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FLAC is currently recruiting for:

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Title:               Communications & Campaigns Officer

Terms:            Full-time – 5 day week

Reports to:     Policy & Public Affairs Manager

Location:        Dublin / Hybrid

About FLAC

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) is an independent legal, equality and human rights organisation which exists to promote equal access to justice. FLAC does this in various ways. It operates a Telephone Information & Referral Line which provides basic legal information to more than 10,000 people each year, and coordinates a network of clinics where volunteer lawyers provide basic legal advice. FLAC operates a Pro Bono Referral Scheme for social justice organisations through PILA (the Public Interest Law Alliance). As an Independent Law Centre, FLAC undertakes litigation in the public interest and also provides a Roma Legal Clinic and Traveller Legal Service.

FLAC undertakes policy and law reform work. Its policy work focuses on all aspects of the right of access to justice and the areas of law which most impact people and communities experiencing discrimination and disadvantage. Many of its policy and law reform recommendations are derived from FLAC’s first-hand experience of providing legal assistance, in particular its casework in the areas of housing/homelessness, equality/discrimination and social welfare.

FLAC is a campaigning organisation and seeks to engage the public, media, legal community, NGO sector and policy-makers with our policy and law reform agenda. It has recently successfully campaigned for comprehensive reviews of Ireland’s equality legislation and the scheme of civil legal aid. FLAC subsequently coordinated and supported civil society engagement with both of those review processes.

Job Description

Reporting to the Policy & Public Affairs Manager, the Communications & Campaigns Officer will be involved in the development and implementation of FLAC’ s communications strategy, with the objective of raising the organisation’s profile and building campaigns in line with our strategic objectives and policy priorities, and assisting with researching and writing funding proposals. They will work in coordination with FLAC’s Communications & Media Officer.

A key focus will be on developing and implementing communications and campaigns in relation to policy, litigation and law reform campaigning. The overarching aims of the role include:

  • Communicating and promoting FLAC’s work providing legal assistance including the Traveller Legal Service and the Roma Clinic and in the areas of policy, research and public affairs.
  • Assisting in devising and implementing policy and law reform campaigns, including joint civil society campaigns.
  • Assisting in building FLAC’s standing as a leading independent legal, human rights, equality and access to justice organisation, and its role at the centre of Ireland’s progressive legal community.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Promote the various aspects of FLAC’s work, in particular its policy, legal assistance and campaigning work, across all platforms.
  • Assist in the promotion of FLAC’s other work as necessary.
  • Create and manage content for FLAC’s social media pages (X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn) including infographics and track social media metrics.
  • Draft and distribute press releases, annual reports, blogs and newsletters.
  • Manage and update mailing lists.
  • Promote and disseminate FLAC’s policy submissions and material in an accessible way to relevant stakeholders.
  • Maintain and update FLAC’s website.
  • Liaise with stakeholders including the media and civil society.
  • Manage the design, print and publication of FLAC materials.
  • Assist with the organisation and running of events.
  • Ensure that FLAC’s communications and campaigns outputs are consistent and of a high standard.
  • Monitor media and current affairs and Oireachtas activity to identify and maximise opportunity from the organisation to inform the public debate.

Requirements

Essential

  • Qualification in communications, digital marketing, journalism, media and/or graphic design.
  • Strong IT capabilities including MS Office, Canva, Digital Marketing, and producing and uploading web content.
  • Experience working in a similar role.
  • Excellent writing skills and ability to produce highly accurate work.
  • Strong organisational skills with excellent time-management capabilities.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and to identify opportunities to enhance FLAC’s communications and campaigning work, and to grow FLAC’s profile.
  • Strong team player, capable of working with colleagues across the organisation on a diverse range of topics and activities.
  • Demonstrated knowledge/experience/interest in human rights, equality and/or social justice.

Desirable

  • Proficiency in smartphone video recording and editing
  • Experience editing and maintaining a website (with a focus on SEO optimisation).
  • Experience researching funding opportunities and assisting with writing funding proposals
  • Experience of the legal sector, public affairs sector and the NGO sector.

Terms & Conditions

  • Permanent role.
  • 6 month probation period.
  • 5 days per week (9:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday, 9:30am to 5:00pm Friday)
  • Location: FLAC Office, 85/86 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1.
  • Hybrid working facilitated.
  • Salary commensurate with experience.
  • 7% matched pension contribution.

Closing Date for Applications: Friday, 20 June 2025.

Please send a cover letter and CV to recruitment@flac.ie.

 

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Council Member (Director/Trustee) with Finance Experience

About the role

The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) Council, is seeking to recruit a new Council member with finance experience, to join the Council in 2024. The candidate should currently hold or have previously held a role at a senior level in a finance related role such as an accountant or financial controller. Experience of the Charities Statement of Financial Practice (SORP) would be of benefit. The candidate should also have a very good understanding/knowledge of and interest in the charity sector and the Charities Regulatory Authority. 

There are currently eight members on FLAC Council with one due to retire in early 2024. Council has eight members (8), the successful candidate for this role will be invited to join a Board committee.

All members of FLAC Council are Directors of Free Legal Advice Centres, which is a company, limited by guarantee and have duties as a Director under Company Law.

FLAC Council is committed to the principles that are set out in the Charities Governance Code.

Each Council member of FLAC is therefore understood to commit to:

  1. Advancing the Charitable Purpose of FLAC
  2. Behaving with integrity
  3. Leading people
  4. Exercising control
  5. Working effectively
  6. Being accountable and transparent

Time Commitment

FLAC Council meets 8-10 times a year with three meetings in person per annum. Council meetings take place both online and in person in FLAC’s Head Office. The estimated time commitment of the Council member is 6-8 hours per month.  

Council members are expected to attend all meetings, although it is understood that there may be times where other events prevent attendance. Where appropriate, participation by conference call will be arranged.

The new board member would also be required to, provide supervision and support to the finance manager, in relation to; the finance report for council, SORP, the audit and investments and be a member of  audit and risk committee. The new board member preferably would be or have considerable experience as an accountant/financial controller

The initial term of office for FLAC Council members is 3 years, with an opportunity to serve a second 3-year term subject to Council approval.  

About FLAC

FLAC is an independent legal and human rights organisation, which exists to promote equal access to justice. Our vision is of a society where everyone can access fair and accountable mechanisms to assert and vindicate their rights. We

  • Operate a legal information and referral telephone line.
  • Run a nationwide network of legal advice clinics where volunteer lawyers provide basic free legal advice.
  • Engage in litigation and takes on cases in the public interest, as an Independent Law Centre.
  • Engage in research and advocates for policy and law reform in areas of law that most affect disadvantaged and marginalised people.
  • Operate a Pro Bono Referral Scheme through the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA), and engage the legal community and civil society in using the law to advance social change.
  • Run a Roma and LGBTQI+ Legal Clinic.
  • Operate the Traveller Legal Service.

We are working developing our new strategic plan for 2024-2027

To apply  

Please send a CV of no more than 2 pages and a cover letter of no more than one page through by email to ingrid.colvin@flac.ie . Your application should detail any relevant finance, charity and board experience as well as what attracted you to this role. Please note that previous board experience is not an essential requirement for this role. 

FLAC has a Board Recruitment Strategy which identifies the skills required for a well-functioning board. It is important that FLAC Council is made up of members who bring different insights and perspectives to the deliberations and decision making of the Council and which has regard to the need to have diversity among council members, which reflects the diversity that exists in our society including the diversity that is reflected in terms of the discriminatory grounds in the equality legislation and socio economic status, and which reflects different backgrounds and life experience.  Recruitment to FLAC Council should take into account any practical experience of individuals in the area to which the FLAC’s purpose relates and any special expertise an individual may have in order to ensure that FLAC Council gets a wider range of experience and is effective in realising its objectives. Recruitment to FLAC Council ensures that there are no unnecessary barriers that might prevent people from joining or taking part in FLAC Council

For more information on the Council or FLAC, please contact the Assistant Chief Executive, Ingrid Colvin on Ingrid.colvin@flac.ie

A pdf copy of the above role description can be downloaded here

Please keep an eye on our social media platforms for news of any future opportunities.

 

 

 

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