Experience

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  DAI

  • Communications Specialist (USAID State2State)

    • Jul 2022 - Present

    Strategy: Executing a communications strategy and activities to promote effective communications with external and internal audiences in 3 States - Adamawa, Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi.Promoting civic engagement and effective communication between governments and citizens through training public information officers in effective governance communication.Relationships: Building and managing effective professional relationships with key industry, government, development, and civil society groups. Positioning project team leads as spokespersons for activities.Business Development: Using a variety of tools, techniques, and resources to support business development and to strengthen brand identity, including press releases, media pitching, success stories, social media, promotional materials, meetings, workshops, and maintaining donor compliance.Managing risks, the media, product development, and events.Working with the Finance and Admin unit to manage vendors and other operations related needs.

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  Freelance

  • Social Media Strategist

    • Nov 2011 - Present

    Inspired by the UNESCO convention that promotes the diversity of cultural expressions, I developed a digital/e-commerce platform to advance the arts, culture and tourism sectors in Nigeria:- Launched various startups in the art, culture and tourism sectors on the e-commerce platform for young Nigerian creatives.- Pushed out content from the website/platform to social media; linking products to clients, buyers to sellers.Instrumental in responses to several social media calls to action campaigns to promote the creative industry in Nigeria, an end to gender-based violence, reproductive health, human rights, freedom of information, an end to child marriage, inclusion of young people in political positions, etc.

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  INTERSOS - Humanitarian Organization

  • Northeast and northcentral Nigeria

  • Communications Specialist - documentation and donor visibility

    • Dec 2020 - Apr 2022
    • Northeast and northcentral Nigeria

    Set up Intersos Nigeria's communications department. Worked with and trained teams in crisis and emergency contexts to bring attention/aid (eg vaccines, food, emergency health care, protection) as well as give a voice to people in remote, high risk, crises affected locations in North East and North West Nigeria. This was achieved through articles in global, regional and local newsletters/magazines/reports making survivors' stories visible, organizing content gathering missions for local/Int'l journalists, inclusive risk communication, radio programmes, documentaries, social media engagement, and audio visual storytelling (graphics, photos, interviews, videos).Ensured visibility, donor compliance, and successfully mobilized resources (donations) for life saving health and nutrition interventions, particularly for Stichting Vluchteling, NHF, and ECHO projects.Managed the media. Managed crisis communication. Fostered new partnerships and stakeholder engagement.

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  Power Woman Digital Magazine

  • Virtual

  • Guest Editor

    • Jun 2020 - Apr 2021
    • Virtual

    Managed teams from across Nigeria and across continents to create personal and business development content that will appeal to various audiences and help them cope with the lockdown as a result of the pandemic (COVID-19). Also got to interview some of the most phenomenal women - excellent change makers in their field - including Leymah Gbowee, one of the key figures who mobilized others to bring an end to the Liberian Civil War.

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  DewDrop Foundation

  • Abuja, Enugu

  • Assistant Programme Coordinator

    • May 2019 - Nov 2020
    • Abuja, Enugu

    Supported the coordination of programmes to implement the OXFAM funded voices for inclusion project aimed at preventing the abuse of older persons and caregivers and promoting their rights.Raised awareness about elder abuse through press releases, media engagement, advocating for the passage of bills and policies, content creation for website use, and for various audiences. Ensured donor compliance.Supported the facilitation of linking and learning activities to foster inclusion and co-creation.Instrumental to the establishment of a community of practice and formation of new partnerships to sustain programe activities.Managed contracts and partner relations.

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  Policy and Legislative Advocacy Centre (PLAC)

  • FCT

  • Gender Expert

    • Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
    • FCT

    Advocated on radio, newspapers, workshops and public hearings for security sector reforms (specifically a comprehensive review of the Police Act of 1943) from a gender-sensitive perspective. A UK Gov. Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) project.In 2020 the reviewed Police Act was passed into law.

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  FBA (Folke Bernadotte Academy)

  • Banjul, The Gambia

  • Resource Person (Conflict Related Sexual Violence)

    • Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
    • Banjul, The Gambia

    Resource person for the training of the ECOWAS Standby Force (peacekeepers) in the Gambia, to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.

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  UN Women

  • FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau

  • Programme Associate

    • Feb 2015 - Sep 2018
    • FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau

    Supported the overall implementation of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) Project funded by the EU, in northern Nigeria (Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau, Abuja). It promoted women's active participation and inclusion in peace and security matters.Ensured stakeholder engagement, managed the relationship between the line-ministry and implementing partners, supported the review, simplification and translation into local languages, the National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security.Created content for various audiences (global/regional/project newsletters, social media engagement, press releases, briefing notes, speeches, organizing events and campaigns, donor reports, which increased project visibility. Ensured donor compliance.Member of the core communications team responsible for cordinating the visit and reception of high-level delegations such as Ban Ki Moon (as the United Nations Secretary General) and Amina Mohammed (Assistant UNSG), UN Women's Executive Secretary, and eminent women from African countries. Organized high level meetings, and managed the media. Trained the United Nations Communications Group on social media for resource mobilization. Trained journalists working in North East, North West and North Central Nigeria on the use of social media to amplify their work and spread accurate information.Contributed to the development of the UN newsletters, UN Communication Strategy and United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).Supported the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to monitor and evaluate the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.Managed contracts, logistics, inventory and other operations requirements.

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  UNESCO

  • Nigeria, Senegal, Germany, France

  • Programme Assistant and Knowledge Management Focal Person

    • Sep 2004 - Jun 2014
    • Nigeria, Senegal, Germany, France

    Ensured programme continuity for the Culture and Communications Sectors, mobilized resources, created visibility for the projects including content for various audiences. Media engagement, organized the first 2 trainings for communications officers of the United Nations system in Nigeria (drawn from all the UN agencies), starting from 2013.Contributed to the development of the UN Communication Strategies, as well as the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).Worked with UNESCO knowledge management focal points across Africa to develop some of the earliest website and social media plans for the Africa region.Worked as a key member of the communications team liaising with the Resident Coordinator's office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - to receive high level delegations notably Kofi Annan, Irina Bokova and Koichiiro Matsuura; fmr UN Secretary General and 2 UNESCO Director Generals.Supported in raising funds for, as well Implemented, the "Countering Violent Extremism" project and instrumental to the establishment of various networks, partners and the positioning of UNESCO as a key stakeholder in Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria.Instrumental to the creation of several Culture sector programmes in Nigeria through the Culture MoU with the Nigerian govt. Instrumental to the safeguarding of tangible and intangible cultural and natural heritage in Nigeria. Mobilized financial resources.Ensured the successful implementation of several cultural diversity, cultural diplomacy, and culture of peace projects, including tools for culture programming, heritage conservation and domestication of culture conventions.Supported the review/passage of the Culture Policy and the review of heritage conservation masterplans.Managed contracts, grants/project, fostered cultural exchange partnership with the Embassy of Spain.Developed success stories, articles, newsletter publications, and progress reports. Ensured donor compliance.

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  Office of the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Arts and Culture

  • FCT

  • Special Assistant

    • Sep 2001 - Aug 2003
    • FCT

    Media and CSO engagement to promote visibility for the Digital Nigeria Arts and Culture Directory project.Managing the Special Adviser's Schedule.