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Stories Officer

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
London
Salary
£29,544 per year
Closing date
8 May 2019

Job Details

Do you have a journalism background? Do you have solid experience of interviewing people going through emotionally difficult or challenging times? And do you love writing, and proof-reading stories?

If so, this role could provide the perfect opportunity for you to build on your already strong experience, in a supportive, collaborative team with lots of opportunities for progression. The team is newly re-branded, and you will join a brilliant, well-loved charity in the heart of London.

The ideal candidate will:

- Have highly developed written and spoken communication skills
- Be a natural story teller
- Excellent interviewing skills
- Have excellent writing, proofreading and copy editing skills
- Have strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Have strong organisational skills

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Source, interview, write up and proofread new stories/case studies, ensuring the charity can tell its story effectively, with reference to key strategic priorities
- Develop content from storytellers (people sharing their stories) and produce powerful quotes to support marketing, fundraising and digital activities
- Develop and maintain relationships with storytellers and make sure they feel valued
- Day-to-day management of the stories programme to support a wide range of communications and fundraising activities
- Liaise with storytellers to organise their attendance at video or photo shoots, or other events, and act as point of contact for them throughout
- Build strong relationships with colleagues across the Communications, Fundraising and Caring Services departments

Location: London.
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £29,544

Please e-mail your CV to Hanah.whittington@harrishill.co.uk for more details.
Application Closing Date is Friday 3rd May midday, but please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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