Eilish is in charge of supporting applicants, assessing applications and monitoring projects' achievements. She is involved in the policy learning platform related to environment and resource efficiency and also acts as communication liaison officer within the projects and platforms unit.

Before joining the secretariat in 2016, Eilish worked for 3 years at ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability in Germany where she supported program development and event management for local and regional governments committed to improving their urban sustainability.

Eilish studied Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin and holds a Master of Urban and Rural Design from Queen's University Belfast.

She speaks English, French and some German.