Location
Brooklyn, NY
About
C4D Focus/Experience
Specializes in communication strategy development for behaviour and social change, advocacy, social mobilization, mixed approaches and its research, capacity development, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), documentation and reporting of results. Development focus: MDGs, child and maternal health, child and family nutrition, agriculture and natural resources, environment, livelihoods, gender and governance. Expertise in curriculum design, management, facilitation and evaluation of learning workshops/training on Communication for Development (C4D) with country groups. The workshops cover country-specific development themes that address policy, behaviour and social change results and their M&E to help achieve national development priorities and the MDGs. Themes underpin human rights, equity and gender mainstreaming. Expertise in the design of country specific and research-driven C4D strategies for development and humanitarian settings, including programme guidelines, action plans and protocols for community-based implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation. Global experience in C4D technical backstopping and collaborative work with UN agencies, international NGOs, academe, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams, national and local stakeholders, the private sector, civil society organizations and media organizations. Initiated numerous community managed communications systems, community radio and audio towers in hard to reach communities. Skills in facilitation and team building for international, regional and national meetings and organizational retreats. Experience in proposal development and staff recruitment. Countries of work experience: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA
Role
UNICEF New York C4D Specialist for Social Change (retired)
Length of C4D Experience
15+ years working experience
