Fundraising/Direct Marketing/Campaigns
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1. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF HERE?
Persuasion Republic is Ireland?s leading full-service fundraising
and social marketing agency. We partner with excellent progressive
organisations ? charities, NGOs, cultural groups and public bodies
? on vital social issues and causes helping them to fundraise, build
awareness and support, influence audience attitudes and behaviours,
and deliver social and policy change.
Our work with our wonderful clients impacts significantly on making
Ireland a more just, inclusive, stimulating and empathetic place. Our
mission is to combine our expertise and creativity with that of our
clients to produce brilliant campaigns and projects that deliver the
greatest possible impact.
We help our clients to recruit thousands of supporters and raise
significant sums of money; gain political and government support for
their advocacy causes; help educate and inform the public about their
causes and services; and help them build effective brands that fully
explain the vital impact of their work.
This passionate mission ? powered by an enthusiastic, talented and
experienced team ? means we have to, and want to, produce the
highest quality work that raises the most funds and wins the most
support for terrific causes.
WE HELP OUR CLIENTS ACROSS FIVE KEY AREAS:
* Individual direct marketing fundraising ? direct mail, EDM and
digital
* Philanthropy, major gift and legacy fundraising
* Fundraising planning and strategy
* Public awareness and advocacy
* Brand and design
The crafts we offer include client/project management, strategy,
research, creative copy and design, production of video, print and
fulfilment, and ad placement (multi-channel, above, below and online).
Our current and recent clients include: The Alzheimer Society of
Ireland, Pieta, Irish Cancer Society, Dogs Trust, Children?s Health
Foundation Temple Street and Crumlin, Chernobyl Children
International, KARE Services, Irish Youth Foundation, Inclusion
Ireland, Irish Red Cross, Goal, Mater Foundation, Focus Ireland, Marie
Keating Foundation, Threshold and Women?s Aid.
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2. YOUR UNIQUE NEW OPPORTUNITY
Due to the growth of our client base and recent successes, we are now
recruiting an enthusiastic and experienced Account Manager to join our
client management and strategic teams. This is a unique and exciting
opportunity for a committed and talented person to join an
accomplished team and agency with strong credentials, client loyalty
and track record. It?s a chance for a skilled professional to
further their career, make a significant mark, work with Ireland?s
leading charities and NGOs ? and play a part in making Ireland a
better place.
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3. THE ROLE YOU?LL PLAY
YOUR TITLE Account Manager
WHO YOU REPORT TO Client Director
DIRECT REPORTS Account Executive/s
The Account Manager builds and services strong and lasting client
relationships by identifying and understanding client needs and
ensuring we consistently meet them with great solutions. The role
brings together both a day-to-day client/project management function
and also a higher-purpose, big picture, strategic insight role.
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4. YOUR KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THE KEY DUTIES INVOLVE FOUR BROAD AREAS:
DAY TO DAY CLIENT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION, TECHNICAL AND QUALITY CONTROL
STRATEGIC EXPERTISE AND COMPETENCIES
WORKING ENVIRONMENT, TEAM WORK, LEARNING
A. DAY TO DAY CLIENT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
* Play a lead role being the main peer-to-peer agency contact for the
client.
* You will represent the client?s day-to-day interests/business
needs within the agency.
* Work with, and interpret the client?s requests to ensure that an
insightful fit-for-purpose brief exists for each project. If
necessary, consult Client Director and Creative Directors to build the
agency brief.
* Ensure the timely and successful delivery of projects according to
our clients? needs and objectives.
* Competently and compellingly present and represent the agency and
its work to the client. You will coordinate and chair individual
project/client presentations.
* Take lead responsibility to ensure projects are delivered on
budget, on schedule and as promised to the client and that expenses
are properly tracked and invoices issued on time.
* Identify and develop key relationships with external suppliers and
negotiate best deals for the client and agency ? freelancers, print
and fulfilment businesses, digital experts, media agencies, data
houses, production facilities and so on.
B. PRODUCTION, TECHNICAL AND QUALITY CONTROL:
* Work constructively with the creative and production team to ensure
projects can be conceptualised, produced and managed within adequate
timeframes and production parameters.
* You will agree and manage client feedback and amends/approval
schedule to the client?s satisfaction.
* Ensure the agency?s creative and technical production and
quality control guidelines are adhered to and that all campaigns are
delivered to the highest standards.
* Oversee adherence to best-practice database and GDPR protocols.
Ensure that data and production briefs are produced and agreed for all
campaigns.
C. STRATEGIC EXPERTISE AND COMPETENCIES:
* You will have expertise and knowledge of charity fundraising across
all channels including digital and competence in NGO communications
and social marketing.
* Do your upmost to understand and gain insights into the business
world of your clients ? the strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and
threats that exist in their communications and fundraising
environment.
* Negotiate a protocol with clients to gather, monitor, analyse and
interpret key metrics of success, project projections and campaign
results.
* Work with the Client Directors, Account Managers and Creative
Directors to develop new business with existing clients and also help
win new business from new clients.
D. WORKING ENVIRONMENT, TEAM WORK, LEARNING:
* Ensure that you avail of the best learning and professional
opportunities needed for your role. A learning/professional
development plan will be agreed with you.
* Take a leadership role in ensuring that any team you oversee is
properly trained and their skills upgraded.
* Play a positive and enriching role in ensuring that Persuasion
Republic is a stimulating enjoyable and progressive workplace.
* Provide line management, mentoring and support where necessary.
* Represent and promote Persuasion Republic in a proud and positive
way in all settings and at all times.
* Adhere to, and bring value added to Persuasion Republic?s core
and heart-felt values around equality, fairness, justice,
inclusiveness, diversity and treating people with empathy, dignity and
respect.
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5. IS THIS YOU?
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
* At least three years? experience in fundraising and
account/project management and a proven track record of success in
your current/previous employment.
* Have a personal passion for fundraising, making the world a better
place and an interest in the vital issues our clients tackle.
* A relevant third level qualification would be an asset.
* Excellent client care skills.
* Excellent analytical and numeracy skills with experience of
accurate data collection, record keeping and data analysis.
* Excellent knowledge of fundraising across all channels.
* Ability to prepare and manage budgets and report on financial
performance of projects.
* Experience of working with external suppliers to deliver
successful projects and campaigns.
* Strong time management and excellent planning and project
management skills.
* Ability to work on your own initiative, in teams, and work to
deadlines.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and
negotiation skills.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Fluent English.
* Persuasion Republic is a small bustling agency and at times, we
are all required to muck in and take on whatever tasks need to be
completed. We strive to promote a healthy work/life/home balance but
as our work is deadline driven, you will be required on occasion to do
weekend work and late shifts.
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6. CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS
Full time position subject to performance with a six-month
probationary period.
Hours of Work: **Apply on the website** hours with some evening and
weekend work required.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
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7. TAKING THE NEXT STEP
Submit your cv and cover letter in the strictest confidence to
**Apply on the website**. Give us a few hundred words on why you want
to work with us, how you believe you fulfil the criteria for the role
and what value added you?ll bring. The closing date for applications
is 5.**Apply on the website**pm, June **Apply on the website**,
**Apply on the website**.
See www.persuasionrepublic.ie for
more information on the agency, the team and examples of some of our
clients, our causes and our work.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
