general, new staff will be offered the minimum of the pay scale as their starting pay. Each staff category holds its own set of salary scales e.g. Administration, Research, Advisory/Education. See below the current salary scales.

Teagasc Salary Scales 01 08 2025 (Excel)