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Wilkister Aketch Amollo

Communication Expert
Kisumu,Nyanza

Summary

A dedicated professional with experience in communications strategy development and content creation. Expertise in policy development, writing press releases, Project implementation, news reporting, developing blog contents and creating media posts and reports. I have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use my skills to ensure effective internal and external communication


Professional Communication and Social media marketing officer with 6 years of experience in devising successful media strategies and orchestrating special events. Meticulous in managing and carrying out special events by arranging for media presence, composing written documents, booking photographers, reserving event venues and preparing eye-catching graphics. Highly adept in authoring speeches, press releases and marketing materials.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Communication Officer/Project Manager

KMET
Kisumu, Contract
03.2022 - 03.2023

Collecting case studies that shows the impact and success of KMET work

  • Studied objectives, promotional policies or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies influencing public opinion or promoting ideas.
  • Created unified messaging of public relations efforts in conjunction with advertising campaigns by working closely with marketing peers.
  • Oversaw professional social media messaging through content development, follower engagement, social listening, trend analysis and by leveraging competitor research.
  • Prepared or edited organizational publications such as employee newsletters or stockholder reports for internal or external audiences.
  • Drafted press releases detailing relevant newsworthy information and supporting brand image, and worked with news media to spread positions.
  • Prepared for public relations presentations and plans by gathering information on business objectives, vision, brand strategy, competition and industry trends.
  • Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications.

Facilitation During the Intercounty Dialogue

Equality Now
Kajiado
03.2022 - 04.2022

Attended a 4 days inter-county dialogue on legislation on Sexual and Gender based Violence (SGBV) and Multi-stakeholder forum for the Appraisal of the Kisumu SGBV Policy at Ciala Resort Kisumu. In attendance were, The Kisumu County Deputy Governer, Dr, Mathews Owili, Makueni County Deputy Governor Hon. Adelina Mwau. Kisumu County CEC Education John Awiti among other stakeholders from Makueni, Migori, Kisumu, Narok Kajiado, Meru and Busia. I was privillaged to take part in facilitation on How to engage survivors of sexual Gender based violence and documentation process.

Capacity Building Training of CSO

Equality Now
Kwale
11.2021 - 11.2021

Attended a 3 days Capacity Building training of Civil Society Organizations on engaging the international and Regional Human Right System and Mechanism in Kwale County Diani organized by Equality Now.

Project Officer

KMET
Kisumu, Seme Sub County, Kisumu County
02.2021 - 11.2021

Implement all planned project activities with expertise and in a manner that leads to attainment of the project goals and outcomes

Develop activity and budget tracking tools, and use on a monthly basis to track and report on activity and budget management.

Keep records of all project activities including project assets under custody/use, beneficiary list, partner list, assets or inputs provided, activity and monitoring reports, lists of PoC benefiting from the project, etc.

Build the capacity of school health club pupils and patron on sexual reproductive health and skills in making reusable san


Take lead in organizing and conducting various community dialogue and sensitization meetings on SRH

Ensure that proper mapping of project beneficiaries is done & information shared in time. Regular visit to all beneficiary sites where project activities are undertaken, check on progress


Regularly develop and share monthly activity plans with the Project coordinator


Communication Consultant

Equality Now
Kwale, Busia, Narok, Kajiado and Kisumu
08.2021 - 09.2021

Traveled to travel to Busia, Kisumu, Kwale and Narok counties at the scheduled dates;

• Interview survivors, partners and guardians based in Busia, Kisumu, Kwale and Narok counties using the interview guide provided;

• Provide high quality anonymous photographs of the survivors and guardians in addition to non-anonymized photos of the partners in the counties of focus;

• Collect and compile clearly written survivor quotes and captions in the counties of focus; and

• Hold debriefing meetings after each county visit


Achievement

Developed a compendium of 50 survivors Voices form the 5 Counties in Kenya

Attended One Week Capacity Building CSO by Amref

KMET
Kisumu
10.2020 - 10.2020

Attended a one week training of Capacity Building of CSOs on proposal writing and Donor engagement at Pinecone Hotel Kisumu Organized by Amref Africa.

Community Mobilization Training

KMET
Kisumu
07.2020 - 07.2020

Attended a one week training on Capacity Building training on Community mobilization and engagement at Royal Swiss Hotel organized y Equality Now.

Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships with other CSOs

Communication Officer

KMET
Kisumu
10.2017 - 02.2020

Assisting with planning, organizing, and setting up media arrangements for public events hosted by KMET under different departments
 Contributing to the content of the KMET website by providing texts, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
 Responding to public inquiries about KMET on different social media platforms.
 Linking KMET with mainstream Media for Visibility.
 Assist in Branding and Marketing of KMET products ( UBT, NasG, and KMET reusable sanitary towel) both in events such as seminars, conferences, summits, and Meetings
 Gender Justice Project (funded by Equality Now) communication link person.
 Perform any other responsibility as may be directed from time to time

Research Assistant

KMET
Kisumu
05.2017 - 08.2017

Participated in research dubbed " stigma related to Abortion and Contraceptive use among Adolescents" as a data entry clerk
Responsibilities
• Collect and analyze data
• Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations
• Recruit and/or interview subjects
• Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary
• Summarize interviews
• Provide ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researcher and/or supervisor appropriate to the specific objectives of the study
• As appropriate to the specified position, code and verify data in accordance with specified research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for subsequent analysis
• Develop or assist in the development of interview schedules; contact potential subjects to introduce and explain study objectives and protocol and to arrange interviews, either in person or by telephone
• Identify and compile lists of potential research subjects in accordance with study objectives and parameters, as appropriate to the individual position
• Conduct and record face-to-face and/or telephone interviews with subjects, in accordance

Data Clerk

KMET
Kisumu, Consultancy
05.2017 - 08.2017

Participated in research dubbed " stigma related to Abortion and Contraceptive use among Adolescents" as a data entry clerk
Responsibilities
• Collect and analyze data
• Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations
• Recruit and/or interview subjects
• Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary
• Summarize interviews
• Provide ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researcher and/or supervisor appropriate to the specific objectives of the study
• As appropriate to the specified position, code and verify data in accordance with specified research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for subsequent analysis
• Develop or assist in the development of interview schedules; contact potential subjects to introduce and explain study objectives and protocol and to arrange interviews, either in person or by telephone
• Identify and compile lists of potential research subjects in accordance with study objectives and parameters, as appropriate to the individual position
• Conduct and record face-to-face and/or telephone interviews with subjects, in accordance with predetermined interview protocol, data collection procedures and documentation standards

Reaseach Assistant

KMET
Kisumu, Consultancy
03.2016 - 05.2016

Participated in Qualitative research dubbed “Understanding why child Marriage persists in Kenya” as a Research Assistant in Seme Sub County. The objective was to Explore and document the contextual factor that both promotes and prevent child marriage and understand the process by which adolescent girls get married.
This Research was done in Zambia and Kenya and was funded by the David $ Lucile Packard Foundation. The findings from this study offered an insight into the pathways to child marriage in the two counties and to how contextual factor including gender inequity and economic insecurity affect the life course of girls

News Reporter

Kenya News Agencies (KNA)
Kisumu
01.2015 - 05.2015

Collecting information on assigned topics
Report accurate and timely news.
Identification of newsworthy information
Attend Court sessions
Attend County presses conference

Education

Higher - Journalism And Mass Communication

NAIROBI AVIATION COLLEGE
Kisumu
10.2016 - 10.2016

Fundamental of Global Health Research

University of Washington
08.2021 - 11.2021

Health Communication And Journalism

Amref International University
08.2021 - 09.2021

Guu Mixed High School
02.2009 - 11.2012

Use of Social Media Platform For Health And Develo

Global Health E Learning Centre.
12.2017 - 12.2017

Skills

Social media marketing

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Accomplishments

Initiated the formation of Kisumu SRHR- UHC Alliance.

Sexual Reproductive Health Rights on Universal Health Coverage Alliance (SRHR-UHC ALLIANCE) is a network of local CSOs in Kisumu County committed to advocating for quality comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) programs and services in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) package.

Founded in 2019 by KMET through PAI’s UHC engage project the Alliance sought to ride on the power of movement building to advocate for policy development/implementation/reforms and budgetary allocation for SRHR during the Kisumu UHC pilot. Post-pilot period, the alliance continues to advocate for sexual reproductive health within the county’s primary health care agenda.

The alliance members mainly drawn from the civil society space consist of organizations with expertise in various fields including research, policy and budget analysis, community strategy and engagement, strategic communication among others. The alliance also has representation from the national to the grassroots; with every sub county representation.

Software

Photoshop

Illustrator

SPSS

Hobbies

Travelling

Work Availability

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Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Communication Officer/Project Manager

KMET
03.2022 - 03.2023

Facilitation During the Intercounty Dialogue

Equality Now
03.2022 - 04.2022

Capacity Building Training of CSO

Equality Now
11.2021 - 11.2021

Communication Consultant

Equality Now
08.2021 - 09.2021

Fundamental of Global Health Research

University of Washington
08.2021 - 11.2021

Health Communication And Journalism

Amref International University
08.2021 - 09.2021

Project Officer

KMET
02.2021 - 11.2021

Attended One Week Capacity Building CSO by Amref

KMET
10.2020 - 10.2020

Community Mobilization Training

KMET
07.2020 - 07.2020

Use of Social Media Platform For Health And Develo

Global Health E Learning Centre.
12.2017 - 12.2017

Communication Officer

KMET
10.2017 - 02.2020

Research Assistant

KMET
05.2017 - 08.2017

Data Clerk

KMET
05.2017 - 08.2017

Higher - Journalism And Mass Communication

NAIROBI AVIATION COLLEGE
10.2016 - 10.2016

Reaseach Assistant

KMET
03.2016 - 05.2016

News Reporter

Kenya News Agencies (KNA)
01.2015 - 05.2015

Guu Mixed High School
02.2009 - 11.2012
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