Aimée Millar Email & Phone Number

In addition to providing expertise to the Board in relation to public affairs, communications, and strategy, I am the Chair of the Board sub-Committee on Strategic Development.

Experience includes:- Stakeholder communications, policy development and production, and member relations in multiple subject matter areas including talent, higher education, digitalisation, advanced manufacturing and research and innovation- Representation of the organisation at stakeholder forums, formal events, and collaborative business functions at national and international level- Regular execution of multi-level communications with my team, senior team members, members of the Board, and the wider membership to update stakeholders in relation to ongoing activity- Communications consultation in respect of media engagement, digital content creation, and internal member communications- Managing events ranging from intimate stakeholder roundtables to large scale conferences, including designing and facilitating high level discussions relating to top-of-mind industry issues

Experience includes:- Production of all advocacy and policy outputs including public consultation responses, communications to public representatives and representation of the organisation externally nationally and internationally- Development and implementation of the policy and communications workplan for the organisation and continuous assessment and revision as necessary for output optimisation- Delivery of national awareness raising campaigns including project planning, logistical roll out, budget management, event management, multi-level stakeholder engagement and management of the awareness raising team- Design and delivery of high-level communications strategy for the organisation including a digital and social media strategy and a marketing and outreach strategy

Dublin, Ireland

Experience includes:- Management of the legislative agenda for each parliamentary term, and negotiating the specific business undertaken in the Dáil on a week-to-week basis both in government and opposition- Management of relationships across the entire political spectrum, including public representative, government ministers, and civil servants, including leading Dáil reform initiatives-Ongoing public affairs monitoring, including current affairs, policy development, and media announcements at a local, national, European and international level and adapting those developments into Dáil debates and schedules where appropriate.- Oversight of the individual parliamentary development of TDs, with particular emphasis on training and developing first time TDs following GE 2016 and GE 2020

Dublin, Ireland

Experience includes:- Research, drafting, and promotion of policy outputs in relation to international affairs, Brexit and cross border affairs- Design and execution of communications strategies for multiple public representatives- Management and co-ordination of a variety of events including political conferences, diplomatic visits and social engagements, information evenings and public briefings- Maintenance of stakeholder relationships in respect of local, national, and international matters- Media management for GE and SE 2016, including drafting and dissemination of press releases, responding to press queries, and strategic management of press relationships

Mbs International Public Policy And Diplomacy, International Relations And Affairs, Second Class Honours, Grade 1

Activities and Societies: Vice -Auditor UCC International Relations Society - Best Debating Society, 2015/2016 Co-Founder, ÉireMUN.

Postgraduate Diploma, Project Management, First Class Honours

Dip Pr, Public Relations, First Class Honours

Modules undertaken: Public Relations in Practice Media and Online Media Relations The Marketing Environment The Business and Government.

Bachelor Of Civil Law (Bcl), Law, Second Class Honours, Grade 1

Activities and Societies: Active member of UCC Law Society, Choral and various International Relations societies and regular advisor.