Penny Appeal is an award-winning international humanitarian charity offering a range of life-saving humanitarian solutions in over 30-crisis hit countries. As one of the fastest growing charities in the sector, we have transformed countless numbers of lives and empowered communities around the globe helping to break the poverty cycle through our simple vision; taking your small change and making a big difference.

Penny Appeal is a twice Guinness-World-Record holder and works closely with leading celebrities and globally renowned institutions in the UK and beyond in the fight against poverty.

Team-work makes the dream work and Penny Appeal are looking for passionate individual who seek a dynamic and rewarding career and are able to work in demanding fast-paced environment. Organization requires services of “Copywriter”, duties of that position could be as under but not limited to these:

1.      Writing content for Penny Appeal’s Annual Report from scratch;

2.      Overseeing the layout, appearance and content of Annual Report;

3.      Research ideas and facts pertinent to the type of content/topic assigned;

4.      Write fresh content based on research and brainstorming by following instructions provided for each type of document;

5.      Prepare case studies on the current projects to highlight project’s success stories, good practices and lessons learned;

6.      Ensure through proactive research that the material contained within articles and organization documentation is kept up to date and reflects both current and future information;  

7.      Think up titles for each piece of content keeping appropriateness in check;

8.      Rewrite, paraphrase or write content from scratch depending on specific instructions provided in the work order;

9.      Proofread content for errors or additions and ensure that content is written per instructions;

10.  Develop engaging content for Annual Report to entice and engage audience;

11.  Write content for Annual report keeping in mind the general structure and sentiment of the readers;

12.  Sort out workable ideas by a process of elimination and keep eliminated ideas stored for future reference;

13.  Ensure final copy of all material is concise, consistent, and compelling;

14.  Perform other duties relevant to position as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills:

1.      Excellent communications and writing skills.

2.      Good command over the English language. However, appropriate understanding of Urdu language will be added advantage.

3.      Language-specific spelling, grammar and punctuation skills.

4.      A knack for editing and proof reading with good research skills.

5.      Good attention to detail.

6.      A professional writing tone and style.

7.      The ability to express ideas in a logical manner.

8.      The ability to meet deadlines.

9.      Multitasking abilities.

10.  Ability to work independently.

11.  Have a positive, can-do and resilient attitude.

12.  Tolerant of the views and opinions of others.

13.  Knowledge of at least one writing style (AP, Chicago, etc.)

14.  MS Office knowledge.