Assistant Account Manager

1. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT US

Persuasion Republic is Ireland’s leading full-service fundraising and social marketing agency. We are unique in Ireland. No other agency offers the range of fundraising and communications services we do.

We partner with excellent progressive organisations – charities, NGOs, cultural groups and public bodies – on vital social issues helping them to fundraise, build awareness and support for their work and programmes. Our work with our wonderful clients impacts significantly on making Ireland a more just, inclusive, and equal country.

We help our clients across four key areas:

1. General fundraising including direct mail, EDM, DRTV, video, community, events and digital
2. Philanthropy, major gift and legacy fundraising
3. Fundraising planning and strategy
4. Public advocacy campaigning

Clients

Our current clients include: The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Hope and Home for Children (UK), Pieta, The Irish Cancer Society, Chernobyl Children International, Goal, Focus Ireland, Trinity Alumni Foundation, Women’s Aid, Irish Red Cross, Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services and Action Aid Ireland.

2. THE ROLE YOU’LL PLAY

We are seeking applications for a new position:

ASSISTANT ACCOUNT MANAGER – IG DIGITAL FUNDRAISING SPECIALIST

Who you report to: Client Director/Account Manager

Salary band: €32,000 – €36,000 DOE

The Assistant Account Manager is essentially a key assistant to the Account Managers and provides specialist strategic and implementation knowledge of digital and social media-related fundraising campaigns and projects for charities. S/he must have agency-side experience servicing clients like charities/public bodies/voluntary groups and campaigning organisations.

The successful candidate will also support the administrative and day-to-day project management work across various charity fundraising projects. You will be a helpful and available contact for clients and assist in managing the creative, print, data and production of client campaigns.

People are encouraged to attend in the office but we operate a blended workplace/WFH system for all staff.

3. YOUR KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The key duties involve three broad areas:

1. DAY TO DAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
2. SPECIALIST DIGITAL/SOCIAL MEDIA FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS
3. PRODUCTION, TECHNICAL AND QUALITY CONTROL
4. WORKING ENVIRONMENT, TEAM WORK, LEARNING

Specifically, your key duties and responsibilities are:

• Supporting Account Managers on all projects and campaigns.
• Take a lead role – along with our Client Managers – on devising digital and social media fundraising strategies on Individual Giving campaigns.
• Assist client managers with multi-channel campaigns, digital/email/social media marketing, content creation, and sales.
• Provide expert client-facing services during the implementation and data-linked evaluations of digital IG fundraising campaigns.
• Analysing fundraising trends and applying market research insights to enhance campaign performance
• Ensuring familiarity with marketing and CRM tools like Salesforce, Mailchimp, SurveyMonkey, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager
• Work constructively with the wider campaign team to ensure each project is executed to the highest standards.
• You will develop and oversee project schedules, budgets, and attend client meetings and presentations.
• Maintain key relationships with external suppliers, help negotiate best deals for the client and agency.
• Adhere to, and bring value added to Persuasion Republic’s core and heart-felt values around diversity, equality, fairness, justice, inclusiveness, and treating people with empathy, dignity and respect.

4. IS THIS YOU?

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 2 years’ successful agency-side experience in strategic project development, planning and management
• A history of successfully servicing charity client needs in your area of specialty knowledge.
• A proven track and passion for the work.
• Excellent strategic, project management and time management skills.
• Ability to take direction, work on your own initiative, in teams, and work to deadlines.
• Good communication, interpersonal, presentation and negotiation skills.
• A relevant third level qualification.
• A willingness to further develop your fundraising knowledge and learning.
• Fluent English.

5. CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS

Full time position with a six-month probationary period.

Work location: Dublin, Ireland

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week with some out-of-work hours required on an occasional basis.

6. TAKING THE NEXT STEP

1. Submit your cv and cover letter in the strictest confidence to charlie@persuasionrepublic.ie.

2. Provide a few hundred words on why you want to work with us, how you believe you fulfil the criteria for the role and what value added you’ll bring.
3. The closing date for applications is 5.00pm, Thursday, 3 July 2025

To apply contact careers@persuasionrepublic.ie