TITLE: Communications and Press Officer
Reporting to: Communications Manager
STATUS: Full time, fixed term
REMUNERATION: Beginning at ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the
website**
LOCATION: Hybrid - work from home and the Green Party Head Office at
**Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** Suffolk St, Dublin 2
with some national travel.
Please note that this role will require flexibility for occasional
weekend and evening cover.
The Green Party is currently seeking to recruit an experienced person
to join our communications team as Communications and Press Officer.
Working closely with the party?s Communications Manager, the
successful candidate will play a key role in the party?s media and
PR activities, oversee the website content management and support the
development of related social media content, ensuring effective
communication with party representatives, media and the public.
This role requires a high level of professionalism, organisation,
attention to detail and excellent writing skills. It would suit a
?people person? who enjoys a diverse workload and is highly
flexible and adaptable to a fast-paced working environment.
MAIN DUTIES
* Develop and issue press releases and other relevant party materials
to media, working in conjunction with advisors, elected
representatives, party spokespersons and other relevant stakeholders.
* Develop, foster and maintain positive and effective relationships
with the media.
* Organise press events including media liaisons and coordination of
photography and video.
* Support the development of social media content in alignment with
party statements.
* Support the continued development of the Green Party website,
leading on content generation and management in alignment with party
statements.
* Work closely with elected representatives to enhance their
profiles at local and national level.
* Liaise with and advise, where appropriate, spokespersons and other
party stakeholders on news developments, and contribute to party
responses and statements.
* Prepare speaking points on key issues, consistent with party
policy, in advance of media appearances.
* Provide media support and guidance, where needed, to party
representatives, including assisting in the organisation of media
training.
* Track, analyse and report on media activity across communications
channels.
* Maintain and update press office contacts, records and files.
* Support the broader party headquarters team with the development
of written material, ensuring outputs align with party messaging and
house style.
* Engage and assist with communication strategy development and
delivery.
* Support the communications team in other areas, as required ?
including, but not limited to, event management and membership
engagement.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL QUALITIES:
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills with scrupulous
attention to detail and experience of copywriting for online and/or
print.
* At least 3 years? experience working in a press
officer/communications role.
* Meticulous organisational skills with strong ability to manage
multiple competing priorities.
* Experience working with print, broadcast and online media and
comprehensive understanding of the current media landscape in Ireland.
* Experience in relationship management and media liaisons.
* Understanding of media monitoring, reporting, identification of
trends and demographic and audience segmentation.
* Familiarity with website content management systems such as
Wordpress or Drupal and CRM systems such as Salesforce and Mailchimp.
* Experience in content generation for social media platforms
including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
* Proficient in MS packages e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint,
Sharepoint.
* A ?people person? who encourages positive engagement and has a
proven ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders in a
diverse organisation.
* Fluency in English.
DESIRED QUALITIES:
* Experience working for a political party, NGO or policy-oriented
organisation.
* Demonstrable understanding of the Irish political system;
including knowledge of Irish elections and political parties.
* Familiarity with image editing tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative
Suite or similar.
* An interest in the fundamental principles of the Green Party.
(Green Party membership not required)
* Fluency in the Irish language.
QUALIFICATIONS
* A recognised journalism or communications qualification to NFQ
level 7.
OR
* At least three years? experience in a similar or complementary
role.
All applications, with a cover letter of no longer than one page, and
a cv of no longer than two pages, must be sent to **Apply on the
website** before Wednesday September **Apply on the website** at
**Apply on the website**:**Apply on the website** hours, and
interviews will take place with select candidates on an ongoing basis
until the posts are filled.
_THE GREEN PARTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER. APPLICATIONS FROM
PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOME AND THE PARTY WILL PROVIDE
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CANDIDATES WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES
WHERE APPROPRIATE, AS IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PROCESS._
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
