Deborah Walter Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Johannesburg - Remote

Provide communications support to the World Health Organization Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (HRP) programme, including social media, web stories, newsletter and other content.

As co-owner of CMFD Productions, a communications and media for change consultancy founded in 2002, based in Johannesburg and Maputo: - Manage large communication and media for change projects across Africa, including serial radio dramas, documentaries, digital stories, music for social change, print and online content, etc, combining high quality production, user-friendly materials, and capacity building where relevant to influence behaviour and social change.- Write, edit, and produce materials and editorial content, such as: scriptwriting and story boarding for audio dramas, radio and video documentaries, explainers, and PSAs; conceptualise and write training guides and toolkits; documenting impact stories and case studies; editing & production coordination of research reports, journals. - Work with organisations to develop practical communications strategies and plans, as well as editorial and content planning. - Design and deliver practically focused training with communities, media, NGOs, civil society and others around communications strategy, content planning, writing for media and online communications, storytelling, and reporting on human rights, disaster risk, elections, among others.

Communications consultant focusing on 2 key work areas: • Violence Against Women Data, as part of work to strengthen measurement, analysis and use of data to prevent and respond to violence against women globally. • Gender-based Violence in Emergencies/ humanitarian settings, supporting communications to improve health sector responses for GBV prevention and response in humanitarian settings, including in refugee, displacement, conflict, and protracted crisis.Broadly, this includes: - Develop and produce content, multimedia and resources to communicate work, impact and resources, i.e oversee design and dissemination of publications, briefing notes, impact stories, factsheets, webpages, graphics, videos, social media, etc. - support online and in-person events (such as webinars, conference and forum participation visibility) - developing information materials, visibility and promotions, social media. - draft and drive communications strategy and planning: outlining and drafting strategic plans, develop content and planning tools, coordinate communications across channels and liaise with organisational communications teams in planning, organizing and promoting visibility products, events, and activities.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

- Led growth of the communications team from 3 to 8 comms officers, based in 3 countries, including webmaster, multi-lingual comms officer, media lead, and consultants.- Led drafting CIVICUS first ever comprehensive communications strategy & follow-up digital communications and media strategies, including indicators and analytics to track.- Manage organisational advocacy-centred communications for global civil society alliance with over 10,000 members in 195 countries: website, social media, media, newsletters, publications, production of graphics, video, podcasts, etc,- Support media engagement: edit and pitch Opeds, draft press releases, strengthen media relationships-Manage financial and human resources ensuring annual objectives, targets and budgets met, manage service providers & subscriptions i.e Getty Images, Meltwater media, software, etc.- Experimenting with new tools and tactics to improve visual content, analytics and monitoring, media visibility, and engagement.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Commissioned and placed gender opinion and commentary with Southern African media houses.- Worked with emerging writers to improve skills.- Liased with regional media and editors to increase coverage of gender issues.- developed new strategies for multi-media options, including audio, for media in SADC to improve coverage of gender issues.- Advocacy communications, i.e related to SADC Protocol on Gender and Development and Commission on Status of Women

Implemented web and e-newsletter project designed to be a space for communicators across Africa to share communication for development knowledge, experiences, materials, strategic thinking and events, and to engage in discussion and debate. Responsible for editorial content, expanding network of practitioners, and co-ordinating collection and dissemination of development communication information across Africa.

Managed communications of the organisation - wrote project plans, funding proposals, reports, newsletters, developed website.Co-ordinated activities to build the capacity of the Association and its members, as well as promoted the organisation through the media, networking, outreach to members, donors and partners. Co-ordinated and delivered training programmes – good writing skills, gender and programming, Internet and computer training. Acted as consultant for member organisations, especially in the areas of communications, fundraising, information, and training.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Manage a $1 million budget and operations of a National Fair Trade Foods Program. - Co-ordinate marketing, advertising, and grassroots campaigns to increase sales and awareness of Fair Trade products and producers such as the first Canadian Fair Trade Day, student and church campaigns.