Communications Assistant (Part-time)

Employer: Pádraig Rice TD
Job Title: Communications Assistant
Location: Cork or Dublin or both 
Job Type: Part-Time (50% FTE)
Salary Band: Administrative Assistant Salary Band €41,361 - €56,713.92 (pro-rata).
Closing Date for Applications: 5 pm Monday 22nd September 2025

Position Overview

Deputy Pádraig Rice is seeking to recruit a part-time Communications Assistant to support him in his constituency work in Cork South Central and his work as the Social Democrats Health Spokesperson. The Communications Assistant can be based in either Cork or Leinster House in Dublin. Occasional travel will be required.

Personal Qualities

Does this sound like you? These are some of the qualities we look for in our team:
Passionate – What you do matters to you. The work of a TD’s office helps shape the world we live in. You are driven to provide outstanding support to Pádraig’s constituents.
Organised and dependable – Managing tasks simultaneously comes naturally to you and you understand the importance of delivering projects on time.
Good communicator – You enjoy making complex things easy to understand. You have an eye for detail and understand how to communicate to different audiences and different generations.

Key tasks of the Communications Assistant

In this role you will:

• Help communicate Pádraig’s work to the public. This will involve:
  • assisting with social media content
  • producing newsletters
  • drafting press releases
  • updating the website
  • video editing
• Help deal with correspondence (post, email, social media).
• Assist with the organisation of meetings and events.
• Provide ongoing communications and administrative support.

Experience and Qualifications

• Degree or three years experience in a communications role.
• Strong IT skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in event organising.
• Experience in video editing (desirable).
• An ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines.
• Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivery of agreed objectives/projects.
• An interest in the political landscape and the broad policy platform of the Social Democrats.

Please note

• The list of duties set out in this job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. The employee is required to be flexible and to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be assigned to him or her by the employer, including occasional travel for constituency-based work.
• It is important to note on applying for this position that the Administrative Assistant contract is subject to end when an election is called.
• The successful candidate will start at Point 1 on the Administrative Assistant Salary Band Pay scales are set out by the Houses of the Oireachtas, not the individual TD.
• Overtime is available.

Application Process

Email padraig.rice@socialdemocrats.ie with your CV and cover letter, telling us a little more about yourself, why you are interested in this role and why you believe you would be a good fit. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Work authorisation: Ireland (required)
Closing Date for Applications: 5pm Monday 22nd September 2025