Media Funding Manager Higher Executive Officer

About This Role

Role Purpose

This position offers the opportunity to make an impact in Irelands media landscape by managing significant public-funding schemes that support high-quality Irish media content. The successful candidate will operate and manage key media funding schemes ensuring they run smoothly on time and in line with guidelines. The role will include coordination of assessment oversight of funding contracting and provide guidance to applicants to support successful programme delivery. Management duties include support and leadership of a small agile team while identifying opportunities to improve processes and make the funding schemes more effective and efficient.

About the Team

The Funding Team in Coimisiún na Meán leads the development and delivery of national media funding schemes that support the production of high-quality culturally significant public-interest broadcast content. The team operates within the Media Landscape division and is responsible for designing funding rounds managing assessment processes ensuring strong governance and compliance and engaging with stakeholders across the media team delivers schemes such as Sound & Vision the Archiving Scheme and the Shared Island Media Fund ensuring the fair transparent and timely allocation of public funding to strengthen the sustainability and diversity of Irelands media landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with other Funding Managers (HEOs) to deliver and administer assigned media funding schemes ensuring programmes operate in line with objectives timelines and governance requirements.
• Provide leadership and direction to a small team of Executive Officers (EOs) and Clerical Officers (COs) supporting their development and ensuring effective performance.
• Coordinate and manage assessment panels including preparing documentation scheduling meetings and overseeing decision-making processes.
• Oversee contracting for successful applicants ensuring compliance with legal and organisational requirements.
• Engage with external stakeholders particularly scheme applicants to provide guidance and support and facilitate smooth scheme delivery.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders including legal communications and procurement functions to support alignment and effective programme administration.
• Review schemes and operational processes on an ongoing basis identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing changes to enhance efficiency transparency and impact.

The above is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive and is subject to review.

About You Experience Skills Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Experience in audiovisual audio scripted editorial production or development.
• Understanding of Irish media funding structures including schemes such as those administered by Coimisiún na Meán.
• Knowledge of the legal and contractual requirements associated with public funding.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills including documentation and workflow management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working with public funding bodies broadcasters or independent producers.
• Knowledge of project financing budgeting and scheduling for television and/or radio productions.
• Experience contracting or administering public funding.
• Irish language proficiency or experience supporting Irish-language or culturally diverse content.

Key Information

Benefits Package & Pay

• This position is offered on a Permanent basis.
• Full time 35 hrs per week
• Annual Leave: 29 days per annum
• The role will be a hybrid role combining home and office working. Our current hybrid policy is 2 days in the office.
• Our office is located at One Shelbourne Buildings Shelbourne Road Dublin 4 D04 NP20.
• For a full list of benefits see our website here.
• This position is graded at the Higher Executive Officer scale.
• Successful candidates will be appointed on the first point of the scale

Application Process

If you are interested in applying for this position please submit:

• A CV (max 2 pages) and application form
• Appointment to this role is subject to the candidates eligibility to work in Ireland. All positions require candidates to live in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
• Candidates who engage in canvassing will be disqualified and excluded from the process

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Closing date: 3pm Wednesday 20 May 2026

Required Experience:

Manager