Kyle Harris

Experience

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  Myeongji School

  Sept 2006 - Feb 2010

  History and English Teacher

  Assisted in international recruitment, training new staff and providing performance evaluations. Collaborated with administration to enhance the reputation of the school by redesigning the English and History departments, developing a new curriculum and selecting innovative textbooks. Developed curriculum and taught students in the subjects of History and English.

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  Peace Boat

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2012

  Global University Instructor / Coordinator

  Key responsibilities included: • Staff Management: Managed a team of 10 teachers including onboarding activities, training, coordinating activities and providing performance evaluations• Curriculum Development: Developed curriculum and teaching programs focused on development in collaboration with other teachers• Event Planning: Organised educational trips and in-class activities that involved bringing university students and staff to developing areas in Cambodia, Guatemala, and India in order to better understand development initiatives, capacity building and the effectiveness of development strategies • Conflict Resolution: Co-facilitated conflict resolution sessions with participants from various geographic regions (including Israel, Palestine, Egypt, India and Pakistan) in a project known as Vacation from War information sessions where knowledge of culturally sensitive issues was vital to our success. Show less

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  McGill University

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  Contract Instructor

  Developed curriculum and taught students in McGill University’s first Saudization project to teach over 500 Saudi Arabian students going into the petrochemical industry. Acted as a liaison between governmental, industrial, and educational stakeholders to align visions, communicate future plans, and facilitate conflict resolution when issues would arise

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  Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2013

  Graduate Research Fellow

  Worked with a team of researchers to develop a policy proposal that was targeted towards international organizations and the federal government, allowing these governing bodies to make decisions based on neutral, evidence-based information.

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  CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2015

  Program Officer

  • Created, developed and implement projects including the Global Day of Citizen Action, the Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Awards and the Be The Change online platform ( www.youcanbethechange.com ) • Developed partnerships which actively engaged over 500,000 individuals in over 100 countries • Sourced new event opportunities, performed a cost/benefit analysis for campaign teams to participate to raise awareness about CIVICUS’ work in support of strategic goals • Managed the procurement process and deliverables a variety of contracts and other consultants that included graphic designers, website programmers, videographers, translators, and printers in more than 20 countries • Coordinated all communications platforms for campaigns, including Twitter, Facebook during campaigns to drastically increase our website traffic from ~30,000 visits to over 600,000 per month• Developed all promotional materials in collaboration with our team to promote our campaigns, events and organisation in international spaces ensuring all messages were targeted, on-brand and engaging Show less

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  IFEX

  Aug 2015 - May 2019

  Network Engagement Specialist / Project Manager

  • Manage a team of 12 digital security specialists in the design and implementation of our digital projects for a global network of media and freedom of expression organisations• Oversaw the development and management of our digital security program, initiating 16 projects with international organisations, while coordinating and facilitating events to support our strategic goals in Canada, Greece, Spain and Hungary • Represent IFEX in international spaces that involve governments, private sector and international non-profit organizations - communicating complex concepts and looking for collaborative opportunities that support our strategic goals• Created our performance measurement and evaluation framework to provide at-a-glance information about the progress towards our short-term and long-term goals• Manage and develop international partnerships to improve project implementation, collaborate with like-minded organisations/institutions and support our current strategy• Collaborated with our global network of 118 organisations to organise joint projects, build relationships and identify opportunities that would support the strategic goals of partners Show less

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  Wilfrid Laurier University

  May 2019 - now

  • Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communication

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Manger, Digital Transformation Strategy

    Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Manager, ICT Administration and Communications

    May 2019 - Aug 2021