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• Supporting the Administrations’ Senior Coordinators’ Group through convening and
chairing the meetings, preparing relevant papers and taking minutes.
• Leading and facilitating internal and external communications, including amongst other
issues, liaising with officials in each Member Administration, production of an annual
report, production of a quarterly newsletter for officials and appropriate use of social media
to publicise the work of the British-Irish Council.
• Managing and promoting relationships with key stakeholders including but not limited to
officials in all Member Administrations, the British – Irish Parliamentary Assembly and
interested NGOs.
• Advising on, and co-ordinating the scheduling of, all British-Irish Council meetings.
• Communicating decisions of the British-Irish Council and monitoring their
implementation.
• Responding to media and general public queries related to the work of the British-Irish
Council.
• Ensuring proper accountability to the British-Irish Council and Administrations through
the production of the annual reports for the biannual Summits and through the Senior
Co-ordinators’ Group.
• Carrying out such other tasks as the British-Irish Council may direct.