Experience

Front Line Defenders

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visibility & Communications Officer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Communications Associate - Visibility Team

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021



Freelance

• Dublin, Ireland

• Freelance Consultant

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2022



Trócaire

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Resource Rights Programme Intern - MSc work placement

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  I worked under the Resource Rights programme focusing on access to land in Latin American, Asian and African countries. - drafted terms of reference for a scoping study on the nexus between land, development and humanitarian programming - assisted with an international workshop on Strategic Litigation for human rights - created a feedback tool for monitoring and implementation of a study on the gender extractives industry, and analyzed feedback thereafter. - assisted with internal media needs.



Women's Legal Centre

• South Africa
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media And Communications Officer

  • Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  I designed and implemented a re-branded media strategy for the Women's Legal Centre from scratch, from campaign management to social media and public relations. I represented the organisation on radio, TV and provided comment for print. In this role, I managed the 20th Anniversary campaign for the WLC, producing two publications, heading up a celebratory week of events as well as designing branded apparel. I designed and implemented a re-branded media strategy for the Women's Legal Centre from scratch, from campaign management to social media and public relations. I represented the organisation on radio, TV and provided comment for print. In this role, I managed the 20th Anniversary campaign for the WLC, producing two publications, heading up a celebratory week of events as well as designing branded apparel.



Ndifuna Ukwazi

• Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Project Officer

  • Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

  I headed up and managed a project which focused on drafting a Constitution for a grassroots community movement in Cape Town known as "Reclaim the City". In this role, I lead a Steering Committee of community members, organised regular feedback and discussion meetings with the community and lead on drafting of the Constitution. I headed up and managed a project which focused on drafting a Constitution for a grassroots community movement in Cape Town known as "Reclaim the City". In this role, I lead a Steering Committee of community members, organised regular feedback and discussion meetings with the community and lead on drafting of the Constitution.



University of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Tutor

  • Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  Academic tutor for the 2nd year course "International Political Economy" Academic tutor for the 2nd year course "International Political Economy"



Ndifuna Ukwazi

• Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Media and Communications Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  My role entailed drafting content for media purposes, designing and branding for the organisation, drafting educational materials for popular education methods, and assisting with community workshops and meetings. My role entailed drafting content for media purposes, designing and branding for the organisation, drafting educational materials for popular education methods, and assisting with community workshops and meetings.



Auwal Socio Economic Research Institute

• Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Fellowship

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

  The ASRI fellowship was a combination of practical and theoretical learning and projects ranging from governance, social justice, human rights, consulting and other. In this role, I compiled draft funding and project proposals, and worked on an advocacy by-law project which entailed lobbying ward councilors and obtaining 5000 signatures from the public. The ASRI fellowship was a combination of practical and theoretical learning and projects ranging from governance, social justice, human rights, consulting and other. In this role, I compiled draft funding and project proposals, and worked on an advocacy by-law project which entailed lobbying ward councilors and obtaining 5000 signatures from the public.