Douglas Waudo Biography
He was born in Trans Nzoia county, he is a Communications Specialist, writer, blogger, motivational speaker, mentor and author.He is the founder of The Douglas Waudo Mentorship Program.
Douglas Waudo Education Background
2009-2012:Graduate student at Daystar University, Masters Degree in Communication.
2005-2005:Student at Aloysius Institute of Computer Science in Mangalore, India, Diploma in Multimedia.
Student at Media Africa, Diploma in Multimedia Studies
2003-2006: Undergarduate student at Mangolore University in India, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication.
2000-2002: Student at the Institute For Mass Communication Studies and Development (INCOSAD),Diploma in Mass Communication
Secondary School Student at St. Joseph’s Boys High School.
Primary school student at Sitatunga Primary School
Douglas Waudo Job History
May 2016- Present: Communication Analyst at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
May 2013- April 2016: Communications Officer, The African Capacity Building Foundation
- Formulate and implement the Communications Strategy that is essential in contributing to the achievement of AACES’s objectives in 11 African countries, namely Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Rwanda, and Ghana. The strategy includes Awareness/Demand Creation Strategy, Media Engagement Strategy and Stakeholders external and internal communication support.
- Support AACES’s partner in countries of operations, in the prioritisation and production of communications products, including the production of success stories, case studies, newsletters, videos and other project publications.
- Responsible in the production of the Annual Reports as a key corporate communications tool.
- Responsible in the formulation, writing and editorial aspects (both content review and editing) of videos, photos, case studies, newsletters, media releases and other publications.
- Continuously liaise with AACES’s stakeholders (including governments, project beneficiaries, donor, local community leaders and others) and foster relationships with local, national, regional and international media.
- Manage and update the regional contact list, and responsible in regularly updating AACES’s virtual internal platform and social media platforms.
- Negotiate and supervise contracts for specific technical communication services and consultants (graphic design, printing, photograph, editing, translation, etc)
- Plan and implement media activities that promote organisational publicity and visibility. This involves coordinating media interviews and events.
- Develop and deliver capacity training on Communications to AACES partners and stakeholders in 11 African countries.
- Provide communications support for key events, workshops, meetings, conferences etc.
- Plan high profile visits, including preparation of information materials and coordinating necessary logistical arrangements.
March 2011- April 2013: Communications Manager at Fintrac Incurance.
- Develop, implement and operationalise the corporate communication strategy to achieve desired organisational goals and objectives.
- Identify and support the communication needs of staff, key partners and project beneficiaries through success stories, video documentaries, visual branding, photo library, electronic and print media as well as social media.
- Plan and implement media activities that promote organisational publicity and visibility. This includes coordinating media interviews and events.
- Design, develop, shot, edit and produce high quality video documentary that details institutional activity, achievements and impact.
- Develop the communications and media strategy through establishing efficient networks for information dissemination and providing organisational strategic communications support as well as developing capacity of staff in internal and external communications.
- Conceptualise, design and produce content for institutional publications like situation reports, policy briefs, information summaries, annual reports, newsletters and promotional materials.
- Writing news stories, articles and feature stories that are published in the mainstream media and social media as well as implementing and maintaining corporate standards in all materials.
- Provide remarks, talking points and briefing to the Project Director and Senior Management.
September 2006- March 2011: Corporate Communications Manager at Agricultural Market Development Trust
- Working to enhance internal and external communication through various communications platforms.
- Identify and support the communication needs of key partners and beneficiaries as well as raising their voices through design and development of content for AGMARK’s publications i.e. situation reports, information summaries, newsletters, annual reports, policy briefs, success stories and promotional materials.
- Profiling the organisation through positive editorial content and broadcasting of AGMARK’s project activities as well as planning and implementing policy engagement activities of program activities in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. This also includes offering technical support to other 8 African countries where AGMARK operated.
- Using innovative methods and new communication technologies develop communications and media strategy to deliver a multimedia strategy that communicates AGMARK’s work.
- Planning and implementing media activities that promote the coverage of the organisational activities as well as strengthening AGMARK’s work through media networks and associations as well as support events organisation and coverage on activities such as campaigns and dissemination forums.
- Identify relevant TV/Radio programs and pitch for interviews with the organisation’s management, agronomists, business trainers, donors and development partners.
- Provide communications support to dissemination of activities both at policy and community levels as well as developing the capacity of AGMARK team especially in relation to media and communications.
- Managing and updating AGMARK’s extensive library, journals subscriptions, and acquisitions of literature from web-based electronic and literary databases.
Douglas Waudo Books
- Far From Home- Confessions of a foreign Student
- The Devil’s Favourite Demons.
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