I lead CLEAR Global's communications strategy and manage content production, distribution, and reach. I do this by managing the Communications team to reach organizational objectives. My role focuses on advocating for our mission, promoting our innovative programs, and highlighting our research, language technology development, and service platforms. I also serve as the organization's primary media contact.Key responsibilities:1. Strategic communications and content development: development and implementation of communications plans aligned with organizational goals. Oversight of content production and multilingual strategies across digital platforms to ensure consistency with our mission and values.2. Internal and external engagement: leadership of internal communication efforts to engage the staff as brand advocates, while also managing media relations and strengthening partnerships with stakeholders to support fundraising and advocacy campaigns.3. Performance analysis and reporting: regular assessments and reports on the impact and reach of communications efforts. Refinement of key audiences and messages. Enhancement of user experience, identifying opportunities to make our work more efficient and impactful.4. Team leadership and collaboration: management and guidance of the communications team, fostering a positive and innovative work environment while collaborating closely with other teams to align goals and deliver results.

• Designed and implemented a communications strategy to engage stakeholders and increase investments towards climate resilience.• Directed audience mapping and core narrative development, unifying messaging across a network of over 30 partners.• Oversaw content creation, including copy for press releases, social media posts and toolkits, newsletters, etc. as well as graphic and video assets.• Worked with a PR team delivering a media engagement programme in advance of UN Climate Conference COP28 to secure international coverage. • Identified and briefed spokespersons, drafted talking points and developed a media advisory to be used during COP28.• Identified editorial opportunities, ensuring integration of climate resilience narratives into all communications from partners.

• Engagement of over 3300 members, including civil society organisations, movements and activists, to boost collaboration and participation in annual processes of dialogue, sustainable development progress review and mobilisation. • Identification and communication of good practice in terms of monitoring and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. • Support in strategic convenings to engage members in regional and global sustainable development forums. • Production, promotion and amplification of stories of local progress through digital enagagement strategies.• Capacity building development for 35+ frontline climate activists and groups.Support in the establishment of their core messaging and key audiences as well as story development, script writing, production, editing and digital engagement metrics fundamentals.• Development of online materials to build skills on digital mobilization and media for social change.• Project lead for Zovu, an upcoming online space showcasing stories on community approaches to climate and social justice.• Coordination of the work of junior team members and supervision of consultants and vendors.

• Development and implementation of a communications strategy to showcase the Goalkeepers Youth Action Accelerator, a project boosting local, youth-led initiatives working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.• Engaged and trained a community of 26 young activists in message drafting and campaign building, content distribution and evaluation, including audience insights.• Dissemination of learnings, stories, and research findings from youth movements and program partners via digital channels.

Designed and implemented the communication strategy of TRECC, a program working to boost quality of education in cocoa-growing communities in Ivory Coast. Responsibilities included: • Developing and implementing an effective communications strategy aimed at promoting the case for quality of education among different national and international audiences• Producing content to share externally with multiple stakeholders: from program beneficiaries to international organizations and high-level officials• Participating in field trips for communication purposes• Managing the program’s website and social media channels• Liaising with media• Developing content for TRECC’s funding partners• Coordinating with external providers for the production of quality materia

Participated in two English-language summer camps for children in the villages of Huziiv (Southwest Ukraine) and Kozyn (Kyiv region). Prepared games and health/sport-related activities for children ages 8 to 15. Helped with language exercises and encouraged conversation in English.

Ran project Ivoire Justice, an online media platform contributing to peace, reconciliation and dialogue around justice in post-conflict Côte d’Ivoire.Responsibilities included:- Management of a team of 4 people distributed between the Netherlands and Abidjan- Strategy building- Coordinating implementation and evaluation- Advocacy- Fundraising- Writing progress reports for the project's main funder- Managing partnerships with civil society on the ground as well as liaising with Ivorian government officials and international organizations- Supervision of the editorial strategy of the projectRelevant achievements:- Organized a peace and reconciliation hackathon in Abidjan in partnership with UNBCI (national bloggers' union)- Contibuted to the development of a new, innovative program strategy following an impact evaluation and a needs assessment done in Côte d'Ivoire- Identified new Ivorian potential partners to work with during the new program phase- Lead the editorial strategy of the project's website and social media channels, which during this period reached over 83,000 pageviews (monthly average) and an accumulated total of 410,000 Facebook followers

Coordinated project implementation for two media projects: Ivoire Justice and The Hague Trials Kenya. The content was meant to stimulate conversations around justice and reconciliation to foster social change in Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya, respectively. The approach was to use multi-media productions and marketing campaigns for our cause as well as networking and organizing events on the ground.Responsibilities included:- Delivering project implementation- Providing analysis and assessment on outcomes- Managing a small team of people in Nairobi, Abidjan and the Netherlands- Strengthening relationships with local civil society and donors- Participating in peace, justice and innovation foraRelevant achievements:- Wrote concept notes and developed theories of change and logical frameworks- Provided support in the production of a project proposal that was later on approved by the donor- Coached four new team members in online strategy and justice reporting- Provided further capacity building by training a Kenyan organization as the project was handed over to them- Organized two events with partners in Abidjan where young people gathered to learn and discuss about elections, engagement, peace and justice issues.Responsibilities were taken up gradually, starting part-time in combination with tasks required by the previous position.

Managed the social media strategy of the sub-Saharan Africa projects at RNW Media, an organization shifting from a traditional broadcaster to a development organization using media for social change. Productions were targeted to young people in eight African countries across different projects. Themes ranged from human rights to civic engagement and peace and justice issues. The objective was to foster youth engagement with thought-provoking, locally produced content as well as online spaces to respectfully discuss sensitive issues.Responsibilities included:- Contributing to the department's new development focus with a strategy to foster social change through online media- Setting and implementing the social media and online marketing strategies- Performing community management tasksRelevant achievements:- Provided a cohesive, innovative strategy in order to use social media to foster citizens' engagement- Identified entry points for our mission by analyzing trends

Assisted the main social media editor in managing the platforms of the department, which produced content related to citizens'​ engagement and human rights in Latin America.Productions were targeted to youth and meant to encourage them to engage in respectful dialogue around sensitive issues in order to to build a more inclusive and engaged society.Responsibilities included:- Producing social media content for the department's profile pages- Overseeing audience engagement opportunities- Producing activity reports- Researching ways to maximize audience reach- Identifying trends in citizens'​ engagementRelevant achievements:- Provided assessment as the department launched their first elaborate social media strategy- Developed an evaluation method to measure reach and online engagement rates- Gained skills in strategy design, community management and use of new media to foster discussions and help youth engage in public discussions on fundamental rights, social and political issues.

Co-founded Accents Weekly, a magazine-style radio show done by volunteer international students in Aarhus, Denmark. Commissioned reports and managed submissions from a pool of some 20 student contributors. Co-hosted as well as edited the show's website and podcast library.

Traineeship in international media relations at Madrid City Council's marketing agency. The agency is meant to promote Madrid abroad as a tourist and business destination.Responsibilities included:- Daily international and national press monitoring- Elaboration of a daily press clipping- Organizing press-related documentation for the agency- Providing assistance with press queries and content requests - Support in writing press materials- Helping out in the organization of press conferences- Translating media reports- Interpreting for English and Italian-speaking journalists