Emma Van Der Merwe Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Compiling and anchoring news bulletins for KFM 94.5

UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area

London, United Kingdom

*Lead the media team’s work to communicate policy and advocacy positions through effective news management and development.*Build relationships with international development, business and trade news outlets, journalists and editors, including print, broadcast and online channels.*Develop and manage media partnerships with relevant news outlets, to help deliver on the organisation’s strategic aims and objectives.*Ensure the media team is responding to changing media and news agendas, and take up the opportunities these present to offer thought leadership and commentary on issues of trade for development, sustainable supply chains, agriculture and workers’ rights, business responsibilities, etc.

London, United Kingdom

Managing all of Privacy International's external communications, including social media channels, print and broadcast media.Devise and implement strategies in pursuance of PI's communication goals, working closely with the Executive Director, Director of Campaigns & Development and programme leads.​Support programme teams to communicate their work to external audiences.​Increase the organisation’s profile and develop our relationships with the media, the public and elite influencers.​

London, United Kingdom

Communications Lead/ Project Manager: UNICEF & Mothers2Mothers (Contract)Summary of Engagement: Documentation of Best Practices related to the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in South Africa within the context of the UNAIDS Global Plan (for presentation to the South African Department of Health and the African Union). Communications Lead: UNICEF (Contract)Summary of Engagement: Documentation of provincial Best Practices within the context of Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV in South Africa (for presentation to the South African Department of Health).

UNICEF works closely with government partners to ensure that children's rights are advanced - raising awareness and informing policymakers and thought-leaders about critical issues affecting South Africa's most precious resource: its children.As a communication specialist, I was responsible for developing communication strategies and advocacy materials supporting UNICEF's work in South Africa. Focus areas included Education, Health & Nutrition, Social Policy and Child Protection.

Stellenbosch, Cape Town

Guest lecturer - Television journalism (post-graduate level)Interview skills; Writing for television news; Ethical considerations; Basic editing for television; Presenting on camera; Voice over coaching

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

eNCA (also referred to as eNews Channel Africa) is a 24-hour television news broadcaster focusing on South African and African stories.

eNews Africa looks at Africa’s most compelling stories as they unfold, with expert insight, exclusive reports and interviews with Africa's newsmakers. Reporting teams are based in Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos and Harare, and a network of experienced correspondents in every capital on the continent. Bulletins include in-depth coverage of business in Africa, especially the continent’s new business leaders, and the sports stories from Africa.

A weekly current affairs show featuring African stories and in-depth interviews with newsmakers from across the continent. Notable guests have included: former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, former Ghanaian President John Kufuor, as well as US secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

•Produce and write copy for news broadcast (covering breaking news in Eastern and Southern Africa)•Assist with determining story selection and stacking•Accurately time the newscast•Coordinate editing of feature stories for broadcast•Select sound bites and video for use in news stories•Research and generate stories relevant for eNews Africa audience

Huwei, Taiwan Roc

Taught English at one of Taiwan's biggest and most successful English language school franchises.

Master Of Philosophy (M.Phil.)

Master Of Philosophy (Mphil) Erasmus Mundus Semester

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