Job Details: Shine: Headline Communications & Policy Officer


Irish Future
Talbot Street
Dublin 1
irishfuture.ie
Shine: Headline Communications & Policy Officer


HEADLINE COMMUNICATIONS & POLICY OFFICER

CONDITIONS

REPORTING: The post holder will report to the Headline Programme
Leader
CONTRACT: Fixed term 9-month contract
HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week
LOCATION: Maynooth, Co Kildare (required to work remotely during COVID
**Apply on the website**)
SALARY: ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** per annum
(for **Apply on the website** hours per week) (FTE: ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** p.a.)

ABOUT HEADLINE

Headline is Ireland's national programme for responsible reporting and
representation of mental illness and suicide. Its primary functions
are:

* To support Irish media in their work of covering difficult, and
sometimes traumatic content;
* To provide training, and educational supports to the next
generation of media professionals through university lectures and
workshops;
* To create an evidence base through monitoring, data gathering, and
research for the improvement of mental illness representations in
Irish media;
* To facilitate the public in addressing cases of irresponsible, or
harmful reporting.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

The primary purpose of the role will be to work with the Programme
Leader to communicate the learnings and objectives of the Headline
programme. In addition, the Communications and Policy Officer will
work with other Headline team members to contribute to policy in line
with relevant and emerging research in the field of media and mental
health.

Headline works in a unique field of expertise. The successful
candidate must be able to identify emerging trends and communicate
those unique learnings to a multitude of audiences. This person must
have a passion for positive change, problem solving, thoughtful
innovation and creative communication. They will be curious by nature
and an excellent communicator. They will have experience in policy
development and/or print, broadcast or online journalism.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Manage the communications needs of Headline across its education,
research, monitoring and support functions.
* Collaborate with media monitoring organisations to assess
adherence to media guidelines.
* Compile mental health themes and collaborate with media monitoring
organisations to develop thematic content analysis reports
* Be in tune with industry developments across mental health and
media
* Work with stakeholders across the media and mental health
industries to develop policy that best improves mental health
representations in Irish media.
* Represent Headline at external events and exhibitions as required.
* Prepare reports, press releases and content to promote the work of
Headline.

SKILLS & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

* Excellent communication, interpersonal & organisational skills.
* Well-developed analytical skills and capable of critiquing
research articles.
* Experienced report writer with excellent written and oral
communication skills.
* Excellent presentation skills and experienced public speaker.
* Skilled in building relationships with both internal and external
stakeholders and in working collaboratively
* Be enthusiastic about the nuances of language and framing.
* Highly motivated self-starter capable of taking the initiative
while also working well within a small team.
* Capable of managing multiple projects and working in a fast paced
environment

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

* Third level qualification in Journalism, Media or
Communications-related field, or relevant experience
* Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud and social media.
* Interest in development of the media industry and improved work
practices
* Interest in mental health and suicide prevention

APPLICATION PROCESS

Application is by official Shine Application form ONLY. Curriculum
Vitae (C.V.?s) will not be accepted. Send your completed Application
Form in Microsoft Word or PDF format to **Apply on the website**. In
the subject field please enter HEADLINE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5PM ON MONDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH JUNE
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**

CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT:

All offers of posts are subject to completion of HSELand Children
First E-learning programme _PRIOR TO _commencement of employment.

DATA PROTECTION

As part of the recruitment process, you provide personal and sometimes
sensitive information about yourself to Shine. Shine is committed to
having safeguards in place in keeping with current regulations. This
applies to all data collected and processed, whether collected on
paper, stored in a computer database or recorded on other media. For
more information about your rights please read the attached Personal
Data Privacy Statement.

NOTE: Please note that Shine is not in a position to provide
individual feedback to candidates who are not called for interview. We
thank you for your interest and appreciate the time and effort you
have taken to apply for the post on offer.


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Type: Permanent
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Category: Health

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