Communications Manager/PR - Ireland - CPL Healthcare

Description

Our client is a leading regulatory authority responsible for promoting compliance with consumer protection laws in Ireland. They play a crucial role in enforcing over 40 legislative instruments, including product safety legislation, to enhance consumer welfare and ensure fair and competitive markets. Through various initiatives and campaigns, they aim to educate the public about their rights, personal finance, and product safety.

Our client is seeking to recruit a Communications Manager to work in our Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Unit. This team is responsible for corporate communications for companies enforcement, advocacy and research activities; media queries; public affairs including preparations for appearances at Oireachtas committees; stakeholder engagement; event management; internal communications; and the delivery of regular consumer information and personal finance PR campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:

The role will focus primarily on content creation and consumer media and PR , however the successful candidate may be required to take on any of the responsibilities set out below.

Content Creation:

• Review complex and technical material and distil it into concise, easily understood content suitable for the general public, business or media audiences.

• Draft and edit a range of communications outputs including press releases, media query responses, stakeholder communications, briefing documents and website news stories.

Consumer Media & PR:

• Plan and implement a calendar of proactive PR activity on consumer rights topics which will complement paid consumer awareness campaigns, amplify priority messages for consumers and build the profile.

• Develop and prepare content for non-paid media partnerships including regular consumer features across print, radio and online.

• Monitor and respond to media queries on consumer topics.

• Monitor the media environment to identify further opportunities to supply content and build relationships.

Stakeholder Engagement and Business Outreach:

• Support senior staff to prepare for media and hi-visibility engagements relating to consumer rights, including preparation of briefing and speaking notes for conference presentations, interviews, speeches and appearances at Oireachtas Committees

• Plan and implement a calendar of proactive business engagement covering businesses obligations under consumer rights and competition legislation, which will support businesses to maintain compliance and highlight good practices; complement paid business compliance campaigns, amplify priority messages for businesses and build the profile.

• Identify and build direct relationships with relevant trade associations, business organisations, other public sector agencies who work directly with SMEs, consumer and business journalists, organise media briefings and facilitate one-to-one engagements.

Corporate Outputs:

• Develop communications plans and materials to support the communication of business outputs, including corporate reports, research and policy publications, investigation updates and enforcement actions.

Requirements:

· A third level qualification in a relevant discipline, such as communications , journalism , PR , public affairs , publicpolicy or law ,

and a minimum of 2 years' relevant experience in a fast-paced communications role

OR

· A minimum of 4 years' relevant experience in a fast-paced communications role/s, preferably with a focus on media relations or public affairs.

AND

· Excellent writing skills including the ability to understand and analyse information from various sources to draft clear, easily understood written materials, tailored for specific audiences.

· Proven ability to lead and deliver on parallel projects within tight time frames.

· Experience of building constructive relationships with a variety of stakeholders to support well informed, engaging communications.

Desirable:

· Considerable experience of writing and editing content for publication .

· Strong verbal communication skills and experience, including the ability to present and explain technical information to audiences with different backgrounds.

· In-depth knowledge of the Irish media and public affairs landscape

· Experience of public relations, including developing and executing communication plans and strategies.

· Experience working for or with Public Sector organisation/s to deliver effective communications strategies

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