EPIC is a national charity, working with and for children and young people who are currently living in care or who have had experience of living in care. This includes those in residential care, foster care, hostel, high support and special care, as well as children and young people preparing to leave care and in aftercare.
EPIC currently provides the only independent national 1:1 advocacy and support service to children and young people in care and aftercare and also works in the areas of research, policy development and child and youth engagement and participation.
In carrying out its role EPIC works both directly with children and young people and also with other organisations that work with children and young people in care.
We are currently seeking to recruit a Communications Officer. The Communications Officer will take a lead role in the development and implementation of a communications and PR strategy to ensure that key organisational objectives are fully realised. These include promotion and media engagement, website and social-media development, relationship building and the dissemination of information to a diverse range of stakeholders. The Communications Officer will promote EPIC on a national and international level and ensure that EPIC policy positions and messages are clearly and effectively communicated to a wide range of audiences.
This is a part-time position (2 ½ days per week) with an initial one-year fixed term contract. The position will be based in EPIC’s national office in Smithfield, Dublin.
The salary for this position is €28,000 per annum.
Application form, job description and person specification, terms and conditions can be accessed below:
Application for employment - EPIC Communications Officer Oct 2017 (Word .docx file)
Communications Officer Role Job Description (PDF)
Closing date: 12pm Friday November 10th 2017. Interviews will be held toward the end of November 2017 at the EPIC National Office, Smithfield, Dublin 7.