liz havern

First job in BBC local radio, covering stories of national importance such as the Miners’ Strike of 1984 and a range of hard news and social affairs reporting. Increased responsibility as a News Producer and Bulletin Editor.

Working in both private and public sectors as a trainer and coach in management and communications skills. An accredited trainer, with Thomson Reuters Foundation and the International Board of Certified Trainers (IBCT) running courses for TV journalists to improve reporting, production, shooting and writing quality. Collaborating with multimedia professionals to define and develop best practice guidelines for journalists. A focus on media communications, creative communications, personal storytelling, presentation and content management aimed at charity spokespersons, PR and managerial staff seeking to make optimum impact in the media with their key messages and mission statements. Associate of the Mediators Institute of Ireland, delivering presentations on the effectiveness of mediation in the workplace to staff in the corporate and public sectors.

Worked in a variety of editorial roles for BBC World Service news bulletins, Newshour, The Day Today, World Bulletin Desk, specialising in foreign news coverage and international assignments, where robust editorial discipline, the highest journalistic standards and a deadline-driven culture were paramount.

Editorial responsibility in all senior roles in the newsroom (Editor of the Day, Intake, Output, Chief Sub, Planning Editor, Producer, Features Editor) delivering daily news coverage round-the-clock for international television broadcast clients in a commercially driven environment. Assigned as the point person for WTN working from within BBC TV News to promote WTN’s footage and liaising daily with BBC Foreign News editors on their coverage needs before, during and after the death of Princess Diana and for general daily newsgathering.

Editing and producing news bulletins for BSB News, responsible for generating bulletin and storytelling content.

Responsible for driving and delivering regional daily news coverage for an award winning BBC radio station and operating within a diverse catchment area and in one of the country’s busiest news regions. Produced and edited documentaries which were broadcast on BBC Radio Four.

Brokered partnerships with media and educational organisations to promote funding of best practice journalism training in countries as diverse as Lebanon, Ukraine and Vietnam. Generated new business, establishing co-operative partnerships and shared objectives with the Middle East headquarters of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace in Beirut, The Lebanon American University (LAU) and raising funding to deliver TRF courses. Gained new clients, such as 1+1 TV, Ukraine's largest state broadcaster, promoting an advanced journalism course for senior journalists and consultation sessions for news managers. Delivered a course in Hanoi for TV journalists from south east Asian countries and another in London for journalism students from Cairo's MIU university

Editorial responsibility for driving the daily news agenda and delivering news coverage for international broadcast clients, deploying journalists and camera crews on assignments to often hostile environments. Overseeing editorial content of the television news service output.

Newsgathered and produced hourly round-the-clock news bulletins for all BFBS international locations in Germany, Brunei, Belize, Cyprus, the Middle East and Northern Ireland. Reported and compiled news programmes for BFBS1 and BFBS 2 radio.

Worked as a freelance News and Current Affairs programme producer on From Our Own Correspondent and Special Assignment, commissioning stories from correspondents for long format radio programmes and compiling and producing current affairs documentaries.

Worked as a producer on flagship BBC National Network News and Current Affairs programmes, studio directing and producing and setting up live and recorded coverage, as well as working with specialised BBC correspondents on location. Provided memorable interviewees which were picked up by international networks during a time of great upheaval from the Tiananmen Square massacre to the collapse of the Berlin Wall and subsequent democratisation of former eastern bloc countries.

As Head of Training for Goodwork, Liz draws upon her 30 years as a broadcast and agency journalist and news manager to deliver a variety of training courses and programmes, amongst them Crisis Communications, Media Communications, Interviewing Techniques and Writing Skills, all of which reinforce professional and ethical best practice relevant to the charity and social enterprise sectors, as well as the public and private sectors. She devises training which improves the key communication skills needed to succeed in a constantly evolving 21st century multimedia environment.

MA (Honours) Degree in English Language and Literature