Programme Communication Officer- UNICEF
BCC Partners
Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 7 Mois
Jan 2002/Present - Programme Communication Officer- UNICEF
Design, Produce and disseminate Communication Strategy
Support mentoring of IEC/BCC Partners on IEC/BCC Techniques
Facilitate training of peer educators on HIV/AIDS
Support development, production & circulation of information leaflets for faith based leaders
Support training of District councils/Religious &Traditional
leaders on communication for Development programmes
Jan 1999 - 2001 - Assistant Social Mobilization Officer-UNICEF
Support training of Government line ministry staff, related NGOs, volunteers and other partners on information dissemination, development and production of related IEC materials. Design and implement annual communication programmes including mono and mass media programmes
June - Dec 1998 - Assistant Child Protection Officer (Consultant) - UNICEF
Southern & Eastern Regions of Sierra Leone
Train counterparts and partners on family tracing & reunification
Conduct and supervise registration and circulation of forms for separated children
Support retroactive/actual demobilisation of child soldiers
Support emergency, medium and long term placement of separated children
June 1997 - May 1998 - Programme Manager, ADRA UAC/FTR
Routine supervision of Social Workers & compilation of Tracing Forms and supervision & reporting of data entries to the central data base of the Government. Design and coordinate National Family tracing programmes with Line Ministries and leverage resources for implementation
Apr 1996 - May 1997 - Training Coordinator: CEDC Unit, Ministry of Labour,
Social Welfare, youth and Sports: Develop and produce training materials, coordinate CEDC training activities among relevant partners, train child welfare focused NGOs and respective government officers on the CRC and Family Tracing and Reunification. Participate in contingency planning and emergency preparedness at the entry points for children in especially difficult circumstances.
Sept 1995 - Mar 1996 - Area Information Assistant (Stringer for UNDP/NARECOM)
Day- to- day assessment and reporting of population movement by displaced communities, their entry points and their life threatening encounters that need to be addressed. The estimate number of vulnerable groups (women, Children and the aged)
June - Aug 1995 - Administrative Officer, Sierra Grass Roots Agency (a local
NGO) . Draft project proposal and training guide for displaced women in Community participatory development
activities prepare memoranda of Agreement and implement the revolving loan scheme funded by the European Union to the
displaced women residing in the Western Area.
Sept. 1991 - Jan 1995 -National Training Expert (International Labour Organisation)
Coordination and performance reporting of ILO Labour Intensive Rural Works Programme (LIRWP)
Training of community leaders NGOs and government
officers of line ministries on respective roles and responsibilities in the implementation of Community
Development programmes.
Ohio University-USA April to August 2011 Communication for Development Certificate
AMREF-Kenya September 2009 to March 2011. Community Health Studies Certificate
AMREF-Kenya July to August 2009 Behaviour Change & Communication Certificate
Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) (Kenya) July to August -2005 Behaviour Change Communication Certificate
Njala University College S/Leone Oct. 2003 - July 2004 Development Communication & Comparative extension MSc Degree
Johns Hopkins- CCP USA- JHU September to October 2003 Strategic Communication Certificate
Adventist Dev. & Relief Agency- S/L April - May 1998 Strategic Planning & Management Certificate
UNDP - S/L Aug - Sept. 1995 Information gathering & Reporting in emergencies Certificate
Dissemination of Child Survival Development and Protection (CSDP) message among communities and religious groups throughout the 12 districts of Sierra Leone, the planning and development of Communication strategies, distribution of EPI items among government ministries and relevant community groups. Monitoring of the social mobilization stores and public education messages, also acted as Assistant Information Officer in the Social Mobilization Unit and helped to establish the Emergency Unit in UNICEF. Sept 1988 - June 1989 - Assistant Teacher and Ag. Head of Department of History Birch Memorial Secondary School, Makeni Selection of relevant topics from the scheme of work, harmonize departmental notes of lesson, compile students' annual grades and do classroom teaching.
Fourah Bay College University of Sierra Leone (S/L) Oct. 1984 -June 1988 Problems of Nation Building B. A. Degree
Government Boys Sec. Sch. Magburaka-S/L Sept. 1976 -June 1983 School Certificate 'O' & 'A' Level-School Certificate