ShoutOut is hiring a Strategic Partnerships Manager!

We’re on the lookout for a passionate advocate for LGBTQI+ inclusion to join the ShoutOut team!

This role will be key in helping us build sustainable funding through philanthropy and corporate partnerships, strengthening our work in education and workplace inclusion.

If you’re a relationship-driven fundraiser with strong writing, networking, and influencing skills (and a heart for meaningful change), we’d love to hear from you!

Deadline for applications: 28/10/2025 12:00

Role: Strategic Partnerships Manager

Organisation: ShoutOut

Contract: Full-time, permanent, dependent on funding.  

Location: Dublin 1 (Hybrid)

Salary: €50,000 - €55,000

BACKGROUND

ShoutOut is dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTI+ people by sharing personal stories and delivering educational programmes. The organisation collaborates with school students, teachers, youth workers, social workers, higher education institutions, sporting bodies, NGOs, workplaces, and other organisations to address LGBTI+ issues.

Founded in 2012 by a group of friends committed to making a difference in their community, ShoutOut envisions a culture that embraces and celebrates diversity, ensuring that no one is excluded based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual characteristics. 

THE ROLE

The Strategic Partnerships Manager will play a pivotal role in securing sustainable funding for ShoutOut, with a particular focus on philanthropy and corporate partnerships. This role will be key to diversifying income streams, ensuring a balance of statutory, philanthropic, and fundraised income. 

Reporting to the Executive Director and managing the Communications & Development Coordinator, the Strategic Partnerships Manager will lead on grant applications, donor engagement, and corporate fundraising while supporting wider community and campaign-based fundraising efforts. They will work collaboratively across the organisation to align fundraising strategies with ShoutOut’s impact and growth objectives, particularly in education and workplace inclusion.

If you’re a strategic, relationship-driven fundraiser with strong writing, networking, and influencing skills, and a passion for driving meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you!

HOW TO APPLY

To access the full candidate information pack and application details, please click here.

If you have any questions, please email recruitment@cciexecutivesearch.ie, using ShoutOut — Strategic Partnerships Manager as the subject of your email, or call 01 524 2807.

The recruitment campaign for this position is being managed exclusively on behalf of ShoutOut by the non-profit specialist recruitment consultancy CCI Executive Search.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to support the participation of individuals with disabilities or other specific needs in both the recruitment process and the workplace. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know by contacting us at recruitment@cciexecutivesearch.ie or on 01 524 2807.

Deadline for applications: 28/10/2025 12:00

Our New Strategic Plan: Building a Kinder, Prouder Ireland

We are proud to share ShoutOut’s Strategic Plan 2025–2027, a roadmap for the next stage of our journey as an organisation and community.

This is the first time in our history that we have brought together all the strands of our work into one clear plan. It’s both a celebration of how far we’ve come and a commitment to the future we want to create together.

At the heart of this plan is our vision:

An Ireland where every LGBTQI+ person can fully and proudly be themselves.

And our mission:

To promote inclusion and understanding of LGBTQI+ people through education.

What this plan means

Over the next three years, we will focus on:

• Schools: Making classrooms safe and inclusive spaces where LGBTQI+ young people can thrive.

• Workplaces: Supporting employers to create environments where LGBTQI+ people can flourish.

• Communities: Building allyship across the country so that every service and space can be inclusive.

• Ambassadors: Supporting and empowering LGBTQI+ volunteers to share their stories and spark change.

Alongside these programmes, we are committed to being an excellent workplace, a sustainable organisation, and authentic leaders grounded in lived experience.

We invite you to read the full plan here and share in our vision for a kinder, prouder Ireland.

Together, we can make sure that no LGBTQI+ person has to hide or edit any part of themselves, and that every young person grows up in a country that celebrates them as they are.

ShoutOut Annual Report: 2022 - 2023

We're thrilled to unveil our 2022 - 2023 Annual Report!

In the past year, we've conducted 220 LGBTQ+ Inclusion workshops across schools, workplaces, services, and the wider community.

As we reflect on our achievements, we're energized to extend our reach and impact even further in the coming year. Together, let's continue championing inclusivity and fostering positive change!

ShoutOut: Strategic Planning Tender

ShoutOut: Invitation to Tender

Strategic Plan 2024 - 2027

Introduction to ShoutOut:

ShoutOut’s Mission & Purpose:

To end the exclusion of LGBTQIA+ people.

Our charitable objectives/aims are to promote inclusion for LGBTQIA+ students in Irish schools and among young people in Ireland generally, to provide young people with knowledge about LGBTQIA+ issues, to help young people to understand the effects of homophobia and transphobia, to build awareness of how to support their LGBTQIA+ peers, and to promote inclusion and acceptance within Irish schools and Irish society.

Our values are education, inclusion, and allyship.

Key modes of delivering that Mission:

• School Workshops

• Other Youth Workshops

• Capacity Building Workshops - service providers

• Resource Development

• Information Sharing - advocacy, sectoral campaigning, comms materials

ShoutOut is a registered charity committed to improving life for LGBTI+ people by sharing personal stories and providing educational programmes. We work with school students, teachers, youth workers, social workers, and workplaces on LGBTI+ issues.

We envision a culture which is accepting and celebratory of diversity, where no one is excluded based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual characteristics. ShoutOut is committed to providing a fair, equitable place of work for all our employees as well as the volunteers who give so generously of their time and expertise. 

ShoutOut started in 2012 as a group of friends who wanted to make a difference in their community by working with young people to promote LGBTI+ inclusion through educational workshops in secondary schools, with the goal of sparking empathy, promoting allyship, and combating homophobic and transphobic attitudes.

Since 2012 it has grown to offer these educational services to organisations in the public and private sector, providing training and resources to service providers, sporting bodies, and workplaces to foster improved LGBTI+ inclusion in those services and workplaces for clients and employees alike. 

The services provided by ShoutOut in secondary schools continue to be a core focus of the organisation’s charitable activities, primarily working directly with school students. We are the island of Ireland’s largest provider of secondary school workshops on LGBTI+ identities.  

ShoutOut also provides policy guidance and educational resources to organisations seeking to develop LGBTI+ inclusion in their services or workplace.

ShoutOut’s work is overseen by a voluntary Board of Directors, who manage and guide the staff team of three. ShoutOut’s staff, in turn, support a national network of volunteers and a voluntary Steering Committee to deliver educational activities and dedicated projects. 

Purpose and objective

This is ShoutOut’s first strategic planning process and represents an opportunity for the organisation to take stock of our work over the past decade, connect with our stakeholders, and plan effectively for our future. 
This process will work to develop the organisation’s vision by defining strategic priorities and goals which further our charitable mission and align to our organisational values. This process will also act to test and future-proof the organisation’s current vision and goals. 

The planning process will include an attempt to learn or engage with the relevant experience and thinking of other similar associations to help frame ShoutOut’s future and strengthen links for that future. 

An external consultant is sought to work closely with the Board of Directors and staff to design and undertake a review and consultation process, analyse findings, and produce an outcome document (a 3-year strategic plan). The successful tenderer (hereafter referred to as “the consultant”) may apply as an individual, or on behalf of a tendering organisation. 

The consultant will facilitate a review of ShoutOut’s achievements and challenges, and prospective opportunities for development as well as potential risks to the organisation’s future. They will lead the preparation and development of a comprehensive and concise 3 year strategic plan to commence 2024 - including the writing of same to final stage, taking into account feedback and suggested changes from ShoutOut.  

Please see tender document attached below.

How to submit a tender:

Enquiries should be directed to Ruadhán Ó Críodáin director@shoutout.ie 

Tenders should be submitted by email to info@shoutout.ie with ‘Strategic Plan Tender’ in the subject line. 

The Tender should be submitted include the following details: 

• Technical proposal outlining the understanding of the ToR, the proposed approach to complete all deliverables within the scope, timeline and budget available; 

• Financial proposal outlining the proposed costings to produce on the deliverables including consultant daily rate, travel, communications etc;

• Cover letter summarising how the consultant experience meets the selection criteria;

• Detailed curriculum vitae of the consultant/organisation’s strategic planning work to date, with specific reference to projects undertaken by the proposed personnel nominated for this tender; 

• Two references from previous clients for whom the consultant/organisation has carried out similar work;

• Examples of recent previous Strategic Plans developed.

• Identification of any relevant conflicts of interest. 

The deadline for the receipt of tenders is 16th June 2023. Tenders that are delivered late will not be considered. The tendering organisation is fully responsible for safe and timely delivery of the tender. Confirmation that the tender holds good for twelve (12) calendar months after the closing date for receipt of tenders.

Grá agus Pobal - Lisa Nic An Bhreithimh | Glórtha Aiteacha / Queer Voices

Grá agus Pobal - Love and Community

by Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh (she/her)

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Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh - she/her

I'm Lisa, I'm cisgender and bisexual and recently got engaged to marry my gorgeous girlfriend, Mo, who I met in 2019. I discovered my sexuality long after school, in my 20s and was lucky to have a "coming out" time full of joy and celebration with good friends. I worked with the Irish language group of the 2015 Yes Equality Referendum Campaign, 'Tá Comhionannas' and now volunteer on the Steering Committee of ShoutOut and the Awareness Team of Equality for Children.

Glórtha Aiteacha / Queer Voices is a publication from ShoutOut for young people on queer joy and resilience, featuring a range of queer contributors. This publication was supported by the Community Foundation for Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Fund.

Glórtha Aiteacha \ Queer Voices is live!

This week we released Glórtha Aiteacha \ Queer Voices, a publication for young people on queer resilience, joy, and community! In the pages of this book, we’ve brought together LGBTQ+ writers and artists to share stories, reflections, and advice that they needed when they were growing up.

We want this book to reach as many people as possible! If you think your school, library, youth group, event or home would enjoy reading Glórtha Aiteacha, email education@shoutout.ie and we’ll post it to you for free!

Glórtha Aiteacha \ Queer Voices is designed by Sarah Moloney and features contributions from Vickey Curtis, Matt Kennedy, Zainab Boladale, Dylan Kerr, Sasha de Buyl Pisco, Amy Lauren, Kip Alizadeh, Aoife Martin, James Hudson, Rachel Ní Bhraonáin and Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh.

Glórtha Aiteacha \ Queer Voices was developed with the support of the Community Foundation for Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Fund.

ShoutOut is Recruiting to our Board of Directors!

We are recruiting to our Board of Directors! We’re seeking to grow our Board with two ordinary Directors and to recruit a Treasurer and Board Secretary. If you’re passionate about driving LGBTQ+ inclusion through education, we’d love to hear from you. ShoutOut’s Board is made up of energetic, dedicated queer folks and allies, who work to guide and support the charity’s staff and volunteers as we create inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ young people.

ShoutOut is governed by a board of Directors who meet every 6 weeks to provide oversight and support risk management for ShoutOut operations and growth, with an AGM in November and occasional strategy days and social events. Meetings have now returned to ‘in person’ in Dublin, with online attendance for those based outside Dublin.

Board Directors are also asked to serve on at least one subcommittee and attend meetings of that subcommittee. Board Directors may support ShoutOut staff, contributing from their areas of expertise. Board Directors are invited to attend any public ShoutOut events.

ShoutOut is currently seeking to recruit two Board Directors to support our growth.

We are particularly seeking to recruit Board Directors with expertise in:

• Charity and company governance, including charity and company law

• Finance (ideally with expertise in the charity sector)

• Policy and advocacy

We’re also seeking to recruit a Treasurer with financial experience to provide financial oversight and expertise to the Charity, and a Board Secretary to support on the Board’s administrative functions.

The following are the functions of the Treasurer:

Financial oversight of the board:

• Providing the board meetings with financial reports including income, expenditure, cash flow, reserve funds, and estimates for future expenditure;

• Providing advice to the Board of Directors on all financial matters including procuring outside services;

• Overseeing the preparation of annual accounts and financial reports to the board for the Charities Regulator and the CRO;

• Convening the Finance and Audit (F&A) Committee for review and approval of financial actions.

• Drafting and oversight of financial policies and procedures;

• Advising the board on how to carry out its fiduciary responsibilities and on financial propriety.

• Monitoring and advising on ShoutOut’s reserve funds.

Support to staff on finance functions:

• Oversight of the ShoutOut quarterly and annual budget and financial performance;

• Oversight of financial (e.g. cash management) and cost controls;

• Monitoring the financial administration of ShoutOut;

• Review of salaries and consultant fees;

• Oversight on payroll with HR Committee;

• Supporting external oversight and audit of ShoutOut accounts;

• Providing oversight on ShoutOut’s expenditure and payment of expenses, particularly on the Executive Director's transactions and expenses.

The Treasurer role does not involve reimbursing volunteers for their expenses, nor does the role involve writing grant applications.

We welcome applications from all but would like to encourage applications by people from a diversity of national, ethnic or cultural groups (including, but not limited to, Asian, Black, Traveller and minority ethnic, refugees, people with disabilities, working-class and LGBTQIA+ people). If you’ve never served on a Board before, please consider submitting an application! 

This is an unremunerated role. Applications are accepted via Boardmatch or by contacting ShoutOut directly (director@shoutout.ie) along with a recent CV and cover note explaining your interest in joining the Board at ShoutOut. If you have any questions and would like a conversation in confidence, email Ruadhán on director@shoutout.ie