The Organisation

Early Childhood Ireland is the leading children's advocacy and membership organisation. We work in partnership with our members to achieve quality experiences for every child in Early Years and School Age care settings. We advocate for an effective and inclusive Early Years and School Age care system which values, supports, and invests in childhood, children and services.

The Role

The purpose of this post is to consolidate Early Childhood Ireland's already significant role in policy development and in influencing positive change for children, settings and the Early Years and School Age Care system in Ireland. The Manager plays a key role in ensuring that the organisation achieves the ambitions of our strategic plan: to advocate for children, and to work with our members to demonstrate and champion high-quality services, practices and outcomes in centres and childminders' homes. The post holder is responsible for shaping and delivering a programme of stakeholder engagement and with connecting the experiences of Early Childhood Ireland's member settings with policy and programme development.

As part of the Policy, Advocacy and Campaigning team and the Management team of the organisation, the Manager is also an internal champion for gathering and analysing data, research and the expertise of members and colleagues to ensure the organisation's impact on change in the Early Years and School Age Care system.

With others on the Policy, Advocacy and Campaigning team, the Manager monitors closely the progress or otherwise of key Early Childhood Ireland advocacy goals as well as government commitments for children, settings and the Early Years and School Age Care system. The postholder will develop and consolidate existing relationships with key stakeholders and coordinate Early Childhood Ireland's extensive involvement in policy and practice forums. The role is busy and rewarding and will require the holder to be both proactive and reactive in working to progress the vision and mission of Early Childhood Ireland.

The Manager is a senior member of the Policy, Advocacy and Campaigning Team and will also serve as a resource and contributor throughout the organisation

Salary and Key Benefits:

A salary in the range of €53,817 and €59,755 is offered, commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

As a team member at Early Childhood Ireland, you will enjoy a variety of benefits that include contributory health and pension schemes, as well as generous paid leave allowances. We value career development and offer paid educational assistance, professional fees and training opportunities as applicable. Team members also have access to an employee assistance programme.

At Early Childhood Ireland, we are committed to investing in our people and culture to ensure that as an organisation we deliver on our strategic plan while also continuing to be a great place to work. We are currently operating on a blended working basis, offering great flexibility to our employees and providing excellent opportunities to learn, grow and thrive.

Location: Hybrid. Our head office is in Tallaght; Dublin 24 and we are currently working on a blended basis with time to be spent working remotely and at our national office – the combination to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Contact/application and requirements information:

For the full job description and details on how to apply, https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/job/poilcy-engagement-manager-hybrid-permanent/

If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, please reach out to Gillian Moore – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-moore-0b01b3a9/

Early Childhood Ireland strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Early Childhood Ireland believes the protection and welfare of all children is of paramount importance and is committed to implementing robust safeguarding procedures throughout the recruitment process. The organisation is aligned to Children First National Guidance 2017, Children First Act 2015 and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, 2012 in all aspects of work.

We do not require the support of recruitment agencies at this time.