Public Affairs Manager

Role: Public Affairs Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Reporting To: Reporting to the Director of Public & International Affairs
Direct Reports: Public Affairs & Communication Executive, Policy & Research Executive

Role Purpose
The Public Affairs Manager will be responsible for maintaining progress and leadership on policy, sustainability, social, environmental, and economic issues.
 
Key Activities
Advocacy

• Work with the Director of Public Affairs to design and implement the public affairs strategy and annual delivery plan
• Draft and review policy consultation submissions relating to local authority development plans, central and local budgets, tax and employment reform, planning consultations, bi-annual international connectivity survey etc.
• Coordinate and facilitate advocacy meetings and stakeholder groups
• Closely collaboration with Chambers Ireland Public Affairs team
• Ensure relevant lobbying activity is registered on the lobbying portal
• Ownership of the Cork Chamber Quarterly Economic Trends Survey
• Research of wide-ranging policy, and dissect key information to set out Chamber positions
• Participate in Chambers Ireland Public Affairs Forums
• Act as secretariat for the Cork Development Forum with Policy & Research Executive  
• Explore and develop opportunities, partnerships and collaborations
• Challenge and offer solutions and pathways to develop internal and external activities, and advocacy to ensure thought leadership and leadership through action
• Work with wider chamber team to deliver Public Affairs specific and other chamber events

• Oversight of the Public Affairs team’s contribution to Chamber communications activity, from weekly newsletters to press releases, to social media and Chamberlink magazine
• Draft articles and editorials
• Oversight of the Partner Programme events and communications
• Supervision of stakeholder communications
• Speech writing for CEO & President in collaboration

• Mange and evolve the Sustainable Cork Programme in collaboration with Chamber team
• Provide secretariat assistance to the Sustainability Committee

• In collaboration with wider team help deliver the Sustainable Development Goal Champion Programme (2024-2025)
• Provide thought leadership and be responsible for maintaining progress on social, environmental, and economic issues
• Interpret EU, Irish and UK policy to understand the implications and opportunities of the Climate Action Bill and other sustainability Regulations for Cork businesses

• Oversee and act as the mentor for interns participating in the public affairs internship
• Manage two Public Affairs Executives

• Active contribution to general Chamber activity such as events and communications
• Other tasks relating to the role as required.