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Post Summary: Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an experienced Media and Communications Manager, to cover maternity leave.
As part of the Department of Sport senior management team, the manager will have primary responsibility for ensuring that the strategic objectives linked specifically to profile, performance, and participation are realized by portraying a regular, consistent, and positive message to the targeted audiences of Trinity Sport.
This is an important position that will underpin the relationship with current and potential students of the University and stakeholders involved in sport, along with managing press and media relationships internally and externally.
Trinity College Dublin is home to some of the oldest sports clubs in the world and has a huge depth of sporting activities and programs which reach national and international audiences.
The current strategy for sport aims to establish broader engagement with a greatly enhanced identity and profile amongst internal and external stakeholders and communities, with focused and professionalized streamlined content shared via various media and communication channels.
Post status: Specific Purpose Contract.
Hours of Post: 35 hours per week
Salary: This appointment will be made on the Administrative 2 Salary Scale (€57,270 - €67,293 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy.
How to apply: In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (1x A4 page) that specifically address the following points in their application:
Applicants should clearly address their experience and how they obtained their knowledge in their application.Illustrate, through past examples, their ability to work on their own initiative and resolve problems.Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment.
Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
Please see the Job Description below for this position. Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Michelle Tanner, Director of Sport and Physical Activity, at E:******.
Application queries about this post, please email Katie Doran, Recruitment Partner at E:****** and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.
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We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.
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