Ruhama is an Irish NGO and registered charity dedicated to providing nationwide support to women impacted by prostitution and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Established in 1989, we are proud to have been awarded the Charity of the Year 2024. Our organisation offers extensive expertise in delivering a comprehensive range of specialist, holistic support services. All services are free of charge, confidential, and delivered by a dedicated and highly experienced team. In addition, we advocate for policy reforms that promote the protection and wellbeing of women. We work in close partnership with the wider non-profit sector to address domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence, and we lead national awareness and prevention campaigns, including the Game Changer programme with the GAA and White Ribbon Ireland.
Join us in making a difference in the lives of women across Ireland!
Immediate applications are now invited for the following positions:
Employer: Ruhama (Host Organisation)
Address: 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2
Post Title: Seeking Safety Ireland Manager
Accountable to: The Head of Services of the Host organisation and the Governance Group
Purpose of post: To work with and support the partner agencies to develop and carry out the
aims, objectives and actions of the Seeking Safety Ireland Strategic Plan.
Background
The Seeking Safety Ireland project has been supported by the Department of Health. The commitment
is to develop and implement a cross sectoral, interagency Irish adaptation of the Seeking Safety model
to support hard to reach people who experience both mental health and substance use issues, paying
particular attention to those experiencing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.
Seeking Safety works from the premise that people who have the dual diagnosis of Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)and Substance Use are more likely to engage in less safe drug and alcohol
using activities and veer towards poly drug use.
Manager Seeking Safety Ireland
The Manager for Seeking Safety Ireland (SSI) will have the responsibility to support SSI on a national
basis. It will be their responsibility to implement the SSI strategic plan with the support of the
Programme Manager for Dual Diagnosis and each of the SSI Governance Group members. They will
encourage consistency across each of the partner organisations in areas such as strategic
development, staff support, training and supervision as well as supporting the partner organisations
with the implementation of the actions identified in the strategic plan. The successful candidate will
also be involved in communication and promotion of Seeking Safety Ireland.
The successful candidate will be required to regularly visit and connect with individual organisations
onsite and work with the Programme Manager for Dual Diagnosis (PMDD) on a weekly basis on an
interim basis. These weekly meetings are designed to ensure the national agenda is supported, and
will be in place for a defined period, as per the Strategic Plan.
The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the implementation of the strategic goals of
the programme.
Details
Application Process
Interested Candidates can access the full Job Description here.
Please send CV and cover letter to seekingsafetyireland@ruhama.ie for the attention of Anita Whyte by the closing date 4pm on Tuesday 10th June 2025.
Ruhama is an equal opportunity employer.
Immediate Applications are now invited for the above positions; –
Ruhama is an Irish NGO and registered charity that offers nationwide support to women affected by
prostitution, human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Founded in 1989, our
organisation has extensive expertise in providing a wide range of specialist, holistic support services.
Our services are free, confidential and delivered by a committed and experienced team. Ruhama also
advocates and engages in policy work on issues related to prostitution, sex trafficking and the
experiences of the women we work with.
The successful candidates will be responsible for providing a holistic person-centred approach to care
and case management for service users who have been impacted by prostitution and trafficking for
the purpose of sexual exploitation, including engaging in assertive outreach in collaboration with other
service providers as well as in-reach to service providers.
Competitive Salary Scale, pro rata of €39,951 – €56,089 applies.
Details
Application Process
Interested Candidates can access the Job Description here and Application form here.
Please note that CVs submitted without an application form are not acceptable. Completed and signed application forms should be submitted by email to recruitment@ruhama.ie by
12:00 pm Tuesday 5th August 2025
Ruhama is an equal opportunity employer
