This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in supporting Community Law & Mediation (CLM) to deliver on its strategic plan.  The successful candidate will report directly to the CEO of CLM.  

The Policy, Communications & Public Affairs Manager is responsible for ensuring CLM has a strong, credible and influential voice on social justice issues affecting the communities we serve. 

The role brings together strategic communications, policy development and public affairs to ensure CLM effectively shapes public debate, informs policy, and communicates its impact. Working closely with the CEO and management team, the Policy, Communications & Public Affairs Manager will link CLM’s community level experience to strategic priorities, build CLM’s profile and strengthen its influence at local and national level. 

Set up in 1975, CLM has been a pioneering organisation in the provision of community based legal and mediation services. CLM provides free legal information, advice and representation, alongside mediation and community education services. Grounded in frontline experience, CLM works to influence policy and systemic change on issues affecting the communities it serves. 

CLM’s strategic plan sets out an ambitious growth agenda, focused on expanding services, strengthening impact, and increasing the organisation’s influence at local and national level. 

The position of Policy, Communications & Public Affairs Manager is a permanent position (4 or 5 days per week) subject to probationary period.  It is based in CLM’s office in Coolock and will entail occasional travel to our Limerick office, approximately three trips per annum.   CLM operates a hybrid working policy.  Salary details are available on request. 

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Application

Please submit a CV and brief cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining your motivation and suitability for the role as one document by email to Aoife Kelly Desmond: akdesmond@communitylawandmediation.ie by Monday 1 June 2026.

Please note that late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Interviews will likely be held the week beginning 8 June 2026.  

Further Information

Please direct any questions to CLM’s CEO:  Aoife Kelly Desmond: akdesmond@communitylawandmediation.ie