Director of Strategic Communications & Government Relations

The Reputations Agency

Contract type
Full-Time
Closing date
16 Mar 2026 05:30 PM
Location
The Reputations Agency, Hamilton House, 28 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 (currently hybrid)

The Reputations Agency is expanding our senior team and are now inviting applications from Senior Director / Director‑level candidates who bring strong strategic insight and the ability to deliver impactful work across corporate reputation, government relations, stakeholder engagement, and media relations.

At The Reputations Agency, we partner with leaders to build reputations that deliver lasting value. Everything we do is powered by insight, creativity, and a deep understanding of the trust that underpins every meaningful relationship. We are progressive, innovative, and brave, and we take pride in delivering work that is thoughtful, ambitious and grounded in long‑term impact.

Our people are the cornerstone of our success, and we value intelligence, integrity, curiosity, kindness, and collaboration. We surround ourselves with people who share these values.

If you are energised by shaping communications that matter and influencing the conversations that define reputations, we would like to meet you.

The right candidate will join a highly experienced team and work on a portfolio of clients that includes many of Ireland’s most prestigious and progressive organisations. The right candidate will want to share our values: Insight Inspired, Purposeful, Trusted, Results-Driven. These values are embedded in everything we do and ensure we are a respected and valued strategic partner to our clients. 

About the Role 

We are seeking a Senior Director / Director of Strategic Communications & Government Relations who will bring insight, strategic clarity, and creative thinking to some of Ireland’s most significant organisations.

This is a role for someone who thrives on being a trusted advisor, someone who brings sound judgement, political and media intelligence, and an ability to navigate complexity with confidence. You will lead advisory for clients at pivotal moments, help them anticipate reputational opportunities and risks, and work with them to craft communications that are purposeful, compelling, and aligned to long‑term business ambitions.

What You Will Do

Lead with Insight & Creativity

  • Shape and deliver insightful, creative, and strategically robust communication strategies reflecting our belief that insight and creativity sit at the core of impactful work.
  • Simplify complexity for senior leaders, ensuring every recommendation is grounded in strong analysis and clear strategic direction.

Be a Trusted Advisor to Senior Leaders

  • Provide counsel to CEOs, Boards, and senior executives on high‑stakes issues, reputation‑shaping moments, and long‑term communication strategies.
  • Lead proactive and reactive reputation programmes supported by strong media insights and compelling narrative development.
  • Develop public affairs and government relations strategies that connect client objectives with the realities of Ireland’s policy landscape. Utilise trusted stakeholder relationships, always acting with integrity and professionalism.
  • Bring critical thinking and a long‑term perspective to risk, opportunity, and stakeholder engagement decisions, reflecting our culture of excellence and long‑term thinking.

Lead, Empower & Inspire Teams

  • Mentor and empower talented colleagues, helping them grow through challenge, creativity, and shared ambition.
  • Foster an environment where people feel supported, energised, and encouraged to do their best work - mirroring our belief that innovation and collaboration are key to successful growth. 

Contribute to Agency Growth & Thought Leadership

  • Identify opportunities to deepen client impact and broaden the agency’s strategic offering.
  • Help shape TRA’s voice in the market through insights, thought leadership, and progressive, creative thinking. 

Part of the VML Group of Agencies in Ireland and globally, The Reputations Agency is the exclusive Irish associate to the global RepTrak Company.  We are a deeply strategic reputation, communications, and public relations agency. Everything we do has insight at its foundation and creativity at its core. Our purpose is to be a trusted partner in the growth and transformation of Ireland’s most respected enterprises, delivering impactful reputation management, grounded in world class measurement and strategy, and delivering reputation solutions that are insight-driven, creatively inspired, and results-oriented.  

  • Someone curious, ambitious and grounded. Someone energised by great work, thoughtful collaboration and the chance to make a meaningful difference for our clients and our team. 
  • A purpose‑driven, ambitious professional whose personal values mirror our commitment to insight, creativity, trust and long‑term impact.
  • A senior leader, ideally with 10+ years’ experience in a consultancy or agency environment, who brings depth, perspective and a strong strategic backbone to their work. 
  • A highly engaged, curious and energetic communicator with the presence, confidence and capability to advise senior clients across diverse sectors: including retail, tech, financial services and professional services among others. 10+ years’ experience in a consultancy or agency environment, who brings depth, perspective and a strong strategic backbone to their work.
  • Someone who is ambitious for our clients, for our agency, and for their own growth, a person who wants to belong to a great team while also bringing something distinctive that elevates our collective work.
  • A trusted advisor with experience supporting CEOs, Directors and senior teams through both pivotal moments and day‑to‑day business challenges.
  • Someone with a proven track record of building and sustaining high‑trust relationships across business, news and political media, and an innate grasp of the dynamics shaping current affairs.
  • A senior public affairs expert with authoritative relationships across national and local government, and an expert understanding of how Ireland’s policy agenda evolves and is shaped.
  • A supportive and inspiring team leader who encourages excellence, fosters learning, and contributes to a collaborative, friendly and energising team culture.
  • A relationship‑builder with a strong professional network, able to nurture trusted connections with clients, colleagues, media, partners across VML, and other key stakeholders.
  • A lifelong learner, equipped with relevant qualifications and motivated to continuously expand their knowledge and skills.
  • A person of excellent judgement and critical thinking, who brings clarity, balance and strategic insight to every situation. 

What We Offer

Working closely with our CEO and senior leadership team, the successful candidate will join a dynamic, collaborative group of experienced professionals based in our prime Dublin 2 offices. You will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional portfolio of clients, engage with Irish and global thought leadership, and collaborate with our sister agencies across the wider VML and WPP networks, benefiting from world‑class strategic, creative and international perspectives.

We offer a highly competitive and thoughtfully designed remuneration package, including salary, pension/PRSA contributions, supportive healthcare benefits, education assistance, and a personal training and development budget. A meaningful performance‑related incentive plan, aligned to our strategic objectives, is also included. Candidates must already be operating at Director level, with this role offering a clear and supported pathway to Senior Director level at pace, based on performance and impact. 

Applications close on the 16th of March 2026; however, we welcome early expressions of interest and enquiries from prospective candidates.

Apply via LinkedIn or submit your CV directly to [email protected] or [email protected]

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