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Events and Community Fundraising Executive
ISL Translation of this content: https://www.irishdeafsociety.ie/about/careers/
The Irish Deaf Society is seeking an ambitious and talented Events and Community Fundraising Executive to join our team.
Reporting to the Marketing and Fundraising Manager, the Events and Community Fundraising Executive will have shared responsibility for growing income and maximising opportunity from our events and community fundraising, while building sustainable relationships with our fundraisers.
Working Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Reporting to: Marketing and Fundraising Manager
Location: Hybrid Working, Offices based in IDS, Dublin 7
Salary: €35,000 - €45,000 depending on experience
About the Irish Deaf Society
The Irish Deaf Society (IDS) is a Deaf-led national representative organisation for Deaf people in Ireland whose first or preferred language is Irish Sign Language (ISL). Our mission is to achieve equality and rights for Deaf people in Ireland. The ambition of full access to citizenship and society is sought by the empowerment and mobilisation of the Deaf community. See more information about IDS and our mission in our Strategic Plan 2023- 2026 https://www.irishdeafsociety.ie/publications/strategy/
Role Summary
This is an ideal opportunity for an individual whose ambition is to work in the not-for-profit sector, by enabling the delivery of essential IDS projects through events and community fundraising.
Community and Fundraising Events
Fundraising Team Support
Person Profile
We are searching for an energetic and motivated individual to join our team. A background in Event Management, Hospitality, Sports, Charity, Corporate, PR, and Marketing would be important.
The successful candidate will inspire, empower and support community fundraisers to achieve their best fundraising results for our organisation, by nurturing long term relationships with new and existing community and event fundraisers to increase revenue, reduce supporter attrition, and grow supporter loyalty. They will proactively look for opportunities to maximise fundraising activity and income and raise the profile of our organisation.
Submitting your Cover letter and CV
Please send a cover letter (save as either MS Word or PDF documents) explaining why you are suitable for the role with your cv by email to jobs@irishdeafsociety.ie by 5pm Friday, 26th September 2025. Please make sure to add “Events and Community Fundraising Executive” in the subject field of your email.
Interviews will be on Thursday, 2nd October and Wednesday, 8th October if you are unable t attend for interview on these dates, please state this clearly in your email so that we can organise an alternative date.
You can find out more about the Irish Deaf Society at www.deaf.ie