Communications Officer At Sightsavers

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Office presence required once per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: €39,000 – €44,000 per annum, depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Provide effective communications support to the Communications and Public Affairs department in Ireland.
• Act as the initial point of contact for communication requests.
• Serve as the key point of contact for the Strategic Partnerships and Individual Giving teams.
• Offer strategic communications guidance and advice to Sightsavers Ireland colleagues.
• Develop and deliver communications plans for bespoke projects or areas of work.
• Manage the briefing, scheduling, and delivery of communication jobs from the department.
• Identify communications opportunities that raise awareness and the profile of Sightsavers.
• Evaluate communications activities to ensure they meet objectives and make recommendations for improvement.
• Develop, manage, and maintain systems and processes to support the team and its ways of working.
• Create engaging and creative content and communication products for use across on and offline channels.
• Design and manage the delivery of communication products that build the brand of Sightsavers Ireland.
• Ensure appropriate plans are in place to share new content/communication products with relevant audiences.
• Write and publish case studies to support various areas of Sightsavers Ireland’s work.
• Support the development of a communications toolkit to provide guidance and support for colleagues.
• Keep up to date with creative communication trends and contribute to creative brainstorms.
• Lead on communications research for Sightsavers Ireland.

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Experience managing communication campaigns.
• Experience in all aspects of digital and social media.
• Experience working with stakeholders and the media, building strong relationships internally and externally.
• Excellent organisational, writing, editing, budgeting, and communications skills.
• Highly organised planning and time management skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced level in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and SharePoint.

Desirable:

• A strong interest in current and public affairs.
• Awareness of the International Development sector and Irish political system.
• Able to travel intermittently throughout the year.
• Experience in supporting busy project teams.
• Ability to work on own initiative but be a core team player.