OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Open Community CLG works to support the development, implementation, and scaling of community welcome and settlement support initiatives for displaced people arriving in Ireland.
The Open Community is recruiting a Corporate Outreach and Engagement Officer as part of our work on the development and implementation of labour pathways (LPs) for displaced people. This role will report to the Executive Director, supporting work to build deep and impactful engagement with corporate and other project partners.
The Skills, Talent and Empowerment through Pathways project (STEP) is a three-year project, co-funded by the European Commission’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), that aims to promote the efficient management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthening and development of a common Union approach to asylum and immigration.
The project aims to increase the scale, quality, and sustainability of LPs for people in need of international protection being piloted in Ireland and Italy in the context of two existing AMIF funded projects, EU-Passworld and Displaced Talent for Europe.
STEP will also distil, share and apply lessons learned to establish a new LP programme in Spain. The project will also grow the EU refugee labour mobility ecosystem in partnership with people with lived experience of LPs.
A key feature of the STEP project will be to develop and pilot different models of welcome and settlement support to new hires arriving via LPs, equipping them to sustainably rebuild their lives in the new communities. This approach will build upon existing models of community welcome for displaced people.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supporting the Executive Director and other programme partners to promote labour pathways for displaced people to prospective corporate partners and employers;
- Support direct and ongoing engagement with corporate partners and employers, including communicating and scheduling of outreach and information events, disseminating materials, responding to queries etc.;
- Delivering and facilitating outreach and information events;
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with a variety of stakeholders;
- Supporting the development and delivery of pre-arrival trainings to employers and sponsor/welcome groups formed to provide integration and other supports on arrival;
- Contribute to the development of resources and materials;
- Ensuring all activities are completed per agreed work plans;
- Maintaining appropriate records of contacts and participation, in line with the organisation’s Data Protection procedures;
- Contributing to ongoing reporting and monitoring.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Demonstrable experience in the development and delivery of corporate engagement and marketing strategies;
- Demonstrable experience in development and delivery of training and outreach materials;
- Demonstrable experience building and maintain strong relationships with multiple stakeholders;
- Ability to work on own initiative and take ownership of the role;
- Experience of using monitoring tools, tracking, analysis and reporting;
- Excellent time management; ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport and communicate with a wide range of audiences;
- Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate with various stakeholders;
- Proactive approach and strong problem-solving skills;
- Good general IT and administration skills, including Microsoft Office package and working with databases.
The starting salary for this full-time position of 35 hours per week is approximately €38,000 per annum, depending upon experience.
This role is remote/hybrid and is a fixed term contract, running until 31 March 2027. The successful candidate must be based in Ireland and may be required to attend in-person staff meetings in Dublin.
Applicants are invited to submit an application, including a cover letter and CV, by email to: info@theopencommunity.ie
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 2 September 2024.
