Hope for Refugees International (HRI) is a dynamic Black, refugee-led, and gender-diverse organization dedicated to extending Compassion, Hope, and Opportunity to those who have been displaced by conflict, persecution, and hardship with a commitment to improving access to immigration and newcomer services, improving health care including Sexual Reproductive and Rights and Maternal and Child Health, achieving gender equality through addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence, defeating poverty, fighting inequality and climate change and advancing social justice.HRI is committed to being a beacon of hope and compassion in the lives of black refugees and marginalized populations in Canada and globally, with its mission rooted in the belief that every individual deserves dignity, opportunity, and the chance to lead a life free from fear and adversity.As Program Manager, I am dedicated to driving HRI's strategic direction, program development, and implementation. I work to build partnerships with stakeholders and secure funding to support program activities to break down barriers and create brighter futures for Black refugees and marginalized populations globally.

I am deeply honored and privileged to be part of the Canadian Centre for Women's Empowerment (CCFWE), an exceptional organization committed to transforming responses to ensure economic safety, security, and justice for survivors of Economic Abuse. CCFWE diligently works to combat Economic Abuse and coerced debt through a range of initiatives including education, financial empowerment, research, capacity building, and advocacy for policy and systemic change.

1. Assist with the Special Olympics Ontario’s social media channels, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram Twitter, and other relevant platforms2. Engages in social media presence creation on new and emerging social media platforms3. Creates dynamic written, graphic, and possible video content, 4. Adapt Special Olympics Ontario’s communication and campaign materials for promotional use on social media platforms 5. Creates content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence on Special Olympics Ontarios sites, and encourages audience participation6. Assists social media promotions with large fundraising campaigns, projects, programs, games, events, and engagement strategies7. Collaborates as part of a team to develop a coordinated and time-released large social media campaigns8. Analyses and reports audience information and demographics, and the success of existing social media projects9. Proposes new ideas and concepts for social media content10. Support marketing and communication team members to coordinate fundraising campaigns with a social media strategy

1. Provide day-to-day administrative support to the program team including formatting advocacy documents and publications and coding materials for the website and social media spaces.2. Conducted background research to support the center’s advocacy issues for refugees and newcomers and maintained collaborative relationships with key agencies for essential services.3. Conducted 63 intakes for LGBTQI+ refugees and newcomers, assessed areas of need and made refers, linkages and shared appropriate information, services and advocacy support.4. Documented stories of LGBTQ+ refugee and newcomers and built their capacity in utilizing the power of their stories to advocate and amplify their voices for desired change. 5. Designed and managed the center’s social media content and social media presence across all platforms, including developing visual materials like advocacy videos, brochures and reports.

1. Oversaw budgetary and financial activities and implemented program strategies to grow the organization's internal systems and impact.2. Led organization by providing strategic direction and actualizing strategic and operational plans to meet goals.3. Built and led a high-energy, forward thinking and result oriented team of 25 staff that steered the organization's growth, in geography, impact, results and internal systems,5. Analyzed and determined courses of action to align administrative, program and finance operations and performance with organizational goals.6. Established and cultivated strategic partnerships with donors, like minded CSO partners and government agencies to promote collaboration.7. Reviewed monthly financial reports and approved all payments and transactions.8. Oversaw implementation and compliance of key internal organizational systems and streamlined operations.9. Provided support for the HR during hiring and appraisal of staff performance.10. Led all resource mobilization efforts, mobilized resources from donors like USAID, UnitedNations, Netherlands and Canadian governments and other independent philanthropies.11. Assessed organization program operations with program and advocacy teams to develop strategies for measuring performance and achieving impact.12. Worked as a secretary to the board of trustees and presented operational status update reports to theboard and oversaw implementation of board decisions.13. Delivered presentations, attended various advocacy conferences and wrote articles to promote the organization's work.14. Spearheaded the organization's sustainability plan through establishment of several innovations like; Pulaniki mobile App, SUUBI Helpline/Tollfree, UYAHF Adolescent Health Clinic and Vine Pads projects.14. Cultivated successful organizational culture focused on team work, performance optimization and goal attainment.

1. Updated and managed the UYAHF’s website, prepared monthly newsletters using MailChimp software, produced and edited podcasts and compiled over 70 news articles and blog posts.2. Supported development and production of impactful visual content to support fundraising campaigns like impact story short videos, monthly newsletter and donor presentations. 3. Managed and updated the organization’s websites and social media pages on a daily and optimized pages and content within each platform to increase the visibility of online content.4. Monitored and reported on traditional and social media trends, stakeholder and partner updates for strategic and joint advocacy.6. Played a critical role in representing the “voice” of the organization through social media, increased engagement by professionally responding to queries and comments in a timely manner and grew the online audiences on twitter and Facebook by 80%.7. Created, deployed, and analyzed performance of paid ads to maximize traffic and increase awareness.8. Monitored KPIs using effective data analytic tools to gain insight on traffic, demographics, and effectiveness and utilized this information to make recommendations and plans for revising social media, content marketing, SEO and social advertising campaigns9. Stayed current on trends in social media tools, applications, channels, design and strategy as well as maintain and update UYAHF communications calendar and tracked all virtual engagement activities throughout the year such as quarterly e-news, fundraising campaigns, virtual events etc.10. Used software such as Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Premiere Pro to create and design digital and non-digital content, including social cards, video and promotional materials.11. Ensured integrated messaging and consistent graphic presentation of data, issues, branding, marketing and products across all platforms

1. Developed programs and initiatives to support organization's long-term goals.2. Planned and conducted strategy meetings to brainstorm new ideas and deliver program and milestone updates.3. Conducted and chaired weekly, monthly and quarterly program coordination meetings with all program coordinators.4. Helped program team members improve productivity and performance through hands-on coaching in order to achieve program and project objectives.5. Compiled and shared monthly, quarterly and annual program work plans and monitored their implementation to achieve results.6. Monitored and compiled reports showcasing program outcomes to communicate results with clients, key stakeholders and donors.7. Led the development of technical policy and program documents like; advocacy strategies, policy briefs, position papers, abstracts. 8. Oversaw efforts to organize and implement project activities including designing execution plans, preparing concept notes, invitation letters, program/agenda, coordinating partners etc.9. Cultivated relationships with transgender and LGBTQI communities members, project stakeholders and donors to maximize program outreach.10. Improved cross-departmental coordination, information and communication processes12. Delivered conflict resolution by moderating disputes and grievances between program staff with a goal of speedy and fair resolution.13. Supervised resource mobilization and generated over USD 300,000 in fundraising.14. Undertook program related rapid surveys, assessment and research on gender equality, SRHR, HIV issues to generate evidence for advocacy, planning and strategic decision-making.15. Developed and maintained program and project budgets by forecasting costs and documenting expenditures16. Built high-performing teams, personally interviewing, hiring, training and coaching new members and continuously appraising performance and resolving shortcomings.17. Maintained up-to-date and accurate program files and records.

1. Completed reports, paperwork and documentation accurately and on time.2. Organized and led advocacy change initiatives like, public procession, rallies to advance and promote women and girls sexual reproductive health, rights and gender equality.3. Prepared and made presentation and abstracts at national and international conferences sharing experiences, challenges and achievements of the organization's advocacy work on family planning, HIV, elimination of gender based violence, child marriages and stigma4. Attended national and local level multi-stakeholder coordination and advocacy meetings for sexual reproductive health, adolescent health issues, mental health, human rights sexual and gender based violence, women empowerment among others.5. Developed advocacy tools like; petitions, press briefs, talking points for radio and TV program, position papers, advocacy briefs, policy briefs, articles and blogs.6. Identified appropriate community resources and provided clients referrals for services.7. Responded to SUUBI Helpline/hotline calls, offering assistance and support information after assessing needs.8. Updated case files to reflect cases of violence and major issues, maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.9. Professionally worked with members of press, judiciary and law enforcement to bring to their attention violence against women, children and girls and their need to champion action.10. Communicated with key gate keepers like parents and guardians, teachers, religious and cultural leaders and media on Sexual and Gender Based Violence - SGBV and SRHR issues of young people through face-to-face meetings, newsletters and phone calls.11. Advocated of SGBV during difficult situations by connecting to needed services like, filing police reports, making referrals to health facilities for health care and other psychosocial support services, and economic re-integration programs.12. Supervised team of over 100 volunteers (youth change champions)