About the Candidate

MOYO ADEREMI

moyo.aderemi@gmail.com • 343-988-6499 • Ottawa, ON • www.linkedin.com/in/moyoaderemi/

COMMUNICATIONS | PROGRAM COORDINATION | STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS

• 7+ years of consulting experience, supporting private sector organisations and non-profits; helping them manage often complex relationships with their stakeholders and audiences. Clients include Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BlackBerry, Bloomberg LP, Dow, Google, Heathrow Airport, MacArthur Foundation, PayPal, Uber, Western Union and Western Union Foundation
• Proven expertise in communications strategy, program coordination, stakeholder relationship management, and corporate event management (meetings, workshops, and networking events)
• Proficient in MS Office, G Suite, and social listening tools; Meltwater, Synthesio and Visible Intelligence

KEY CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

• Secretariat Lead for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Financial Services for the Poor team. Provided the Foundation with a detailed understanding of policy and stakeholder insights and, strategic counsel on where and when to focus engagement efforts
• Co-Lead in communications training for MacArthur Foundation On Nigeria program grantees. Designed a context-relevant training program in the use of strategic communications for 150 grantees to share their work with key stakeholders and advance their objectives.
• Media Liaison supporting Eko Atlantic’s milestone dedication ceremony with President Bill Clinton as the guest of honor, in Nigeria. Acted as strategic communications advisor and media event coordinator for over 40 journalists
• Client Service Lead for a communications consultancy. Monitored project deliverables, budgeting, timesheets, and outputs. Ensured high-standard service delivery for 15 consultants across various projects.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Communications
• Developed high-impact communications strategies, ensuring plans incorporated realistic objectives, timelines, and budgets as well as risk mitigation and issues mapping
• Drafted and edited project documentation such as proposals, reports, newsletters, press releases, website content and social media posts
• Managed media campaigns, effectively pitched stories, built relationships with local and international media, coordinated interviews, and analysed media coverage

Program Coordination
• Coordinated multicultural teams across multiple disciplines and regions (Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, UK, and USA), while liaising directly with C-level and senior leadership
• Tracked and reported on performance in program activities and results, proactively flagging relevant longer-term issues and developments
• Supported administrative functions including operations, finance, and logistics

Stakeholder Relations
• Coordinated data-driven stakeholder relationship management towards specific advocacy objectives
• Planned stakeholder events (including meetings, workshops, and networking events) and liaised with partners and third-party providers
• Provided briefings and support to project teams for meetings with stakeholders.