Analyst – International Unit

ComReg Overview

We are the statutory body responsible for regulating electronic communications, postal and premium rate services in Ireland. We are a professional, multi-disciplinary organisation, operating in a dynamic telecommunications environment that is constantly evolving. Our Mission – at the heart of everything we do – is to facilitate the development of a competitive communications sector in Ireland that attracts investment, encourages innovation and empowers consumers to choose and use communications services with confidence.

The International Team

Working cross-organisationally, the International Unit is largely involved in the activities of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), which contributes to the development and better functioning of the internal market for electronic communications networks and services. It does so, by aiming to ensure a consistent application of the EU regulatory framework and by aiming to promote an effective internal market in the European telecoms sector. Furthermore, BEREC assists the EU Commission and the national regulatory authorities (NRAs) from other Member States in implementing the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.

Digital legislation and sustainability initiatives are becoming increasingly important topics at both a European and national level. ComReg and the International Unit are monitoring EU-level policy proposals, in particular:

• Europe’s Digital Decade, which involves the introduction of several legislative files, including the AI Act and Data Act, and
• European Green Deal, which envisages a new industrial strategy for Europe through a twin green and digital transitions.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Digital Engagement Manager the Analyst will:

• Actively participate in the activities of BEREC working groups, with specific focus on digital and environmental sustainability topics, including the preparation of reports, guidelines and best practices.
• Support and co-ordinate contributions by other ComReg employees to BEREC projects.
• Prepare briefings and speaking notes on a broad range of topics related to the electronic communications sector, sustainability and digital regulation.
• Represent ComReg at meetings and engage in stakeholder relations as necessary in domestic and international settings with regards to climate adaptation and the Communications sector.
• Assist in the organisation of meetings, including engaging with external speakers/moderators.
• Coordinate ComReg’s input and responses to periodic questionnaires and reports from the EU Commission, BEREC members and other international organisations.

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience in the areas of regulation, policy, lobbying, or another relevant area, including experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills, with experience drafting documentation in a rational, evidence-based, clear and concise manner.
• Experience in managing small to medium size projects to successful outcomes.
• Familiarity with EU and Ireland’s climate and sustainability legislation and policies.
• Excellent analytical abilities, including the ability to make reasoned judgements based on available information.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in economics, business or finance, or other equivalent qualification.
• Familiarity with the national/EU legal framework for the electronic communications sector, under which ComReg operates.
• Knowledge of the Irish government’s climate adaptation policies and the environmental sustainability element of the EU’s twin digital and green transition.
• Familiarity with the development of EU-level digital legislative initiatives.
• Experience working in organisational networks.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Competencies

In addition to your technical qualifications and experience, you will bring professional competencies and skills in the following core areas:  

• Drafting: Uses a logical structure to draft documents. Communicates complex and technical information clearly and concisely. Ensures key messages are understood and have the desired impact on the target audience.
• Planning & Organising: Establishes and monitors priorities, systematically differentiating between urgent, important and unimportant tasks. Plans and manages activities to consistently deliver results. Meets objectives within agreed predetermined time frames and deals with urgent operational situations expeditiously.
• Technical Knowledge & Continuous Improvement: Possesses a command over the technical and professional skills for a particular discipline. Keeps an open mind. Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement.
• Communicating & Influencing: Communicates clearly, confidently and respectfully. Engages, persuades and convinces others to follow a particular course of action. Ensures all relevant parties are appropriately updated and notified.
• Teamwork: Promotes and enhances team performance through working collaboratively and in cooperation with others to achieve goals. Interacts in a manner that builds respect and fosters trust.
• People Skills: Uses interpersonal skills to create engagement and clarity. Manages conflict and implements practical solutions. Recognises the impact of own behaviour and adjusts as required. Actively develops others.
• Analytical & Critical Thinking: Objectively analyses and evaluates information in order to identify patterns between situations that are not obviously related. Develops and clearly articulates solutions to complex problems.

Additional Skills & Knowledge

The knowledge and skills required include but are not limited to the following:

• Good understanding of the EU’s ‘twin’ green and digital transition
• Strong project management and organisation skills and knowledge of key stakeholders for ComReg and EU institutions/agencies
• Ability to work on own initiative and to deadlines/milestones.
• A capacity to foster a positive working relationship with colleagues and external stakeholders; to work in multi-disciplinary teams and to network effectively.
• Strong proactive approach to achieving results, including managing scope, time, risk assessment, cost, and quality.

Our Package

We are offering an attractive package:

• Salary €62,842.22 – €85,085.35 * (entry will be at the minimum point and the rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.)
• Dublin city centre location – IFSC
• Blended working environment
• 28 days Annual Leave per year increases with service
• Fully paid Maternity, Paternity and Parent’s leave
• Income protection scheme
• Education assistance and Training Opportunities
• Professional membership fee pay
• Attractive pension scheme
• ComWell Wellbeing Programme
• Travel tax saver scheme, Access to Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to a members run sports and social club

*( Pay increases will be awarded annually subject to satisfactory performance).

Please Note (1)

We hope that our recruitment process supports applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We understand that having a diverse workforce contributes to making us stronger as an organisation. We are committed to positively supporting candidates with disabilities.

Please let us know if there is any reasonable accommodations we can make to enable you to take part in the process by creating the environment to give you the best opportunity to show your strengths and competencies. Rest assured that whatever information you disclose will only be used to enable us to provide the necessary support and will never have a bearing on the outcome of the process.

Please Note (2)

ComReg assesses all applicants fairly based on the requirements for the role. Due to the high volume of applications we receive for positions, we are unable to provide feedback to candidates who are not shortlisted for interview. If you are short-listed for interview, and are subsequently unsuccessful, you can request verbal feedback from your recruitment contact – if you are represented by an agency.