Job Title: Communications Officer
Employer: Civil Service
County: Nationwide
Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 9th April 2026
Starting Salary: €38,419
About the Employer:
The Civil Service is a large complex organisation employing over 50,000 people in approximately 40 Government Departments and offices and a range of other bodies. Every day the Civil Service makes a vital contribution to Irish life.
Everything the Civil Service does, from carrying out the work of Government to delivering frontline public services, impacts Ireland in some way. Further information about the work of government and the Civil Service is accessible at gov.ie.
About the Role:
Communications functions vary across organisations, and the specific role and responsibilities of a Communications Officer will depend on the organisation and area to which you are assigned.
Communications Units typically cover areas such as:
• Press and media relations, working as part of a team in a Press Office;
• Social media management;
• Content creation, including design, photography and videography;
• Digital communications and website management;
• Marketing and advertising campaigns and public information initiatives;
• Internal communications.
The role of Communications Officer offers plenty of variety and the chance to build your experience across a range of areas. As a Communications Officer you will work as part of a team to drive the organisation’s communications strategy.
For example, depending on the organisation or role to which you are assigned, you may be focused on liaising with members of the media to ensure clear and accurate information is communicated, managing media queries and coordinating media engagements, press conferences and interviews. Equally, you may be involved in the development of content and campaigns for social media, websites or other internal and external communication channels.
Promotion and progression opportunities are available within communications through open competitions to Communications Specialist (HEO), Communications Manager (AP) and Head of Communications (PO).
It is important to note that the role may require an element of evening/weekend work, or off site events. Civil Service overtime and travel and subsistence arrangements and rates will apply, as appropriate.
About You:
The following is an overview of the type of responsibilities and tasks involved in the Communications Officer role:
• Liaising with the media and managing enquiries from journalists and other media contacts via telephone and email;
• Preparing press releases, briefing documents and other communications materials;
• Arranging and organising events, interviews, launches, photocalls and press conferences;
• Contributing to the development and implementation of communications campaigns and programmes;
• Summarising complex information and producing accessible communications for a variety of channels and audiences with different needs;
• Creating content for social media, websites and other channels including photography, videography and graphic design;
• Updating and editing websites;
• Supporting stakeholder consultation programmes;
• Collaborating effectively with teams across the Department/Agency to ensure the delivery of high-quality work in a timely manner;
• Monitoring media and current affairs across print, broadcast and social/digital and Oireachtas business;
• Supporting the delivery of internal communications programmes;
• Dealing effectively with a broad range of information sources and identifying key issues and trends;
• Supporting the implementation of systems to ensure the smooth running of the communications function and taking ownership to ensure issues are resolved or escalated to the proper personnel to resolve in a timely manner;
• Making effective recommendations for communications activities;
• General administrative duties, ensuring day-to-day support for managers as required;
• Carrying out any other duties relevant to the role that may be identified from time to time.
The Closing Date for this competition is Thursday, 9th of April at 3pm.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
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