Stephen Fitzpatrick Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

88 St. Stephen'S Green, Dublin 2

Delivering full-service corporate communications and public relations consultancy services to public, private, and semi-state organisations across a range of sectors including, health, education, construction, and representative bodies. Strategic level expertise in public affairs, media relations, crisis issue management, event management, and stakeholder relations management. Key Contributions:• Direct point of contact for clients, elected representatives, community organisations, Government, representative bodies, and the media. • Writing, presenting and implementing strategic communications plans for public relations, stakeholder, and public affairs campaigns. • Proactively identifying opportunities for engagement with media and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the success of my client’s business objectives. • Providing clients with knowledgeable insight and advice about public affairs arising from my considerable experience and understanding of how Government functions. • Confident communicator with the ability to disseminate information through a variety of communications mediums, including press releases, statements, briefings, Excel reports, research reports, and face-to face engagement.• Responsible for directing, overseeing, and mentoring executive staff within the company. • Successfully managed a client’s press office throughout a major crisis communications incident of national and regional significance that lasted five days. • Additional responsibilities include, social media analysis, crisis issue management, event management, stakeholder management, and spokesperson duties.

New Zealand, Vanuatu, Australia And Japan

County Dublin, Ireland

Achieved election to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county council at first attempt, organising, and leading a seven-month long election campaign. Key Contribution:• Played an integral role in the strategic direction of the Council, achieving agreed policy initiatives and goals. • Advocated, negotiated, and championed the issues of my constituents, communities, and organisations. Informed and advised on a wide range of personal and sometimes sensitive issues including, housing and health issues. • Public speaking at meetings, events, official engagements, and conferences, including a Labour Party conference speech to over three thousand people on live national television. Interviewed on Ireland AM and local radio. • As the youngest ever Leas Cathaoirleach (Deputy Mayor) of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (June 2012 – June 2013), I deputised for the Mayor at public speaking commitments, functions, and events including, the chairing of a special Council meeting to consider a major land rezoning proposal.• Communicated, influenced, and persuaded senior politicians, local authority staff, Government, and key stakeholders on behalf of my constituents.

County Dublin, Ireland

• Addressed constituent’s concerns by listening, advising and advocating on their behalf. • Deputised for Eamon Gilmore at his Constituency Advice Centre, events, and public meetings.• Counselled Eamon Gilmore about constituency political matters and representations made on behalf of his constituents. • Developed strong interpersonal relationships with Ministers, TDs, Government Departments, outside Government agencies, local stakeholders and constituents.

• Organised the company’s Health and Safety training. Updated staff Health and Safety records. • Liaised with managers within the company to coordinate the staff exit process and telephoned former employees to recover their outstanding salary arrears. • Created Key Performance Indicator (KPI data) reports for senior management.

Dublin

• Conducted first round candidate screening and co-ordinated second round interviews between managers and candidates for sales positions. • Communicated job offers to successful candidates, conveyed feedback to unsuccessful candidates and coordinated the induction agenda for new starters.

• Sourced, screened, proposed and prepared candidates for interview. • Coached and prepared candidates and clients through the entire recruitment process.• Provided feedback to candidates and managed offer stage. • Client relationship management including understanding client needs, providing market analysis and fulfilling recruitment strategy objectives. • Worked to deadlines, placement targets, cold called candidates and companies.

Bachelor Of Arts In E-Business

Activities and Societies: •Student’s Union class representative for IADT BA in E-Business course: 2002-2004. •Elected as Education officer.

Certificate, Social Media

Diploma, Mediation, 2.1

Syllabus •Introduction to Mediation and ADR •The Mediation Process •Principles of Mediation •Commercial Mediation •Family Mediation.

Postgraduate Diploma In Law, Law

I completed five months of this course before leaving to take up the opportunity of working for An Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, T.D.

Education record

Certificate, Internal Communications