[Hiring] Technical Content Editor @The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade.

Role Description

The Chartered Institute is looking to appoint a Technical Content Editor to oversee editorial standards across its external facing output. This will involve maintaining and applying the organisation’s editorial and brand guidelines, ensuring all technical content is accurate, clear and reliable.

While the role will sit within the Corporate Affairs department, they will support colleagues across multiple departments, including Advisory, Education, Bids and key commercial projects such as the Trader Support Service.

The successful candidate will have well-established customs and trade expertise, as well as strong written communication skills and a forensic attention to detail. They will also, ideally, have had experience working in content production and design.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in customs and trade
• Strong knowledge of customs compliance and trade processes
• Exceptional and proven editing, writing and proof-reading skills
• Proven experience and success in creating content for commercial and public sector clients
• Proven experience in working to and meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including ability to deliver fair and constructive feedback
• Strong ability to develop positive and effective relationships with colleagues
• Strong IT skills, including publishing software such as MS Office and Adobe
• Strong attention to detail
• The ability to work with confidential and discreet matters/information

Requirements

• Qualification in trade and customs topics
• Strong interest in journalism or content creation
• Keenness to learn and develop
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good at problem solving
• Being a team player
• Willing to show initiative
• A thorough and methodical approach to your work

Company Description

The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade empowers global trade by equipping individuals and businesses with the expertise to trade compliantly, sustainably and commercially.

Founded in 1935, we were granted a Royal Charter by His Majesty King Charles III in 2023 in recognition of our contribution to international trade.

As a partner with UK government, we deliver national and international programmes, acting as champions for the UK, and establishing UK processes and standards globally.