Investigations Editor

Position description

In 2020, Liberty launched an exciting new project using the tools of investigative journalism to expose and challenge abuses of power and violations of human rights: Liberty Investigates. You can find the investigative unit’s work at libertyinvestigates.org.uk. Our two current key topics are policing and protest rights, while we have previously also specialised in migrant and asylum seeker rights.

We believe rigorously pursued, collaborative investigative journalism can be instrumental in challenging abuses of power, and we believe it’s a time when it’s needed more than ever. The team undertakes investigations designed to hold power accountable, change narratives and spark positive change in human rights.

Our small team has worked with publishing partners including the Times, the Guardian, the Observer, Independent, Channel 4 News, ITV News, and local press. We’ve been shortlisted for the Private Eye Paul Foot Award twice, were finalists two years running for the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils, and were recently shortlisted for the European Press Prize.

Best of all, we’ve seen real-world impact from the stories, such as when a judge ordered the Home Secretary to bring back to the UK an asylum seeker she had deported to France – off the back of our story about charter flight Esparto 11.

We are looking for an Investigations Editor with the investigative, strategic and management skills to lead this exciting work into the future.

You will need to understand the power of telling stories and the role that journalism plays in mobilising action in the public interest. You will need a passion for upholding high factual and ethical standards. You will be excited about working in a multi-disciplinary campaigning organization, and you will inspire the team to carry out investigations to spark positive change.

At Liberty we are striving to build a team that is truly inclusive – we understand that as an organisation we can only work at our best when we have a diverse workforce sharing a wealth of ideas and experiences. We therefore encourage applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.

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