CONTRACT:   Permanent, following a 6-month probationary period.

SALARY:  €60,000 - €65,000 per annum, commensurate with experience.

LOCATION:  UNICEF Ireland, 33 Ormond Quay Lower, North City, Dubin 1 (hybrid working options are available).

BACKGROUND / ABOUT UNICEF 

UNICEF is the United Nations Children’s Fund - one of the largest humanitarian and development agencies in the world with over 20,000 staff. The organisation has large-scale humanitarian and development programmes in 155 countries throughout the world. It is a United Nations Agency and has a global presence in 190 countries.

UNICEF operates 33 national organisations across the OECD countries, whose primary focus is developing the UNICEF brand, private sector engagement, public fundraising and advocacy on behalf of children. Each year, UNICEF delivers $9 billion in humanitarian assistance across the globe with a focus on responding to humanitarian emergencies as they occur.

For more information, please visit www.unicef.ie. 

THE ROLE 

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Head of Media and Communications will be responsible for continuing and further developing the excellent brand development and media presence of UNICEF in the Irish market in recent years.

UNICEF invites candidates with a proven and successful track record in the field of Media and Communications to continue to drive this upward trajectory. UNICEF is looking for a candidate who matches the organisation’s ambitions to be the premier humanitarian Aid Agency in Ireland.

The candidate will wish to continue to strongly develop the UNICEF brand in Ireland through effective and consistent media engagement employing a variety of established and innovative communications methodologies and technologies. 

If you are an ambitious, energetic and proactive communications professional with a passion for the work UNICEF does, we would love to hear from you.