July 2011 – January 2014

CAMPAIGN AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

ACTION ON POVERTY

Strategy: Worked with Board, staff, and community partners to develop a 5-year engagement strategy with key performance indicators and annual evaluation mechanisms.

Network Building: Worked with community groups, local leaders, and volunteers to support fundraising, raise awareness and partner on program implementation.

Evaluation & Reporting: Visited programs in the field and talked to participants to monitor and gauge the impact of work as well as get local input on new problems and solutions. Created tools to capture participant numbers, outputs and effectiveness to include in year-end reports to funders and government bodies (AUSAID).

Government Advocacy: Worked with coalitions of organizations to directly advocate to national government/Parliament for issues around Millennium Development Goals.

Coalition Campaigns: Managed participation in key group campaigns (World Walks for Water, Make Poverty History) including event planning, asset development, and marketing.