Frezer Yeheyis Tsegaye
Toronto,ON
Summary
A down-to-earth young professional, aspiring to contribute all the best I can give to my country, region, and the globe as a
whole. Enthusiast, always eager to explore more new things and expand my horizon from different perspectives. Strongly believe in being the driving force for change and transformative implementations of all types of work deployments as a team
and alone.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Communication and Advocacy Manager
Action Against Hunger Usa-Ethiopia Mission
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Developed communications strategies to drive forward progress in public relations.
- Analyzed market data to inform strategic decisions.
- Built and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, spokespeople, advocates and opinion leaders.
- Produced internal communications for different active projects projects.
- Coordinated advocacy relations meetings and prepared necessary materials in advance.
- Increased brand awareness through development and implementation of successful public relations campaigns.
- Collaborated with other departments to develop integrated branding and public relations strategies.
- Engage in different national , regional and global platforms to advocate integration of climate change and food systems
Communication , Partnership and Advocacy Manager
Mahiberehiwot For Social Development
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Answered client queries and complaints to provide strong customer service.
- Took photographs and videos during special events for promotional materials and social media pages.
- Copyedited, proofread and revised company advertisements, print materials and press releases before dispersal.
- Communicated company promotions, products, and services to clients to increase brand awareness and overall revenue.
- Managed the organization's website
- Coordinated with creative and design teams to produce high-quality visuals for marketing materials.
- Created social media content across multiple platforms according to content calendars and promotion schedules.
- Explore and established new partnerships with donors , government representatives, community members and other multilateral and intergovernmental organizations
- Represented the organization in different national regional and international meetings / platforms.
- Facilitated strategy development and planned with cross-functional teams.
- Enforced use of required processes and tools for partnership management.
Communication, Partnership Governance Coordinator
PHE Ethiopia Consortium
05.2018 - 09.2022
- Member of business development team with the executive director and health program coordinator
- Establish , maintain and coordinate partnership among multi-sector stakeholders (Private , CSO, Multilateral
organization , inter government organizations and government organizations) - Provide Training on Partnership, Human Right Based Approach, Communication, and advocacy
- Development of Project Proposals, Timely Planning, and Reporting at organization and project level
- Resource Mobilization
- Engage in Civic engagement and human rights programs and projects
- Organize and coordinate different events: workshops, training, higher-level visits, forums, and minutes.
- Manage organization’s website, coordinate and facilitate virtual meetings (zoom, Microsoft team and Google
meet)created and managing the social media of the organization, Twitter, Facebook,LinkedIn, Telegram,
YouTube - Editorial team of newsletters and publications of PHEEC
- Establish different partnership platforms at all levels from local to international as well as from lower-level to higher level partnership platforms
- Develop different communication platforms for member organizations as well as partners
- Arrange and coordinate visits and press releases with different medias
- I am also a committee member of the new establishing platform between Human Rights Commission women and
children affairs and Civil Society organizations. Playing a leading role. - Documentation of videos and pictures of events and projects
- I am also coordinating and participating in the governance, democracy, and human rights wing of the organization
that has established after the reform of the CSO proclamation. - Organized participation of Member Civil Society Organizations for Sidama referendum also was an observer representing PHE Ethiopia Consortium
School Manager
Bright Future Private School
09.2016 - 05.2018
- Monitored student progress and implemented intervention strategies to support student success.
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in education.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
Project Manager
Ethiopia Scout Association
01.2015 - 08.2016
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for the project I was assigned for .
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
Development Director
21 Century Basic Human Services
08.2011 - 09.2013
- Identified new sources, both individual and business, of support as donors and vendors.
- Created fundraising materials utilized for social media, websites and mass mailings.
- Cultivated relationships with community, business and local civic leaders in order to draw attention to supporting the civil society sector and bring in new donors and volunteers.
- Attended special events, acting as client representative and making new contacts with possible donors.
- Created fundraising materials utilized on social media and websites and sent out in mass mailings.
- Maintained organizations social media accounts and websites, adding new, exciting content on consistent basis.
- Researched possible grants and created proposals to submit along with grant applications.
Administrative Assistant
Lincoln University USA -Ethiopia Branch
01.2010 - 08.2011
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Created and maintained databases to track and record customer data.
- Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and student result resords
- Assisted development and implementation of new administrative procedures.
- Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records.
- Developed strategies to streamline and improve office procedures.
Education
Master of Arts - Electoral Policy And Administration
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Italy 09.2024
Master of Arts - Global Studies And International Relations
New Generation University College
Ethiopia 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Arbaminch University
Arbaminch, Ethiopia 07.2009
Skills
- Creative Messaging
- Customer Demographics
- Strategic Development
- Social Media Platforms
- Content Development
- Communications Management
- Internal and External Communications
- Administering Social Media Accounts
- Critical Thinking
- Community Management
- Campaign Coordination
- Project Management
- Media Outreach
Languages
English
Full Professional
Amharic
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Communication for Advocacy and Knowledge Management and Learning], British Council/ Civil Society Support Program - March 16-18/2023
- Demystifying the UN Human Rights Mechanisms
and Strengthening Advocacy Skills , The Freedom Fund , April 18-May 2/2023 - Gender Mainstreaming and Multi-sectoral Integration / PHE Ethiopia Consortium,
- Financial Management / 2022
- Claiming Space technical tools for Human rights defenders , Defend defenders East Africa , December 9-13/2019
- Observer , Sidama Referendum , Coalition pf Ethiopia CSOs for Election November 2019
Timeline
Communication and Advocacy Manager
Action Against Hunger Usa-Ethiopia Mission
05.2023 - 08.2023
Communication , Partnership and Advocacy Manager
Mahiberehiwot For Social Development
09.2022 - 05.2023
Communication, Partnership Governance Coordinator
PHE Ethiopia Consortium
05.2018 - 09.2022
School Manager
Bright Future Private School
09.2016 - 05.2018
Project Manager
Ethiopia Scout Association
01.2015 - 08.2016
Development Director
21 Century Basic Human Services
08.2011 - 09.2013
Administrative Assistant
Lincoln University USA -Ethiopia Branch
01.2010 - 08.2011
Master of Arts - Electoral Policy And Administration
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Master of Arts - Global Studies And International Relations
New Generation University College
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Arbaminch University
- Communication for Advocacy and Knowledge Management and Learning], British Council/ Civil Society Support Program - March 16-18/2023
- Demystifying the UN Human Rights Mechanisms
and Strengthening Advocacy Skills , The Freedom Fund , April 18-May 2/2023 - Gender Mainstreaming and Multi-sectoral Integration / PHE Ethiopia Consortium,
- Financial Management / 2022
- Claiming Space technical tools for Human rights defenders , Defend defenders East Africa , December 9-13/2019
- Observer , Sidama Referendum , Coalition pf Ethiopia CSOs for Election November 2019
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