The Organisation

Early Childhood Ireland is the leading children’s advocacy and membership organisation.  We work in partnershipwith our members to achieve quality experiences for every child in Early Years and School Age care settings. We advocate for an effective and inclusive Early Years and School Age care system which values, supports, and invests in childhood, children and services. 

The Role

The role of the Press Officer is an exciting opportunity for a candidate, who is keen to be instrumental in raising public awareness locally and regionally of the importance of high-quality experiences for children in early years settings in Ireland.

The role holder will directly contribute to enhanced local awareness, community engagement, and a strengthened regional profile in keeping with Early Childhood Ireland’s agreed results and ambitions. The role will be responsible for implementing a local media strategy which will consolidate and amplify our position as a leading and trusted voice to enable us to deliver on our ambitious Strategic Plan.

Salary and Key Benefits:

A salary in the range of €38,000 to €45,000 is offered, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

As a team member at Early Childhood Ireland, you will enjoy a variety of benefits that include contributory health and pension schemes, as well as generous paid leave allowances. Early Childhood Ireland offers a flexible work schedule on a blended basis. We value career development and offer paid educational assistance, professional fees and training opportunities as applicable.   Team members also have access to an employee assistance programme.

Location: Hybrid. Our head office is in Tallaght, Dublin and we are currently on a blended basis with time to be spent working remotely and at our national office – the combination to be agreed with the successful candidate.