THE NEXT STAGE

Sage Advocacy’s mission is to promote, protect and safeguard the rights and dignity of older people, vulnerable adults, and healthcare patients through individual and systemic advocacy. In the context of recent and planned legislative, health and social care developments, of growing demand for our services and of our 2nd Statement of Strategy ‘The Next Stage’, Sage is now recruiting for the following roles:

Training & Education Coordinator x1

The primary purpose of the Training & Education Coordinator is to lead the development and delivery of induction and ongoing training for Sage Advocacy staff and volunteers.

Regional Advocate (Various Areas)

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The purpose of the Regional Advocate is to lead on complex advocacy cases supported by case management, safeguarding, legal and data analysis skills. Secondary purposes include: provision of support and advocacy services to key groups and individuals such as survivors of institutional abuse and vulnerable older people with little or no circle of support; growing awareness of Sage Advocacy and its services at regional level; developing a deep understanding of and strong working relationships with the structures and systems of the emerging HSE Regional Health Authorities; 'mapping' service providers and resources based on national guidelines; identifying and developing opportunities to tackle systemic issues at regional and national levels.

Information Support & Advocacy Coordinator x 1

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The purpose of Information Support & Advocacy Coordinator (ISAC) is to directly provide an information and support service for callers to Sage Advocacy, to coordinate the provision of a wide range of information resources and support services that may be required by clients, ensure linkages with relevant service providers and manage referrals to Regional Advocates and associated casework support and quality audit where necessary. The ISAC will act as a first point of contact with Sage Advocacy, answering and screening calls to the National Office and alerting the Information & Support Service Manager in a timely fashion regarding any significant issues or trends or information disclosed which may provide grounds for safeguarding concerns.

Application Process

If you are interested in any of these positions please carefully read the relevant job & person profiles, ‘The Next Stage - Statement of Strategy 2025 – 2027’, and our Quality Standards www.sageadvocacy.ie before you send your CV, and a covering letter of no more than 2 pages. Please indicate in the email subject line which role(s) you are applying for.

Send applications to: recruitment@sageadvocacy.ie Closing date: 5:00pm, Monday, 3^rd November 2025.

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Future vacancies are expected and will be advertised on the Sage Advocacy website: https://sageadvocacy.ie/join-us/.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights jobs

Various Positions (on-site and remote)