EVELYN OTIENO

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Communications Associate

Duties and responsibilities

• Implementation of project communications strategies.
• Coordinated communications and publicity activities, press conferences and events, including brown bag lunches and panel discussions.
• Implemented of campaigns and other initiatives in support of the projects’ strategic objectives.
• Media liaison.
• Write, edited, and published stories on the UNHCR global website, intranet, and other social media platforms.
• Collaborated with divisions, bureaus, and country operations across the globe, and ensured alignment with defined objectives, communication values, and UNHCR brand guidelines.
• Researched, prepared, edited, and produced professional media and communications materials for target audiences and ensured their timely dissemination via UNHCR’s communications channels, ensuring highest quality standards.
• Ensured that content created reaches maximum impact by supporting the development of strategies for distribution from the outset, boosting the visibility of content on relevant UNHCR and external channels.
• Updated intranet pages and made sure that they are interesting and appealing to the target audience.
• Write, and edited a wide range of creative and engaging editorials related to project activities, events, and initiatives including articles, profiles, Q&As, FAQs, factsheets, and intranet content.
• Monitored the successful implementation of communications projects.
• MForged strategic partnerships with individuals and organizations to produce and promote the project content, activities and messaging and researched insights to improve communications.
• Liaised with relevant teams in UNHCR’s Division for external relations (DER), the Special Coordinator for Internal Communications and the Working Group on Internal Communications to produce communication materials for relevant audiences.

Agricultural Policy Research in Africa/Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship

Regional Impact, Communications and Engagement (ICE).

Duties and responsibilities

• Led communication activities for APRA East Africa teams (Ethiopia and Tanzania) – proactively gathering details from the teams about events, news and requesting/editing blogs on those events and for any papers produced by them
• Supported the dissemination of APRA research findings across sub-Saharan Africa through a series of E-dialogue.
• Worked with researchers to support the documentation of research findings.
• Supported project communications.
• Copy-edited papers, particularly for E. Africa teams; checked copyright permissions for all APRA papers, and requested the DOI/ISBN for all APRA outputs before submitting for design.
• Oversaw the design process for all APRA papers.
• Worked with WRENmedia to manage website country team pages.
• Worked with WRENmedia to manage website country team pages.
• Ensured the collection of APRA event feedback forms from E Africa teams.
• Implemented the organization’s Information, communication, and Evaluation (ICE) strategy.
• Effectively managed communication with different audiences, including clients, staff, partners, media, investors, suppliers, and the community.
• Provided communication advice and practice through written, verbal, and other corporate communication materials.
• Developed and implemented communication policy and best practice guidelines for the organization.
• Directed of publications by planning and development of marketing communications materials.
• Developed publications such as project brochures, news bulletins, corporate brochures, annual reports, case studies, success stories, newsletters, and content for website pages.
• Maintained inventory of knowledge materials and ensure adequate supply and functionality, in collaboration with relevant staff.
• Ensured the maintenance of organization’s brand.
• Prepared the organization’s conference presentations; briefs and papers for publication.
• Prepared news releases on organizational changes and events.
• Media relations.
• Identified opportunities to improve and update organizational communication systems (including website and data bases).
• Monitored and analyzed forums, social media sites, project review sites and press releases to assess attitudes and perceptions about the organization and its competitors.
• Managed events, communication, and preparation of conference/workshop materials.
• Worked with outsourced communications/ public relations consultants.
• Prepared communications’ department progress reports and gave recommendations on building the organization’s brand.

USAID/ SOCHA LLC

Communications Specialist

Duties and responsibilities
1. Support strategy development and program alignment to J2SR

• Developed internal and external communications products to advance the strategy development and implementation processes.
• Implemented high quality communications to support the Strategy and Programs Advisor and other Mission Support for the Journey to Self-Reliance Pivot activity (MSP) staff and teams.
• Provided communications support and advice to USAID Kenya and East Africa (KEA) program cycle processes, strategy development and program.
• Undertook communications, and knowledge management to contribute to the alignment to the journey to self-reliance (J2SR) as well as effective stakeholder engagements.
• Supported in planning, execution and reporting of training, workshops, and events which further USAID/KEA goals to advance the journey to self-reliance in Kenya and East Africa.
• Provided communications support and advice to USAID Kenya and East Africa (KEA) program cycle processes, strategy development and program.



2. Communications support



• Provided communications support to USAID’s assistance to Kenya’s Council of Governors including planning and implementation of engagements; high level meetings and documentation of a statement, case studies, success stories, report and other documents.
• Composed and edited high quality presentations, developed, and maintained high quality visual production standards.
• Adhered to and propagated USAID branding and marking standards.
• Ensured high quality writing, editing, formatting, and visual presentation of documents.
• Provided internal writing and editorial support, documents review and error checking for various monitoring, evaluation, and learning products.



3. Knowledge management



• Conducted desk reviews, thematic analysis, and translatedx complex policy and programmatic findings and reports into interesting communications materials for various target audiences.
• Interpreted monitoring and evaluation analysis/reports and subsequently developed compact summaries and communication materials for dissemination among Mission staff
• Developed case studies to communicate J2SR activities among Implementing Partners and other programs.
• Conducted post activity reviews to collate and package knowledge for Mission use.
• Conducted key informant interviews (KIIs) with key stakeholders to gather information on activities and identify areas of learning and implementation to achieve J2SR.



4. Editing



• Edited FY 2019 and FY 2020 USAID, East Africa and USAID, Kenya reports.

SciDevl

Science writer

Duties & Responsibilities

Writing stories for Scidev.net- a worldwide free source of news, views and analysis about science and technology in the developing world.

African Technology Policy Studies Network

Communications and Outreach Officer

Duties & Responsibilities

Developed and led the implementation of Country Communications Strategy.

Guided all organizational communications against libel, misrepresentation and maintaining a positive public image.

Documented and disseminated the Organization’s achievements and lessons learnt

Upholding the organization’s brand.

Worked with designers to produce communication materials including annual reports, organization profile, newsletters, photos and video and multimedia content.

Provided organizational communication support.

Managed information i.e Content generation for the development of different communication materials including press releases, media kits, newsletters, website updates, brochures, program promotions and media liaison.

Maintained contact with press, information professionals, communicating with libraries and publishers for documents and information as required.

Wrote, edited and proof-reading publications.

Produced Information materials including press releases, speeches, and other IEC materials.