My name is Onome Okwah, a globally-rounded and locally-grounded sub-Saharan Africa communications expert based in Nigeria.
With over twelve years experience spanning projects in Geneva, Ukraine, London, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi and Nigeria, I bring to the table the best of both worlds…global expertise and local market knowledge. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Professional Experience: |
EXTERNAL RELATIONS – BRAND POSITIONING – REPUTATION MANAGEMENT
PROFILE;
? External Relations: Initiate, nurture and nourish relationships with key government officials, third-party influencers as well as agencies for the advocacy of client’s initiatives.
? Brand Positioning: Positioned Djembe as continent’s trusted communications partner and an enabler of telling the African story from an African reality perspective
? Stakeholder Engagement: Continuously generating a true reflection of engagement with internal and external stakeholders for clients and company as a means of reinforcing Djembe’s commitment to the continent and it’s “one team” approach to business
? Reputation Management: Consolidate client’s position, build positive reputation and achieve success even with those that operate in highly complex stakeholder environments
? Crisis Communication: From vulnerability audits to issues counsel, crisis management holding statements development to eventual evaluation, I work in a small team of Djembe “Drummers” that actively walk clients through the thorny process of issues and crisis management
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Education: |
Masters in Marketing (MSc…On-going) (2/2017 – 09/2018)
Edinburgh Business School, Distance Learning
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Management (4/2008 – 12/2009)
University of Northern Virginia, Annandale, VA, USA
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree – Geology (2/1999 – 8/2003)
University of Benin, Benin-City, Nigeria
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Member, Nigeria Institute of Public Relations
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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