Events and Marketing Assistant

Events and Marketing Assistant

Contract: Contract for one year, subject to renewal, with six month probation period

Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week / 21 hours per week / 0.6 FTE.

Salary: €26,257 per annum (€15,754 pro-rata 3 days per week).

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Location: Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, D01 E102

Irish Writers Centre

As the leading support and development organisation for writers since 1991, the Irish Writers Centre (IWC) carries out its work, online and in person, on an all island basis. We work with writers of all types and talents, and actively encourage writers from all communities to engage in creative writing. We provide many ways and means for them to develop their skill, advance their ambitions and join a vibrant and diverse community of people who share their passion and purpose. We are also a membership organisation, always seeking new opportunities for members to grow as writers and to connect with each other through IWC programmes and supports.

Purpose and Scope of the Post

As the Events and Marketing Assistant at the Irish Writers Centre, you will play a pivotal role in the organisation’s communications as well as providing administrative and logistical support to the events and programmes. The Events and Marketing Assistant will report directly to the CEO and will work closely with the Administrator, the Programming Officer and the Communications and Marketing Officer as well as the wider team. The main areas of responsibility are to manage the logistics for events and programmes, digital marketing, developing marketing collateral, direct mail, distribution and market research. We need someone to join our team who is focused on customer care, and whose excellent skills in organisations and time management ensure the smooth running and timely delivery of our events and programmes. The candidate will ideally have a passion for the arts and a strong digital and copywriting skills with excellent attention to detail.

Contract: Part-time, 3 days per week /21 hours per week / 0.6 FTE. Contract for one year, subject to renewal, with six month probation period

Hours will be regular based on a three-day week, but may comprise of half-days/evenings or full days and, in some instances, Saturdays.

Salary: €26,257 per annum (€15,754 pro-rata 3 days per week).

Location: Please note the post-holder will need to be Dublin-based to carry out the duties of this position.

Application Process

To apply, please send the following to the IWC Administrator Orla Martin at accounts@irishwriterscentre.ie with ‘Application Events and Marketing Assistant’ as the subject line. It is essential that both of the below documents are collated into a single .doc, .docx or .PDF file in order to be eligible.

1. A cover letter that concisely outlines the key skills and qualities which you will bring to the role, and also relating how your experience has prepared you for the key challenges of this role.
2. A Curriculum Vitae, including the names and contact details of two referees (email and mobile number. Referees will only be contacted in the case of final shortlisted candidates).

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 12 May, 2024.

Interviews

Interviews will be held at the Irish Writers Centre on Thursday 16 May, 2024. Applicants selected for interview will be expected to be available on this date.

The Irish Writers Centre is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to improving access to our services.

The Irish Writers Centre is currently housed in 19 Parnell Square, Dublin. This is a Georgian building which unfortunately does not have a lift. There are five steps into the entrance level. The majority of IWC’s events and activities take place in the Kiely room, which is on the first floor and requires climbing 30 steps in total. Occasionally, the building has events on higher levels. There are public toilets available and these are located on the ground floor, basement and fourth floor of the building. For further information on or to ask questions about building access, please email info@irishwriterscentre.ie.

Further info, please see link to page on IWC website:

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