Vacancy Details
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Head of Department (Educational Technology and Artificial Intelligence)
Reference No. Circular No. HR/MEYR 09/2026
Departmental
Indefinite
Administrative and Managerial Teaching and Education Published Date: 13/02/2026 11:00Closing Date: 02/03/2026 17:15Ministry: Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation
Vacancy Brief Description
The Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (MEYR) would like to remind all interested applicants that it has zero tolerance policy towards any form of child abuse. MEYR adheres to S.L.327.546 (Recruitment, Initial Training and Continuous Professional Development of Personnel and Protection of Minors in Compulsory Education Regulations 2016) in its recruitment process.
1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (MEYR) invites applications for the post of Head of Department (Educational Technology and Artificial Intelligence) in the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation.
Salary
2.1. This appointment is subject to a probationary/trial period of twelve (12) months.
2.2. The salary for the post of Head of Department is Salary Scale 6, which in the year 2026 is equivalent to, €33,931.02 per annum, rising by annual increments of €596.33 up to a maximum of €37,509.00.
2.3. A Head of Department in Salary Scale 6 with twenty (20) years of teaching experience, five (5) years of which must be as service in the Grade of Head of Department, shall progress to Head of Department in Salary Scale 5, which in the year 2026 is equivalent to, €35,837.98 per annum, rising by annual increments of €640.67 up to a maximum of €39,682.00. Any years of service of teaching experience as a Supply Teacher shall be reckonable for the years of progression required in this clause.
2.4. An appointee will be entitled to such other benefits and subject to such other conditions and obligations as may be stipulated in the agreement between the Government and the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) as signed on the 15th of July 2024.
2.5. A Head of Department (Educational Technology and Artificial Intelligence), is expected to deliver professional development sessions and provide support in the field to educators as required.
2.6. In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employments to assess potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history with their application. Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary, to ensure that should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.
Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment, through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).
Duties
3. The job duties for the post of Head of Department may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
Eligibility
4.1. By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be Public Officers in the Malta Public Service or Public Officers in the Malta Public Service on loan/detailed with/deployed with/on attachment to Public Sector Organizations, who:
i. are able to communicate in the Maltese and English languages in order to sufficiently and adequately carry out the duties applied for; and
ii. are confirmed in their current grade of Teacher and in possession of a Permanent Teachers Warrant; and
iii.have not less than ten (10) scholastic years teaching experience, three (3) years of which should be in a state school; years of experience as Head of Department shall be deemed reckonable as part of the required years of teaching experience for the purposes of eligibility as outlined in this clause; and
iv. have served at least four (4) years out of the ten (10) scholastic years of teaching experience teaching the subject /area or at the level (Secondary, Primary or early childhood education and care level) for which the call for applications is issued. The four (4) years teaching experience mentioned must have proven direct experience in the field of Digital Literacy, including the integration and application of digital technologies to support teaching, learning, and assessment; such experience should be demonstrable through teaching practice, curriculum implementation, professional development delivery, or equivalent roles related to Educational Technology and/or Digital Literacy.
As provided by clause 34 (2) of the Sectoral Agreement signed between the Governemnt of Malta and the Malta Union of Teachers on 23rd August 2010, Instructors who have been re-designated as Teachers (Personal Basis) and who satisfy the eligibility criteria outlined in paragraphs 4.1 (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, shall be likewise eligible. It is being clarified that years of teaching experience in the grade of Instructor shall be reckonable as teaching experience in terms of paragraphs 4.1 (iii) and (iv) above.
Public Officers applying for this post must be confirmed in their current appointment, unless the current appointment is in a different class/career stream or in a definite position, but may apply for a lower grade/position even if not confirmed and whether in the same stream or not. Reversion to previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible.
4.2. Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.
4.3. Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, the requisite eligibility level required by this call for applications.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications.
Ministry / Department Details
Ministry / Department : | Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation |
Contact Persons : | Edu Servizz.gov |
Address : | Great Siege Road,Floriana,VLT2000 |
Telephone : | 2598 0000 |
Email address : | [email protected] |
Note
- In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.