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• Responsible for supporting strategy related to growth and development of international membership through selection and on-boarding, cross-functional collaboration with departments, existing national/regional bodies.
• Lead the co-development of the City Pillar membership category to support the development of cities by promoting dialogue, knowledge sharing, forging links, and fostering partnerships.
• Lead the coordination and execution of the Young Designers Circle project with the aim of building a global network that brings together young professionals to co-create a roadmap that can contribute to the expansion.
• Co-develop the Endorsement Programme that sets to standardized guidelines for the execution of design competitions and awards with opportunities for prominent visibility to a captivated audience of professionals.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Supported the coordination and execution of the World Design Assembly in Hyderabad, India in collaboration with local and international stakeholders and provided snapshot reports on registration status to guide the.
• Lead the planning international Board meeting in various location around the world, travel itinerary, logistics coordination and negotiation, compilation of essential documentation.
• Lead the benchmarking and review of the Internal Policy, Code of Ethics, and Board Governing Policies to ensure compliance with standard norms and regulations.
• Up-keep the trademarks registration database (USA, Canada and Europe).
• Administer the databases, user permissions, and the migration of key documentation efficiently and effectively over the lifecycle of a project.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Supported and conducted various fundraising events and engagement events for young professionals in coordination with key leaders of the organization.
• Researched and wrote proposals for sponsorship and funding.
• Provided reports to management on fundraising objectives, and to sponsors and funder on the allocation of their contribution.
• Oversaw the contract compliance of agreed upon visibility terms and conditions for sponsors.
• Led the coordination for the creation of playbills, campaign mailings, and volunteer staffing for the Musical Fundraiser comprised of local talent working with professional artists.

Montreal, Canada

• Led the ideation, development, and implementation of 30+ entrepreneurial knowledge & skills development workshops.
• Oversaw the marketing and co-organization of a multi-organizational joint business conference with over 300 attendees, 10+ speakers, 20 trade booths, and volunteer staff.
• Managed the launch, business plan submission and review, recruitment and selection of judges, to the organization of the award ceremony for the province wide annual business contest.Produced reports on targeted KPIs.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Successfully reached through print, Social Media, and word of mouth marketing targeted niche audiences from the Rwandan, Ethiopian, and Guyanese community of Montreal to bring awareness of the Diaspora Volunteering.
• Effectively organized a classy event on low budget (venue, equipment and catering, ticketing and coordinate of volunteer staff).

Montreal, Canada

• Executed 10+ skills development workshops and networking events for entrepreneurs.
• Negotiated collaborative contracts and partnership agreements with public and para-public organizations for resource sharing, cross promotion, and initiating programs to develop entrepreneurship skills among non.
• Co-created the membership plan to optimize service offering for the Small Business Network project based on market research findings.

Montreal, Canada

• Produced a report for the City of Montreal on the employability of educated Black youth to help guide the city’s employability programmes for minority groups.
• Presented the findings or the research at the Cannexus 13 National Career Development Conference (Ottawa, 2013) and at the 80th Conference for the Association canadienne-française pour l’avancement des sciences (Acfas.

Master’S Degree, Cultural Economics And Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Chaiman - Erasmus Art Expo

Graduate Diploma, Community Economic Development

Bcom, Marketing