Copywriter

Main responsibilities: Penny Appeal is an international humanitarian aid charity, which aims to relieve the suffering of poor and needy people across the world. Our growth plans are ambitious and to help achieve them, we are recruiting a Copywriter to promote the work of the charity through various on and off line channels. This role will be responsible for the content and quality of features within publications and articles for the company. Copywriting needs to be engaging and in line with company marketing and public affairs objectives. Strong editing, structure and layout skills are essential. Key Accountabilities Pro-actively maintain the company's marketing presence, including, but not limited to;Email bulletins/invitations;Websites - content, updates, reciprocal links, branding, social media, partnership site content;Research - conduct research as and when requestedOverseeing the layout, appearance and content of feature articles;Editorial content creation;Generating ideas for features with writing staff;Pro-actively assist with the planning of content as required.PR - draft and release appropriate press releasesProofreading - editorials, press releases and literatureWork as part of the Marketing team in a flexible manner, within reasonable time constraints as directed by managers.Ensure through the proactive use of research techniques timely and relevant information is sent to the Marketing Manager to enable them to respond to current or future issues that impact on the company.Ensure through proactive research that the material contained within articles and press releases, on websites and company documentation is kept up to date and reflects both current and future information.Ability to make decisions and prioritise workload in order to determine which may have a significant impact on the company.Must have good attention to detail and be able to proof read efficiently.Key to this role is the ability to multi-task effectively in order to meet deadlines.Effective reporting skills including collation of PR clippings and organisation information.Demonstrate the ability to interact and cooperate with all employees.Maintain professional internal and external relationships.Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships.Knowledge of Islamic financial matters (Zakat, Wakf, Qurbani etc.) is an advantage Person Specifications: Excellent verbal and written communicator, with strong interpersonal skillsCustomer focus and the ability to deal with and take ownership and solve complex customer issuesExcellent organisational, time management and multi-tasking skillsDisplays high energy and able to motivate self and othersHave a positive, can-do and resilient attitudeAble to manage people and drive high performance in their teamsExcellent interpersonal and networking skillsSelf-motivated with an ability to work independently as well as part of a teamMust prioritise and manage multiple high priority tasks.Tolerant of the views and opinions of others