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Join Samaritans as a Stories Manager and champion the power of storytelling to make a real difference in people's lives
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Salary £39000 - £44000
Location Ewell, UK - Hybrid
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Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Samaritans is a crucial charity dedicated to providing emotional support to individuals facing distress or suicidal thoughts. Known for its flexible and hybrid working policies, the organisation is anchored in a culture that values employee well-being and professional development, offering a compassionate workplace that strives to make a meaningful impact every day.
- Develop and implement a strategy to highlight real-life stories across communications and fundraising initiatives.
- Lead the case study function and manage all associated systems and processes.
- Champion the voices of Samaritans' service users and those with experiences related to suicide in various organizational activities.
- Proven storytelling talent with a journalistic background or similar experience.
- Expertise in case study management, ideally within the charity sector.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an understanding of ethical storytelling and safeguarding principles.
- Submit your CV and a Cover Letter tailored to the role.
- Include reference links to two favorite storytelling works.
- Application deadline is 5pm on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, with interviews on Monday, June 17, 2024.
The organisation - Samaritans is a charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. We are passionate about flexible working and offer a hybrid working model, linked to our office in Ewell.
The role - As a Stories Manager, you will develop and drive our strategy to put the stories of our volunteers, callers and fundraisers at the front of our communications and fundraising work. You will lead the Samaritans case study function, support the organisation with its handling of real life stories and manage the relevant systems and processes. This role will develop and implement a strategy to support the organisation to champion the voices of those who have used our service, or have experience of suicidal feelings within our press activity, cash appeals, fundraising events and campaigns and policy work.
Job requirements - You’ll be a compassionate and talented story-teller, with a journalistic or similar background. Experienced in case study management and stewardship, ideally in the charity sector. You should have adept interpersonal and communication skills, and an understanding of the lives of those affected by suicide along with the principles of safeguarding and ethical storytelling practice.
Benefits - We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities. Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace & Perkbox.
Applications details - If this role sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and provide a Cover Letter (2 pages maximum) tailored around your motivations for applying and your skills and experience in relation to the job outline. Please include reference links to 2 of your favourite pieces of story-telling work. This role will close for applications at 5pm on Wednesday 05 June 2024, with interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 17 June 2024.
