Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) and Society of African Missions (SMA) wish to recruit a full-time Justice Officer. The Joint Justice Officer’s role is to promote social and environmental justice through advocacy and awareness-raising, grounded in Catholic Social Teaching. This position is fulltime and is ideal for someone passionate about social and environmental justice, who appreciates Catholic Social Teaching and has experience working within a Christian ethos. The ideal candidate will be an effective project manager and strategic thinker, demonstrating strong communication skills and a collaborative work style.
Qualification/Experience
- Professional qualification and/or equivalent experience of working in areas of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation.
Competencies/Skills
- Experience and skilled in project management and strategic thinking.
- A capacity to work with, build and lead collaborative networks and platforms.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to write articles and reports and deliver presentations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to build strong working relationships.
- Ability to work on own initiative with excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of the OLA and SMA teams.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Strong administrative skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office or equivalent. A basic understanding of social media is an advantage.
- An understanding and appreciation of Catholic Social Teaching.
- A willingness to learn about the OLA & SMA congregations and to engage with OLA & SMA personnel.
- Respect for the Christian ethos and missionary commitment of the OLA & SMA.
- Experience of working in developing countries, especially in Africa, is an advantage.
- Experience of working within, or cooperating with, Church and other groups in a faith-based environment, is an advantage
Salary: €30,000 – 40,000 depending on experience
Hours: This will be a full-time role comprising a working week of 40 hours per week. This position will require working outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends if required.
Location: This position will be located OLA Provincial Offices, Ardfoyle Convent, Ballintemple, Cork. Travel to other OLA/SMA locations will be required.
Application deadline: Tue 11th Feb.
For a full job description and personnel specification and application process please download from the following link: https://bit.ly/justiceofficerjd