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Title: Campaigns and Advocacy Officer
Reporting to: Head of Advocacy, Research and Policy
Type of Contract: Type of Contract: Full time or part time, Dublin based.
Salary: €35,000 - €40,000 pro rata, depending on experience
Location: Debra's office is based at Butterfly Cottage, 8 Clanwilliam Terrace, Dublin 2. Flexible hybrid working.
Debra is a national charity established in 1988 to provide support and drive research into treatments for those living with the rare skin condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). EB is an extremely painful skin-blistering condition, which leaves the skin as fragile as the wings of a butterfly.
We are a person-led charity, with an ambitious and passionate team, who care deeply about the people we work with. We actively live our core values of Togetherness, Person-Centredness, Passion, Boldness and Integrity, with people at the heart of everything we do.
Debra is in the middle of implementing an ambitious three-year advocacy plan as part of its organisational strategy. This advocacy plan focuses on developing our capacity as an advocacy organisation, ensuring the voice of people living with or caring for someone with EB is engaged and amplified across advocacy messages, implementing a series of campaigns and projects to achieve our policy priorities, and developing a network of political EB champions.
A member of the Advocacy, Research and Policy team, the Campaigns and Advocacy Officer will be involved in running all of Debra's advocacy campaigns. This presents an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated advocacy professional to make a meaningful impact for those affected by EB in Ireland.
Please email your CV and accompanying cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to info@debra.ie by 5pm on Friday, 19rth April 2024, with the subject line as follows: First Name Last Name – Campaigns and Advocacy Officer. Informal queries to advocacy@debra.ie.
The position is subject to Garda clearance and reference check. Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Ireland at the time of application. Debra is an equal opportunities employer. Management reserves the right to amend or change this job description as required.