Marketing Assistant

Description:

Family Carers Ireland (FCI) is the national charity supporting over 500,000 family carers across the country who dedicate their lives to caring for loved ones such as children or adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, frail older people, those with palliative care needs or those living with chronic illnesses or addiction. We provide a range of supports and services for family carers nationally from our local support centres. We initially proposed the concept of a Carers Guarantee to both the government and the HSE in 2018. The principle was to tackle the postcode lottery by providing a core offering of supports and services to family carers across Ireland, regardless of where they live. The 2020 Programme for Government committed to delivering this guarantee and we recently received confirmation that we will receive a (recurring) increase in our annual funding to enable us to implement an evidence-based framework of support for family carers throughout the country.
Family Carers Ireland is currently recruiting a Marketing Assistant (Programmes & Promotions). This role will report to our Marketing Manager.
The Marketing Assistant (Programmes and Promotions) will provide administrative, communications and marketing support to the delivery of the Communications & Policy department’s projects and campaigns. The department’s core focus is engaging with family carers through carer centric events, membership, online communities and one-to-one contacts as well as workings towards building and maintaining relationships with key decision and policy makers, corporates, funders and donors.
Role Criteria: The successful candidate should possess the following essential criteria.

Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field;
Minimum of one year’s administrative marketing/communications experience;
High level of attention to detail and ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment;
Experience in maintaining accurate records and handling confidential information;
Excellent word processing skills and competence on Windows packages, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint (and ideally a knowledge of Canva design tool);
Experience setting up video calls through platforms like Zoom, MS Teams;
Proven experience of organising own work, using initiative and setting priorities;
Experience of taking minutes at meetings;
A strong work ethic with excellent attention to detail;
Effective time management skills and organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and keep stakeholders informed;
Excellent communication skills and the ability to establish rapport with a diverse range of people;
The ability to work autonomously and within a team;
Fluency in English (written and verbal);
Experience of organising public events such as conferences and meetings;
Full drivers licence with access to own car.