Global Citizenship Officer

About Us
GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 14 countries across the globe. While GOAL continues to be an agile first responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

About the Role

GOAL is seeking a Global Citizenship Officer to support the development and delivery of GOAL’s Global Citizenship youth and public engagement programme. This role focuses on empowering young people and engaging the wider Irish public to understand and act on global issues related to GOAL’s work. The position will also provide administrative and research support to other teams within GOAL as required.

Main Duties

GOAL NextGen Public Engagement Programme

• Create digital content for public engagement campaigns.
• Design and produce promotional materials for campaigns across digital platforms, traditional media, and outreach activities.
• Develop activation spaces and materials for nationwide festivals, exhibitions, and events.
• Support coordination of public engagement events and external outreach, including GOAL’s corporate engagement programme.

GOAL NextGen Youth Programme

• Identify, recruit, and retain youth participants annually.
• Develop curriculum and resources to build knowledge on global citizenship and sustainable development, and skills in facilitation, intercultural communication, project management, and critical thinking.
• Coordinate outreach events, activities, bursaries, and youth exchange visits for the NextGen Youth Network.
• Build and maintain relationships with individuals, national youth groups, third-level institutions, societies, and other relevant stakeholders.

Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Programme

• Coordinate and co-facilitate GCE workshops and engagements with primary school students and teachers nationwide.
• Develop promotional and awareness-raising materials for schools.
• Manage administrative tasks including workshop bookings, coordination of external facilitators, and reporting.

Requirements

• Passion for youth engagement, global citizenship, sustainable development, humanitarian and social justice issues.
• Some previous experience in global citizenship, youth work, public engagement, events, external relations, campaigning, and/or marketing (voluntary or professional).
• Knowledge of digital media and experience managing social media and online communication platforms.
• Creativity in multimedia and social media content creation for diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral & written), with the ability to simplify complex messages for varied audiences.
• Proven analytical and research skills.
• Excellent IT and graphic design skills, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite.
• Strong event management and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Commitment to GOAL’s mission and strategic priorities.
• Facilitation skills.
• Experience working with young people from diverse and underrepresented communities.
• Familiarity with Power BI dashboards and Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

*GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin**

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed.  At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie 

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. 

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL
A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions
This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document