GPA to appoint National Development Officer

The Gaelic Players Association are keen to branch out further into the GAA community after announcing that they will appoint a National Development Officer in the coming months.

The GPA currently runs its operations from an office in Drumcondra, Dublin 9, but the successful candidate will travel throughout the country to help develop and enhance the range of welfare services that it provides to support inter-county players.

Although the position will focus on the GPA's core membership of over 1,800 inter-county players, it is not a requirement for the successful candidate to have played for their county although a strong knowledge of Gaelic Games and its structures will be needed.

The successful candidate is required to be educated to a degree level and have at least five years' work experience preferably in a service environment.

The GPA was founded in 1999 and the new National Development Officer will directly report to its Chief Executive, former Dublin senior footballer Dessie Farrell.