POLICY & PROGRAMME OFFICER
(OPEN TO PUBLIC COMPETITION)
Family Carers Ireland (FCI) is _the _national charity supporting over
**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** family carers across
the country who dedicate their lives to caring for loved ones such as
children or adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, frail
older people, those with palliative care needs or those living with
chronic illnesses or addiction. We provide a range of supports and
services for family carers nationally from our local support centres.
We initially proposed the concept of a Carers Guarantee to both the
government and the HSE in **Apply on the website**. The principle was
to tackle the postcode lottery by providing a core offering of
supports and services to family carers across Ireland, regardless of
where they live. The **Apply on the website** Programme for Government
committed to delivering this guarantee and we recently received
confirmation that we will receive a (recurring) increase in our annual
funding to enable us to implement an evidence-based framework of
support for family carers throughout the country.
-------------------------
Family Carers Ireland is currently recruiting a _POLICY & PROGRAMME
OFFICER. _This role will report to our Policy & Public Affairs
Manager.
The _POLICY AND PROGRAMME OFFICER_ will support our policy development
work, ensuring that this work is evidence based and incorporates the
views and experiences of family carers. The role will have a
particular focus on developing FCI?s work in relation to advancing
disability policy, specifically in relation to two key areas:
* _Supporting family carers of children with special needs: _
Will include but not limited to advancing policies in relation to
special educational supports; Home Tuition; respite; SNA?s;
transitioning to adult services; CAMHs; Assessment of Need; Summer
Programme; school transport; hospital and therapy waiting lists and
other areas as required.
?
* _Supporting family carers of adults with a disability:_
Will include but is not limited to advancing policies in relation to
the provision of appropriate respite; Assisted Decision Making
Capacity Act; home supports; residential care; Personal Assistance
hours; housing; Disability Act **Apply on the website**; UNCRPDs and
other areas as required.
ROLE CRITERIA: The successful candidate should possess the following
ESSENTIAL criteria.
* Masters level qualification in health, social policy, sociology,
human rights or a related discipline;?
* At least 3 years? experience working on Irish health, disability
or social care policy;
* Proven experience of planning and producing policy documents;
* Proven record of producing accurate and high-quality work to tight
deadlines;
* Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
to different audiences;
* Understand, support and drive the vision and mission of Family
Carers Ireland;
* Excellent IT skills- mainly MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,
CRM etc.;
* Experience and confidence using virtual technologies such as Zoom,
Teams and videoconferencing platforms;
* Proven networking skills;
* Flexibility in attitude and approach to the job;
* A strong work ethic;
* Have excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work
collaboratively;
* Ability to multi-task in a very fast-paced work environment;
* Driving licence, with access to car.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: Permanent, full-time contract (**Apply on the
website** hours per week; Monday - Friday). The successful candidate
will adhere to a hybrid model of working i.e. from their home location
and from a Family Carers Ireland centre close to their home location.
Flexibility to travel to meetings as required is essential. The
remuneration for this role includes an annual salary of ?**Apply on
the website**,**Apply on the website** and access to a defined
contribution pension scheme. The annual leave entitlement of **Apply
on the website** days per year.
APPLICATION PROCESS - Applicants are invited to submit their up-to
date CV and cover letter demonstrating how they meet the above
criteria to **Apply on the website**? no later than MONDAY, MARCH
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**. Prospective
candidates may contact us for a copy of the job description if they
wish.
_FAMILY CARERS IRELAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER_
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
