The World Bank Group provides a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.• Contribute to the World Bank’s communications strategy, development of knowledge products and outreach efforts for the Caribbean countries.• Support the regional communications team with the production and dissemination of communications assets, including press release, blog posts, feature stories, op-eds, photographs and videos.• Organise and provide logistics support for a wide range of events, such as launches, workshops and press conferences.• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Governments, civil society and lobby groups.• Track and analyse current events, public opinion, media reports and other internal or external developments related to the Bank and other multinationals and provide reports and prepare briefs to provide context for decision-making• Identify and support key engagement opportunities (conferences, events, online, etc.) where World Bank leaders could share their perspectives and build relationships.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is a unique court. Established in 2005, and currently led by the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, the CCJ functions as two courts in one. In its appellate jurisdiction it serves as a final court of appeal and in its original jurisdiction, it protects the rights of citizens of the 14 CARICOM states under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. The CCJ employs various technological and administrative approaches to provide high-quality justice, guaranteeing accessibility, fairness, efficiency and transparency.• Provide leadership to the managers and employees in the Public Education and Communication,Information Technology, Protocol and Information, and Library units.• Communicate effectively with various stakeholder groups and ensure the Court is perceivedfavourably and with increased confidence. Conceptualized the Court’s first public educationcampaign since 2007.• Responsible for the effective running of the information technology department and theintroduction of cost-effective solutions that are indicative of a technologically-savvy apex court.• Ensure that the privileges and immunities of the CCJ are observed and communication with government departments and agencies are proactive and appropriate in nature.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the government organisation helping UK-based companies to sell their products and services overseas, and bringing high quality foreign direct investment to the UK. I represent Jamaica, the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.• Managed relationships with over 300 UK companies and supported them with export opportunities, logistics support, networking, event management and market research in order to help them find success in the three markets I oversaw.• Responsible for creating and marketing opportunities in Jamaica, the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. In financial year 2013/4, I was recognized for being among the top ten in the world in soliciting responses for business opportunities.• Completed training and exposure in numerous areas including security and defence, education, infrastructure, diplomacy and energy.• Conceptualized and implemented Jamaica’s first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) conference, which attracted over 180 participants, and was opened by the Prime Minister of Jamaica.• Promotion of the markets I covered as business locations to UK-based companies, including tradeshow representation, in-person presentations and digital strategies, such as, blogging andwebinars.

• Create, implement and measure a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that shapes, enhances and delivers on the company’s objectives• Provide support for the retail team including the creation of advertising, promotional events, and developing new areas of business and sales channels. One product advertising campaign resulted in a 34% growth in sales in the category.• Management of the budget to ensure delivery of exceptional results and superior quality.

•Managed the operations of the non-print properties of the newspaper including developing microsites and smartphone applications, project management, business development, new product creation, increasing sales and team leadership.•Significantly improved the page views for jamaicaobserver.com, implemented strategies that improved the social media uptake and presence.

•Responsible for the marketing function for the NCB group of companies, including brokerage house, commercial bank and insurance company•Manage corporate marketing and communications functions, overseeing a sixteen member team. Direct brand management, PR, media relations, corporate positioning, product launches, advertising, sales collateral, social media marketing and tradeshow marketing.•Negotiate media rates, sponsorship position and advertising placement for NCB•Provided marketing strategy and support for the most profitable of NCB’s business lines•Arranged events for high net worth and business clients which resulted in increased client acquisition and satisfaction, significant publicity and profitable relationships•Developed high impact marketing campaigns that were designed to engage employee buy-in and exceed business and corporate objectives within strict deadlines•Conceptualized a customer outreach campaign, Money Matters, which resulted in 20% of customers restructuring debt, an increase of J$12m in deposits, 6,000 downloads of budget template and multiple media impressions within one month •Directed advertising agencies, in-house and freelance graphic artists for a variety of projects including the production of advertising, annual reports, signage, email marketing, newsletters, direct mail and brand identity materials•Coordinated promotional activities including the execution of memorable presentations at trade shows, sports sponsorships, events, seminars and expositions that both build brand equity and result in sales opportunities•Spearheaded a local and international marketing campaign that raised NCB’s MoneyGram transactions by 25%, which included presence in Jamaica, Cayman and the U.K.•Developed and implemented effective strategic public relations campaigns that supported the organization’s business objectives and enhanced its reputation and visibility with stakeholders, its internal and external publics

•Responsible for conceptualizing, art directing and copy-writing for effective advertising and public relations campaigns for clients, with primary responsibility for Grace Foods and Services and Grace Foods International. Controlled a combined budget of J$119 million for the suite of clients, which included supervision of media buying. •Provided project management for clients in diverse industries including telecommunications, security, gaming and retail.

•Conceptualized and guided public relations campaigns and promotional activities for entertainment companies including Stone Love Movements, Mirage Nightclub, VP Records and Headline Entertainment. •Solicited and supervised sponsorship, public relations and income opportunities for clients in the Caribbean and North America.•Provided writing services including speeches, newspaper articles, press releases, web- sites, advertisements and client biographies.