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 services and supports for family carers nationally from our local support centres.

ROLE CRITERIA 

The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Masters or PhD level qualification in health, social policy, sociology, human rights, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years’ experience working on Irish health, disability, or social care policy.
• Proven experience of planning, managing, and delivering research projects.
• Proven record of producing accurate and high-quality work to tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to different audiences.
• Understand, support, and drive the vision and mission of Family Carers Ireland.
• Excellent IT skills- mainly MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, CRM etc.
• Experience and confidence using virtual technologies such as Zoom, Teams and videoconferencing platforms.
• Proven networking skills.
• Flexibility in attitude and approach to the job.
• A strong work ethic.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to multi-task in a very fast-paced work environment.
• Driving licence, with access to car.

Terms & Conditions: Permanent, 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday however there may be flexibility to work a 30-hour week with salary and annual leave prorated accordingly. The successful candidate will adhere to a remote model of working. Flexibility to travel to meetings as required is essential. Prospective candidates may contact us for a copy of the job description or details regarding the terms and conditions of the role if they wish.