Campaign Manager, Drinks Ireland (Specified Purpose)
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Posted on:
31-10-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DETAILS
Drinks Ireland represents beer cider Irish Whiskey spirits and wine manufacturers brand owners and distributors on the island of Ireland and is a sector trade association within Ibec. This a maternity cover role available on a specified purpose contract.
The successful person will maximise engagement and influence by playing a lead role in the development and execution of stakeholder mapping and measure campaigning achievements. They will have strong capability at campaigning understand what it takes to achieve real change and be charged with execution.
The person will work effectively across Drinks Ireland membership have excellent relationships with stakeholders understand the opportunities and threats presented externally and ensure the strategy implementation is aligned and adaptable. The closing date for applications is 5pm on 10th November.
The successful person will maximise engagement and influence by playing a lead role in the development and execution of stakeholder mapping and measure campaigning achievements. They will have strong capability at campaigning understand what it takes to achieve real change and be charged with execution.
The person will work effectively across Drinks Ireland membership have excellent relationships with stakeholders understand the opportunities and threats presented externally and ensure the strategy implementation is aligned and adaptable. The closing date for applications is 5pm on 10th November.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Campaign management communications public affairs and media:
Qualifications experience & knowledge
Bias towards action
- Through developing and managing a perma-campaign approach:
- Build positive industry reputation with key audiences
- Work proactively and effectively with the Drinks Ireland team to ensure consistency and synergy across current and new Drinks Ireland initiatives
- Demonstrate long-term ambition for the sector
- Demonstrate innovation in the activities and tactics that will achieve the goals
- Translate thematic objectives for the sector into deliverable campaigns which engage business and influence key stakeholders
- Systematically use technology and communications strategies to achieve communications objectives
- Deliver co-ordinated campaign strategies and workplans for each thematic area
- Provide insight and support on campaign strategy and tactics in the context of external developments
- Measure and track the impact of Drinks Ireland campaigns
- Leverage existing structures and networks to deliver campaign priorities
- Seek opportunities to collaborate with other organisations
- Create engaging campaign content and messaging customised for different audiences
- Design and deliver superb communication plans for each campaign.
- Build and maintain relationships on behalf of Drinks Ireland with members prospective members and key stakeholders
- Engage members so they are fully invested in campaigns
- Manage budgets as directed.
- Work collaboratively through an integrated service delivery framework where appropriate;
- Work collaboratively in delivering general account management where appropriate;
- Work collaboratively across the organisation on initiatives and projects where appropriate.
Qualifications experience & knowledge
- Primary degree;
- Relevant post graduate qualifications;
- Ideally 5 years post graduate experience;
- Demonstrated experience of using a campaigning approach
- Demonstrated ability to use a variety of communications tools to reach key audiences
- Ability to generate new activities messages and connections in furtherance of stakeholder engagement strategy and to evaluate their effectiveness
- Grassroots coalition-building experience
- Knowledge of the alcohol sector
- Working with ad-hoc and formal committees/working groups;
- Working within the political business and social environment
- Understanding of the business complexities facing the alcohol industry considering its products relationship with social and health issues;
- Business and competitive issues facing industry and specifically facing the Drinks Sector in Ireland EU and globally.
- Ability to exercise judgement in allocating time and resources across a range of activities
- Be innovative creative and show initiative;
- Team player capable and results orientated but confident to challenge ideas and strategies where options for improvement and step-changes are identified;
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills;
- Effectively manage third party providers.
- Ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders;
- Influencing skills;
- Excellent report writing and analytical skills;
- Ability to communicate succinctly and utilise a range of communication methods as appropriate;
- Articulate confident and highly professional;
Bias towards action
- Collaborative work together as one Ibec.
- Dynamic approach initiatives with careful planning energy drive and resilience.
- Decisive make clear well-informed decisions.
- Agile and Adaptive embrace change and be adaptive to members needs and in ambitious situations.
- Creative and Innovative not afraid of dynamic thinking in finding solutions.
- Curious and Critical Thinking open minded and proactive in gathering data in developing opinions.
- Ambitious driven and can take responsible risks.
- Accountable committed to highest standards and takes ownership of actions.
- Continuous Improvement proactive on personal and professional development
About us
Working in Ibec
Join Ibec and further your career.
Working in Ibec means you are part of an overall effort to deliver on a vision for Ireland to be a balanced growing and prosperous society. We look to the workplace of the future with the changing needs of our members as well as our workforce to create a dynamic and exciting working environment.
We hire people from many backgrounds who are highly knowledgeable engaging professional and most importantly passionate about business.
Join Ibec and further your career.
Working in Ibec means you are part of an overall effort to deliver on a vision for Ireland to be a balanced growing and prosperous society. We look to the workplace of the future with the changing needs of our members as well as our workforce to create a dynamic and exciting working environment.
We hire people from many backgrounds who are highly knowledgeable engaging professional and most importantly passionate about business.
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- Corporate Risk Management
- Administrative Services
- Database Administration
About Company
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