Policy, Planning & Program Specialist

• Jun 2023 - Present

Program Officer

• Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

Description: - Cultivating and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders, including government bodies, civil society organizations, and international entities, to enhance the robustness of democratic institutions and processes within The Gambia. - Offering technical assistance and guidance to civil society organizations to bolster their capacity for systematic election monitoring in The Gambia. - Collaborating with civil society groups, the election commission, and governmental entities to advance the causes of democracy, electoral transparency, and reform in The Gambia. - Vigilantly overseeing and analyzing the political landscape in The Gambia, assessing its impact on the electoral process. Show less

Fieldwork Research for Msc Thesis

• Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

International Project Coordinator

• Jul 2020 - Feb 2022

𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬- Coordinated a consortium project on the United Nations SustainableDevelopment Goals, with three partner countries; Ghana, Uganda & Zambia.- Recruited, mobilized, and organized young people to be involved in youth empowerment projects locally, nationally, and internationally.- Participated in panel debates at Denmark’s most prominent political event discussing how to contextualize how to achieve them through cross-sector partnerships.- Contributed towards the local and grassroots impact the organization has in Copenhagen. Creating new ways to effectively facilitate workshops and training programs for young people by incorporating engaging, empowering, and interactive learning and teaching methods. Show less

Head of School Services

• Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬- Managed a team of facilitators and created new workshops utilizing various interactive methods for the School Services Program.- Coordinated and Facilitated workshops on Black Lives Matter, Intersectional Feminism, the SDGs,Racism and Migration and The Climate Crisis for over 4000 students.- Collaborated with SDG world Denmark in the program ‘SDG Ambassadors’. - Partnering with the U.S Embassy in Denmark to deliver free Black Lives Matters workshops to schools in Denmark. Bringing in the first collaboration Crossing Borders has had with the Embassy resulting in expanding their network. Show less

Senior Fundraiser

• Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - Conveyed the message of UNICEF's programmer activities and the importance of sustainable funding and recruited over 100 regular donors through face-to-face channels. - Represented UNICEF by conducting 'Fundraising Lectures. At fundraising lectures, giving detailed presentations to large audiences about UNICEF work in some of the world's most challenging places to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. - Screened 100+ potential employees with relevant skills that can add value to our team by reviewing resumes, and job applications, and performing phone screenings. Resulting in the recruitment of highly driven and well-performed candidates to face-to-face, Fundraising Team. Show less

Donor Care Advisor

• May 2016 - Nov 2017

Board Trustee

• Jun 2014 - Jun 2016