POSITION SUMMARY
Working with Mental Health Ireland’s Communications and Fundraising Manager, the Communications and Fundraising Officer will support the delivery of the Communications and Fundraising function and will make a real contribution to the development of Mental Health Ireland’s Communications and Fundraising programmes.
You will have a passion for communications, digital marketing, media strategies and fundraising. You will be organised, creative and have the ability to work independently with great attention to detail. You will also have a deep understanding of mental health promotion in Ireland and how this operates. In addition, the Communications and Fundraising Officer will possess the skills required to interact with colleagues and partners on a range of diverse projects in a timely manner.
The role requires some flexibility with out of office hours occasionally to attend off site events across Ireland. There is a time in lieu policy in place to cover this.
THE PERSON
We are looking for a person who wishes to develop their career by working with a successful organization to deliver and development Mental Health Ireland’s Communications and Fundraising Strategy. We want you to build our Public Affairs and Public Relations presence in order to influence public policy in Mental Health in Ireland.
Your work will involve supporting the delivery of MHI’s Media Strategies across a wide range of platforms. You will also be involved in supporting the delivery and management of MHI’s digital marketing strategies and online presence.
You will also ensure that all fundraising activities are carried out to the highest legal and ethical standards. In collaboration with the Communications & Fund Raising Manager, you will develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of both online and community fundraisers across many sectors. Your skills will also be utilized in fundraising database maintenance and management.
To view the full details of this position along with the required skills and qualifications, please go to the MHI website or click here https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/mental-health-ireland-jobs/
Conditions of employment:
The Communications & Fundraising Officer will be based at Head Office in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. There is provision for some working from home in the present pandemic circumstances. This post is a two year contract. The position is based on a 5-day week (37 hours), exclusive of lunch hours.
The salary for this post is €33,378 equivalent to Grade IV 5th point HSE scale (at April 2017). Annual Leave entitlement 24 days.
To apply
for the role please email your CV along with a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria for this position to recruitment@mentalhealthireland.ie.
Please ensure to include Job Reference Number 2021 – 007 in your letter of application amd CV
Closing date:
Thursday, 25th February 2021 at 4pm. Any applications received after this time will not be considered.