Communications and Membership Officer

Full-time (35 hours/week)      

Context:

National Parents Council Primary (NPC) is the representative organisation for parents of children in primary or early education.  National Parents Council’s primary role is to support parents to become effective partners in their children’s education.  NPC wants to see an Ireland where ‘every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.’  NPC supports parents in their children’s education both at home and school.

NPC now wishes to recruit a Membership and Communications officer who will Increase, retain and engage the membership of NPC and be responsible for promoting, enhancing and further supporting parents through the NPC regional structures as per the NPC Strategic Plan 2018-2022: Parents as Partners: Children, Schools and Communities. 

Role of the Communications and Membership Officer:

The Membership and Communications officer will be responsible for the growth and further expansion of the NPC Parents’ Association membership through the NPC regional structures and hubs. He/she will create opportunities at regional and national level by maximising our use of social media, including the website to highlight and raise awareness of how NPC interacts with parents of primary school children across Ireland and to support the participation of parents regionally in their children’s learning.  The role will include the promotion of NPC’s regional events, seminars, webinars, surveys, conferences and training.

The salary for this role is €34,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours a week (flexibility is required: some weekend and evening work will be a feature of this employment)

Reporting to the Services Manager

Place of work: Dublin City centre location.

Car owner and full driving license essential

The contract is for three years fixed term with an initial probationary period of nine months.

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Applications should be in the form of a letter of application and CV (max 2 pages), and be emailed to ccross@npc.ie with “Communications/Membership” in the subject line or by post marked Confidential to Catherine Cross, Services Manager, National Parents Council Primary, 12 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St., Dublin 1, D01 XP86 by: close of business September 13th, 2021.

Interviews for those who are shortlisted will be held week beginning September 20th, 2021, in the National Parents Council Primary office.

National Parents Council Primary is an equal opportunities employer