Copywriter-Translator Volunteer - Beirut

Who we are

Save the Children's work saves and improves children's lives around the world. We work to ensure children have healthcare, food and shelter, as well as learning and child protection services when children need it most. We are committed to helping all children achieve their full potential by ensuring they grow up healthy, receive a good education, and stay safe.

Securing children's rights is the foundation of our work. Millions of children around the world are denied their rights, simply because of who they are or where they are from. We know that to ensure every child has the chance for a future their rights must be upheld.

Through our programming, emergency responses and advocacy, we put the most vulnerable children first, tackling the barriers to survival, learning and protection.

Project background

The Copywriter-Translator Volunteer will be responsible for producing engaging content to document SCI’s programs, interventions, etc. The volunteer will also provide professional, accurate and timely translation services for documents and communication materials from English to Arabic and vice versa.

What you will do

• Produce compelling and engaging written content for use across a variety of channels (e.g., social media, SCI website, for donor/SCI visibility, external publications, and internal newsletter/reports, etc.).
• Proactively generate content by participating or  leading on brainstorms/creative sessions & meetings and undertaking field missions as requested/needed.
• Ad-hoc writing tasks as requested, including for internal newsletters, op-ed, or event speeches.
• Edit existing in-house content to ensure accuracy and brand consistency.
• Develop targeted and engaging content for digital campaigns and activities aligned to identified project/programs. This will include developing content related to to emergencies, drawing from pre-approved organizational messaging.
• Coordinate, draft and finalize the production of SCI’s Annual Country Report for 2022.
• Translate text and voice material as provided by Save the Children from/to Arabic and English languages, with limited guidance and revision.
• Ensure that the translated text is technically, linguistically and grammatically correct, and meets high quality standards.
• Provide accurate and timely translation to the satisfaction of SC Lebanon standards.
• Proofread translated materials to ensure language relevance and consistency
• Contribute to updating and maintaining a terminology database and related reference material
• Support other work streams, as needed.

Minimum qualification and experience:

• University degree in Journalism with background in Translation.
• At least one year of relevant professional experience with copywriting and copy-editing experience for both digital and offline channels.
• Experience in producing written content for INGOs or advocacy campaigns will be an advantage.
• Experience providing translation services within the humanitarian and development contexts.