Media & Public Relations Manager

About the role

The Media & Public Relations Manager will serve as the primary contact for press and media enquiries, providing strategic advice to senior management and teams to protect and enhance CHI’s reputation while delivering paediatric healthcare across Ireland.

Key responsibilities

• Draft and issue press releases, statements and other communications.
• Maintain relationships with media contacts and monitor coverage of CHI activities.
• Coordinate and manage communication campaigns, initiatives, events and research projects.
• Lead event management to improve patient experience and support educational and clinical programmes.
• Provide strategic counsel on reputation management during organisational change and service expansion.

Required profile

• Degree (QQI Level 8) in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, Politics or a related field.
• Minimum three years’ experience in a senior decision‑making role within a complex organisation.
• Proven ability to handle media relations and competing priorities.
• Logical, pragmatic approach to workload and resource utilisation.
• Strong decision‑making with well‑reasoned rationale.
• Experience in navigating, influencing and resolving complex issues or conflicts.
• Demonstrated success working across multidisciplinary and cross‑sectoral teams.

Required skills