Aliou BASSOUM

• Managing a team of four & consultants; Coordinated the development and supervising the implementation of a five-year communications strategy; Managing the Programs & Procurement Communications; Managing a corporate communications budget of 1.3 million USD; Managing US&Senegalese High level visits and events; Managing relations with key stakeholders; Overseeing the production and development of relevant digital and printing publications; Overseeing the media relations management and the internal and external communications ; Managing the protocol; Writing speeches.

• Managed a 1 million USD budget for the stakeholders mobilization; led the results orientation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the USD 29 million Supporting Gas Project Negotiations and Enhancing Institutional Capacities Project funded by the World Bank; coordinated the preparation of annual and quarterly activity reports; media relations management; coordinated the mid-term review of the Project; oversaw the development and the implementation of a Communications strategy for oil and gaz projects and a Stakeholder engagement Plan; drafted and edited the Minister and the President of the Republic speeches; contributed to the organization of high-level events; Vice-president of the Procurement Commission; drafted the Grievance Mechanism of the Oil & gas negotiations’ support project ; member of the Crisis Communication Unit;

• Managed a 1 million USD budget; Managed an international private consulting firm; Ensured representation in CSOs and government activities; Drafted the Grievance Mechanism; Supported capacity building workshops for journalists; Contributed to important events.

• Led agribusiness investments negotiations; Developed and implemented a social communication strategy; Managed strategic communications with key partners; Developed a radio program; Managed relations with national and international media.

• Managed a team of 11; drafted and implemented communications strategies; managed the budget of the Communications department; oversaw communication tools production for internal communication, donors, partners, communities etc. ; managed special events and campaigns; ensured a regular and a good coordination with country offices’ communication officers and writers about the website, the newsletter and the intranet editorial calendars management; revitalized intranet by training staff and social media with retweets from Melinda Gates; managed the international agenda of the CEO : universities’, Think Tank, Institutes, Universities’ conferences ; managed Internal communications (internal newsletter, Intranet, Factsheets etc.) and external Communications (Newsletter, annual report, rebranding, social media etc.); managed public relations and relations with national, regional and international media (RFI, Denmark, Sweden, PBS); databases management; managed the website: editorial calendar, editing stories etc.; rebranded Tostan Canada and Tostan Swedan identities and websites;

Managed advocacy and communications work for food crisis and cholera outbreak responses; drafted Food Security Advocacy strategy; managed a petition campaign for food security ; managed relations with local, regional and international media; managed social media platforms, the website and the intranet; organized celebrity advocacy trips; manage the 2nd phase of the Mali’s component of the Gates Coping mechanism project in Mali and in Ethiopia; Managed West Africa journalists capacity building projects on extractive industries ; produced communications tools the projects and campaigns;

• Drafted communication strategies for campaigns; Managed media relations; Co-led the presidential election candidates public hearing to influence public policies.
• Other communication & Media duties same as above

• Oversaw the development and the management of the Oxfam America French website.
• Other communication & Media duties same as above

• Held different positions in different private printed media in Senegal : business reporter, manager of business & economic news;
• Managed a team of four journalists; Wrote and edited stories.