Specialist Content Writer

NSPCC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 3,300 - 5,200; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

London head office

Flexible hours

Job summary

NSPCC is seeking a Specialist Content Writer to create engaging, evidence-based safeguarding information for the NSPCC Learning website. This part-time role (21 hours weekly) combines office days at the London head office with two days of remote work.

You will research, summarise, and present complex information clearly while adhering to brand guidelines and quality standards. You will join the Knowledge and Information Service, collaborating with colleagues to disseminate child protection

Qualifications

• Excellent written communication; summarise complex information clearly.
• Proven desk research and source evaluation.
• Ability to follow brand messaging and style guidelines.
• Strong proofreading and attention to detail.
• Understanding of writing for the web and SEO basics.
• Teamwork and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging, evidence-based safeguarding information.
• Summarise and present complex information clearly.
• Work to brand messaging and style guidelines.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver content to agreed deadlines.
• Produce content for NSPCC Learning website.
• Contribute to learning resources and guidance.

Skills

Excellent writing

Desk research

Summarising information

Proofreading

Web content writing

SEO basics

Teamwork

Project planning

Verbal presentations

Stakeholder analysis

Child welfare knowledge

Job description

Join us as a S pecialist C ontent W riter and create engaging, evidence-based safeguarding and child protection information for everyone who works or volunteers with children.

We 're looking for a part-time writer to produce evidence-based information about safeguarding and child protection for the NSPCC Learning website .The post holder will work in our busy Knowledge and Information Service , which seeks out and disseminates child protection information to anyone who works or volunteers with children.

About Us

Our team of S pecialist C ontent W ritters produce s and review s free safeguarding content on NSPCC Learning , the NSPCC's website for anyone working or volunteering with babies, children or young people in the UK . Our r esources include information and guidance, briefings, factsheets, blogs and videos.

As part of the NSPCC's Knowledge and Information Service, we work closely with colleagues who manage the NSPCC Learning website, the NSPCC L ibrary and Archive team , and other data, insights and knowledge experts. Together, we provide the most comprehensive source of safeguarding and child protection information in the UK .

About You

We're looking for a new Specialist Content Writer to join our team.

You

• must have e xcellent written communication skills with experience of summarising and presenting complex information clearly, accurately and concisely in a range of different formats.
• must have proven ability to conduct desk research; identify and evaluate relevant sources; gather and synthesise complex information and keep up to date with the latest developments in relevant fields.
• must have proven ability to deliver to a brief, following house messaging and style guidance and meeting quality assurance standards. Excellent proof-reading, attention to detail and consistency.
• must have an u nderstanding of principles of best practice for writing for the web, including how content can be optimised to improve search rankings.
• must have excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills: ability to proactively build good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, taking an inclusive approach and valuing diverse perspectives .
• must have an ability to manage own workload and plan, develop and deliver projects to agreed deadlines and standards. Ability to balance priorities and adopt a proactive approach to problem solving.
• have confident verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver in-person and/or online presentations to groups of varying sizes.
• have a bility to identify and meet the information needs of a range of audiences, including professionals.
• have a bility to gather and analyse insight from a wide range of stakeholders and respond effectively and appropriately to feedback.
• ideally, although not necessarily , have e xperience or knowledge of a field relating to child welfare or child protection.

Th e work is wide-ranging and varied, with lots of opportunities to learn and grow within the role .

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring out the best in you. And you'll help to make a difference that impacts millions of young lives.

This role is part time , 21 hours a week, with 1 day a week based at our London head office (EC2A 3NH) and 2 days working from home.