Experience

International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Design and execute ICAN’s global communication strategies and digital marketing campaigns to promote the organisation’s non-profit work on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda.• Manage all social media channels, creating multimedia content and organically growing ICAN’s social media following.• Engage diverse global audiences through writing impact stories, partner interviews and event summaries, and upload content to the website via WordPress.• Manage direct reports and workflow of Video Editor and Interns. Engage with external consultants including Website Technician, Media Outreach Specialist, Designer and Translators.• Lead the communications and reporting of the global She Builds Peace campaign – active in 30 countries worldwide.• Wrote the copy and managed the production of ICAN’s 70-page 2020 and 2021 Annual Reports.• Planned and executed communications coverage, including photography and video interviews, atICAN’s 2022 Forum – bringing together women peacebuilders from over 40 countries with keyinternational actors and policymakers. Show less

• Communications Specialist

  • Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Amplified ICAN events and CEO speaker engagements by live tweeting and generating event content, receiving engagement by high-level leaders in the field, UN agencies and government bodies.• Monitored communications strategy by gathering and presenting analytics via google analytics and Hootsuite.• Built relationships with our global network of women-led peacebuilding organisations and communicated frequently to amplify their voices and work.



Asoko Insight

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Responsible for start-to-finish contact with research analysts and content writers in the production of market insights on key industries, including research assistance, editing and design of end product.• Led all company visualisation work, creating innovative forms of infographics including geomaps, relational graphs and supply chain maps using G-suite, Adobe illustrator and Datawrapper.• Responsible for news aggregation and summaries of key African business developments and deals for three weekly newsletters using Mailchimp.• Communicated with in-country sources, analysts, data gatherers and editors across nine countries to ensure editorial goals of client projects and Asoko content are timely achieved.• Carried out in-depth research on particular markets or businesses to write sector or company teardowns using multi-medium forms. Show less

• Sub-editor

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Edited and proofread digital content produced by in-country analysts to ensure all spelling, grammar, word-count and structural requirements are met, in addition to fact-checking data.• Manipulated complex data to produce eye-catching infographics and visualisations.• Rewrote material so that it flows and is concise and engaging.• Produced summaries of key sector developments in key markets across Africa.



Africa Matters Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• East Africa Intern

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Edited and wrote sections for client reports on key political, economic and security developments in various sub-Saharan African countries. • Proactively searched for new in-country sources and drew on own Kenyan network to develop the company’s source network. • Carried out research using proprietary databases (e.g. Lexis Nexis) and source enquiries for due diligence investigations in East Africa. • Summarised key news stories for weekly briefings on Kenyan political events during 2017 elections. Show less



Mitzvah Day

• Non-profit Organizations

• Summer Internship

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Summer internship with Mitzvah Day organised by the HUB Social Impact Internship Scheme. • Researched and successfully engaged with prospective partners for Mitzvah Day projects. • Organised and updated database contacts within an information management system. • Assisted in the development of a database of food banks, homeless shelters, refugee homes and hospices. Summer internship with Mitzvah Day organised by the HUB Social Impact Internship Scheme. • Researched and successfully engaged with prospective partners for Mitzvah Day projects. • Organised and updated database contacts within an information management system. • Assisted in the development of a database of food banks, homeless shelters, refugee homes and hospices.



FUZE Bristol

• Fundraising

• VIP Director

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Worked in a team of 5 responsible for providing a luxurious experience for higher-tiered ticket holders. • Included sourcing items for 600 goody bags and raffle prizes and successfully raising money for charity. • Worked in a team of 5 responsible for providing a luxurious experience for higher-tiered ticket holders. • Included sourcing items for 600 goody bags and raffle prizes and successfully raising money for charity.



Motor Yacht Two Kay

• Mediterranean

• Super-yacht Junior Stewardess

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Junior stewardess on 6-crew 36-metre super-yacht in the Mediterranean • Trained to deal with high value customers utilising front of house skills whilst tending to the needs of yacht owners and guests to achieve a 5-star standard both day and night. • Demonstrated the ability to work under pressure using extensive skills of discretion and courtesy under difficult circumstances. Junior stewardess on 6-crew 36-metre super-yacht in the Mediterranean • Trained to deal with high value customers utilising front of house skills whilst tending to the needs of yacht owners and guests to achieve a 5-star standard both day and night. • Demonstrated the ability to work under pressure using extensive skills of discretion and courtesy under difficult circumstances.



SARL Chilly Powder

• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chalet Host

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Provided chalet host support to families in a 17-room luxury hotel. • Managed multiple visiting families requiring extensive liaison with guests and hotel staff. Often worked under pressure to meet tight deadlines whilst ensuring a first class holiday experience. • Provided chalet host support to families in a 17-room luxury hotel. • Managed multiple visiting families requiring extensive liaison with guests and hotel staff. Often worked under pressure to meet tight deadlines whilst ensuring a first class holiday experience.