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The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is recruiting for the following permanent position:

Head of Communications
Ceannasaí Cumarsáide

Salary range: £66,376 - £68,349

The Head of Communications has a key role in developing effective working relationships with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders, ensuring that the business of the Assembly is communicated effectively and in a manner which engages the widest possible audience.

The role of Head of Communications provides an opportunity to work in a leading, high-profile organisation which is frequently in the ‘public eye’ locally, nationally and internationally.

You will have strategic input into delivering the Assembly Commission’s Corporate Strategy objectives, adding your in-depth expertise and experience to ensure the Assembly is playing the lead role in developing engaged citizens from across all communities in Northern Ireland, and that we are an informed, engaged and participative democracy.

We offer a supportive and rewarding working environment. Many of our roles offer hybrid working and we have a number of family friendly policies.

You will enjoy a range of employee benefits designed to reward your hard work. In addition to your competitive salary, we offer excellent pension provision where you contribute between 4.6 and 8.05% of salary and the employer contribution rate is 34.25% of your salary.

We also provide a generous 25 days annual leave entitlement on joining and this increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days. We also offer 12 public and privilege holidays per year.

You will be invested in and have the opportunity to avail of a variety of learning and development activities, starting with our Getting On-Board programme. You will be able to participate in health and wellbeing initiatives including access to support via our Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer free on-site parking.

To Apply

For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply link below to visit our website. When applying please clearly state that you saw the role through the PubAffairs network.

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Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 14 April 2025.

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Closing date

The closing date for applications for this post is 12:00pm on Monday 14th April 2025