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.

Education

Oct 2021 - Present
Collège La Cité French Language Course | Cours de langue pour Immigrants Canada (CLIC) 1-2
2002 - 2005
University of York (United Kingdom) B.Eng. in Electronic and Communication Engineering

Experience

2012 - 2019
Africa Practice | Pan-African communications consultancy | Nigeria Communications Consultant

Senior Consultant & Client Service Lead | 2019
Consultant | 2013 – 2019
Associate Consultant | 2012

Key clients/ accounts: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BlackBerry, Bloomberg LP, CNBC (Africa), Dangote Group, Dow, EFG Hermes, Google, Heathrow Airport, MacArthur Foundation, PayPal, Renaissance Capital, Teach for Nigeria, Uber, Western Union and Western Union Foundation

– Provided research and analysis that demonstrated an understanding of the clients’ requirements and their key stakeholders
– Developed and implemented strategic communications solutions for clients facing specific challenges and/or opportunities [Market entry, product and service launches, issues-based advocacy, organizational transformation, leadership positioning, crisis management ]
– Drafted and edited a range of client deliverables [Key messaging, press releases, speeches, presentations, meeting materials, website literature, newsletters, social media posts and more]
– Coordinated project administration [Secretariat support, team coordination, performance tracking, status reporting and liaising with project partners, suppliers and third-party providers ]
– Managed media campaigns; developed and edited story angles, identified media targets, effectively pitched stories, built relationships with local and international media, coordinated interviews, and analyzed coverage
– Developed networks through reading, research and attending relevant events
– Managed agreed account management templates to provide accurate records of account activity for internal and client use, including drafting contact reports and updating weekly / monthly / quarterly / annual activity reports
– Participated in business development activities including developing pitch presentations. Proactively sought opportunities to increase clients’ and Africa Practice’s visibility across the region

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