Marketing & Communications Director, Engineers Ireland

THE ORGANISATION

Engineers Ireland is the professional body for engineers and engineering in Ireland. With over 25,000 members across the island of Ireland and overseas, Engineers Ireland focuses on the promotion and development of all disciplines of engineering, working collaboratively with industry, educational institutions, state bodies and the public service. As one of the country’s largest and longest established professional bodies, Engineers Ireland liaises closely with the engineering community to act as the voice of the profession and to address the evolving needs of its members and related industries and institutions.

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THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director General, the Marketing & Communications Director will be responsible for Engineers Ireland’s corporate communications, strategic marketing and stakeholder engagement policies and activities. Leading the Marketing & Communications team, the appointed person will work closely with all stakeholders to further strengthen and enhance the Engineers Ireland brand. The Marketing & Communications Director will provide leadership to the organisation on all media relations, public affairs and commercial sponsorship matters and will work closely with the Membership Director to develop the membership base.

THE PERSON

This position requires significant experience in Marketing, Branding and Communications, preferably within an advocacy or professional services based environment. With a proven track record of leading a Marketing & Communications team, the successful candidate will possess a thorough understanding of strategic communications and public affairs, ideally in a policy-based environment. Experience of effectively utilising a variety of Media Channels and Outlets, across a breadth of subject matter of public interest is highly desirable. The ability to work effectively at all levels, with both internal and external stakeholders and groups is required, in addition to exemplary networking capabilities.

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