Campaign Officer

Job Title: Project Us Campaign Officer

Reports to: Political Engagement & Campaigns Manager

Terms: This role will be based in the Dublin 2 office location. Thisis a specified purpose contract to cover leave until September 18th, 2025.

Salary: GB 5 (€45,535 to €52,040)

Requirements: This role will involve working unsocial hours (including weekends) and travel around Ireland.

About Concern: Established in 1968, Concern is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern’s vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression.

Our culture is values driven and we believe that our people are central to all that we do and are key to delivering on our goal of Reaching the Furthest Behind First. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everybody feels valued and are enabled to succeed in their work and contribute to delivering on our mission.

Role Purpose: The Project Us Campaigns Officer role, works across the third level, adult education and community sector on deepening engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Concern’s work on development, conflict, hunger and climate through workshops and actions. The successful candidate will need undergo garda vetting and must have a full clean driver’s license.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and delivering workshops, webinars, campaign actions, and training sessions with adult learners (third level, further and higher education, community and youth organisations) to develop understanding of SDG related issues and strengthen participants capacity to act as global citizens.
• Delivering Concern Connect, Concern’s 3rd level youth network; Recruiting members, organising network events and working across Concern to develop opportunities for participants.
• Organising and participating in external events to engage target groups
• Inputting into content including social media, briefing notes, reports, blogs, press releases on Project Us.
• Managing, developing and growing relationships with third level organisations, the adult and community education sector, networks and consortia groups.
• Supporting delivery and promotion of Campaign team actions
• Working across the Campaigns Team, Global Citizenship team, and relevant Concern departments to further the work and outreach of Project Us and provide support to the wider team when required.
• Working with overseas organisations and programmes to ensure voices of youth in the global south are included in Project Us content/workshops.

Data management and reporting:

• Be responsible for administrative aspects of the work including data collection and uploading on Concern’s CRM system, monthly monitoring and evaluation and activity reports, event management, liaising with partners, scheduling events and booking venues.
• All staff are responsible for upholding and promoting Concern’s values, including our workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, and safeguarding values.
• All staff are required to participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s emergency response as and when required.

Role Holder Requirements:

Essential:

• Proven campaigns experience with young people or similar group
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in designing, delivering and facilitating workshops and training with young people or adult learners
• Experience of working with groups to develop knowledge and understanding of issues related to the SDGs such as conflict, climate change, gender equality and hunger
• Be a confident and effective communicator (verbal and written)
• Project Management & Event experience
• Excellent communication
• Experience with social media platforms and content
• Proven relationship building & management skills
• The appointee must be passionate about values and goals of Concern and knowledge of Agenda 2030
• A degree in International Development, International Relations, Social Sciences, Youth and Community Work, related discipline or extensive equivalent experience
• Be available to work unsocial hours (including weekends) and travel around Ireland.
• A full, clean driver’s license

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering Global Citizenship Education programmes or projects
• Knowledge of the international development sector
• Keen awareness and knowledge of development and justice issues
• Experience in political engagement

To apply: CVs should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by the closing date.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be shortlisted on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance – for example if you have a visual impairment or are neurodivergent – please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

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Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.