Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A highly energetic, driven and result-oriented professional with 5+ years of professional work experience in Corporate Communications, Marketing and Project management. Having worked with some of the most competitive industries such as, Information Technology ( IT), International Donor (USAID & CIDA) and Non-profit organizations, and Retail, I am a passionate learner who quickly absorbs and masters new concepts and skills; and is well equipped with diverse industry knowledge. I believe in not just having a job in hand but being able to enjoy what I do and excelling in whatever I do. I have outstanding communication and inter-personal skills; and have proven ability to multi-task and take strategic decisions. I have led multiple projects aimed at building corporate culture, and building and maintaining corporate reputation with various external stakeholders. Passionate about enabling a meaningful relationship between brand and consumer.
As the Corporate Communications Executive I was primarily responsible for: Managing all internal and external communications at LMKT Initiating employee activities aimed at strengthening the corporate culture Initiating, managing and coordinating office and marketing events Preparing marketing and communication material (print and social media) Managing LMKT’s corporate website Managing LMKT’s social media pages Coordinating marketing and communication activities with LMKR (associated Business)
Drafting grant proposals for Donor Funding Preparing narrative reports for stakeholders, including: Monthly Progress Reports and Project Completion Reports. Lead the Communication section: Preparing and managing social media content including case studies, fact sheets, project updates and success stories Writing Annual Reports Representing the Grants section to donor and partner organizations in the absence of COO Coordination with regional office for receiving periodic data Corresponding with Local and International donors including OXFAM,USAID,AUS AID, FFO, UNHCR etc. for funding on behalf of the grants section
Writing weekly field progress reports for managerial use Reconciliation of expense sheets with receipts Assisting the procurement department with verification of GRNs Coordination between field offices and Head office Coordination between Head Quarters based in Washington DC and Islamabad Head Office Scheduling and Arranging meetings with partner organizations and Donors. Maintaining monthly tracker for meetings, seminars and other official events Scheduling, Arranging and Tracking of COP’s official travel and logistics Arranging official events of the organization Maintaining of COP’s official expense history Managing and reporting of petty cash