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ORGANISATION: Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services
ROLE: Director of Fundraising & Communications
SALARY: €84,898 – €105,604 (in line with Department of Health General Manager pay scale), depending on experience.
LOCATION: Primarily based in Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W, with some flexibility for hybrid working and occasional travel across three sites (Harold’s Cross, Blackrock, and Wicklow).
CONTRACT: Full-time, permanent (35 hours/week).
BACKGROUND
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services (OLH&CS) is one of Ireland’s most respected and well-established providers of specialist palliative and elderly care. With over 700 staff and 400 volunteers, OLH&CS delivers person-centred services across three sites in Harold’s Cross, Blackrock, and Wicklow. Fundraising plays a vital role in enabling the organisation to enhance services, support patients and families, and invest in key capital developments.
The fundraising and communications functions have seen strong strategic growth in recent years, including the development of major donor programmes, D2D fundraising, and impactful media work such as Inside the Hospice (Virgin Media, 2023). With a new organisational strategy (2025–2030) launching this summer, OLH&CS is now seeking a visionary leader to take these functions to the next level.
THE ROLE
This is a senior and highly visible leadership role, reporting directly to the CEO and sitting on the Executive Management Team. The Director will lead a team of 12 and hold responsibility for delivering an integrated fundraising and communications strategy to meet ambitious income, profile, and engagement goals. Key priorities include sustaining and growing annual income of over €6.3 million, progressing a legacy programme, deepening donor relationships, and increasing public awareness.
The successful candidate will oversee major events such as Light Up A Life, drive strategic donor engagement, and build strong partnerships across stakeholders—from senior clinical staff to the Board and external media. This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious, values-led professional to play a key role in shaping the future of hospice care in Ireland.
We are seeking a confident and collaborative leader with a proven track record in strategic fundraising and communications, ideally gained in a complex not-for-profit environment. The ideal candidate will bring experience in major gifts, donor stewardship, and campaign delivery, along with strong people management skills and excellent written and verbal communication. Resilient, results-driven, and values-aligned, they will be excited by the opportunity to deliver meaningful impact through their work.
APPLICATION DETAILS
To apply for this position, fill out this form to get the full job description, candidate information pack, and application details.
If you have further questions, email recruitment@cciexecutivesearch.ie,using Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services — Director of Fundraising and Communications as the subject of your email.
The recruitment campaign for this position is being managed exclusively on behalf of Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services by non-profit specialist recruitment consultancy CCI Executive Search.
It is CCI’s policy to ensure that as much accommodation as possible is provided to facilitate the participation of individuals with special needs in the recruitment process and the workplace. If you require any specific accommodations, please let us know.
Deadline for applications: 10/07/2025 12:00
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Director
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Full-time
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Business Development, Management, and Marketing
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