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London Area, United Kingdom

Nairobi, Kenya

- Supporting the delivery of a long-term communications strategy focused on Meta’s commitment protecting the safety of users across Sub Saharan Africa- Developing and pitching stories related to Meta’s policy issues impacting operations in Sub Saharan Africa- Managing Meta’s press office across Sub Saharan Africa reactively and proactively- Providing.

Kenya

• Responsible for providing overall global external communications positioning support on civic rights impact area
• Providing strategic counsel on public policy influencing and framing through effective policy communications
• Breaking complex topics on freedom of expression and open governance such as disinformation, AI, illegal surveillance through facial recognition, role of deep fakes, internet shutdowns, open data and open contracting.
• Leading communications advisory in the execution of global campaigning on civic rights
• Supporting subject matter experts on content framing and actively sourcing media interviews for positioning
• Mapping and preparing advocacy content strategies for positioning on multilateral fora such as: Open Government Week, RightsCon, Open Data Day, UNGA Special Session on Anti-Corruption, Open Government Summit, special.

• Effectively providing overall oversight and management of Corporate Communications and brand profiling in the region and (by extension sub Saharan Africa) by managing and coordinating the communications department
• Successfully implementing multi-country online and offline visually compelling activism campaigns through podcasts, photography, infographics, creative stories and blogs, documentaries and advertorial series
• Strategically leading the production and dissemination of compelling visual products such as annual reports, corporate brochures, project factsheets, bi-annual and internal fortnightly newsletters to promote brand.
• Leading events execution and preparing speeches/talking points for the Regional Director
• Expertly advising management team and providing strategic direction on corporate communications tactics, corporate identity and defining the organisation persona to audience in order to build a positive reputation..
• Continually gathering intelligence to advise on incoming policy issues affecting the operations of the organization and what stance company can take on overall positioning.

Nairobi

• Providing overall oversight and management of Corporate Communications and brand profiling in the region.
• Implementing online and offline visually compelling activism campaigns through photography, infographics, documentaries, advertorial series
• Producing and disseminating compelling visual products to promote brand visibility in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Tanzania.
• Copy- writing and editorial: Producing annual reports, corporate brochures, project profiles, writing content for bi-annual and fortnightly newsletter, preparing talking points for the regional director during events.
• Website and social media custodian- managing digital content through the website and social media pages for visibility and awareness creation during campaigns.
• Providing strategic support in fundraising through concept notes and donor communications.

Westlands

• Responsible for the communications management for RTI International’s education, water and health projects in Kenya and Africa Regional Office
• Adeptly produced and disseminated communication and advocacy materials for awareness creation at the national, county and community level
• Raised national awareness on the issues of early grade reading and improving student learning through media lobbying
• Developed strategic partnerships and network with local and national communications agencies, key development partners, civil society organizations (including cultural and faith-based organization) and national and.
• Proficiently prepared promotional marketing materials for education, water and health projects
• Trained staff on communications

Nairobi

• Worked on the Capacity Development’s alumni database and compiled a report on the same
• Searched for academic papers produced by the alumni for the past 40 years and prepared case studies and success stories
• Designed, executed, analyzed and evaluated a questionnaire aimed at obtaining feedback from ILRI graduate fellow alumni
• Actively promoted open lines of communication between alumni and ILRI especially those who were invited to various events including preparing, editing and disseminating correspondence.
• Served as a dynamic person to contribute to the development of a capacity development narrative based on the work of alumni and other ILRI capacity development initiatives
• Acted as a main contact person by providing guidance and feedback to the Capacity Development Department, senior ILRI managers and the task force that worked on various activities/events aimed at showcasing ILRI @40

Timau Plaza, Argwings Kodhek Road

• Actively assisted the corporate partnership manager to run sponsorship and employee volunteering projects supporting communities with partners such as Barclays, Safaricom Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank and Coca-Cola
• Identified appropriate key messages to the different target publics such as volunteers, disadvantaged youth and women and the media to enhance participation in development projects
• Creatively prepared press releases and press kits for events, writing content for the quarterly newsletter
• Competently developed information, educational and communication materials for different activities
• Coverage of programme events through photography and videography
• Prepared advocacy communication materials in HIV, maternal and paediatric health services

Nairobi, Kenya

• Coordinated collaborative and innovative media campaigns involving mainstream and traditional media to increase awareness in peace building initiatives
• Designed and prepared content for peace building journals and newsletters, documentation of workshops through reports,
• Organised media breakfasts, prepared press releases, media kits and conducted media monitoring
• Digital content management: updated content on the website and social media
• Drafted Information Education and Communication materials
• Documented activities through photography and videography

Master'S Degree, Business/Corporate Communications

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Communications Association of Daystar University, Events Committee,