Chioma Emma

Experience

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  Ministry of Health

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2008

  Senior Scientific Officer

  - Worked in in the laboratory department of the general hospital- Carried out specified test on patients

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  Spectrum Broadcasting Corporation (Hot 98.3 FM)

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2019

  Chief of Political Affairs

  • Developed editorial strategy and agenda of all our political coverage and identified key political events, issues, and trends and assigned resources.• Monitored reporters, correspondence, and editors, which greatly impacted the accomplishment of comprehensive and balanced political coverage across all platforms.• Logically analyzed political policies, proposals, and developments and provided insights and contextualize every broadcast, which significantly aided audience understanding of the policies.• Demonstrated high-profile relationship management with key political sources, government officials, and experts to obtain exclusive information, interview sessions, and insights for new stories.• Oversaw a team of journalists on field, assigned stories, guided research, and ensured compliance with journalistic ethics and standards of operations.• Spearheaded the organizing the newsroom’s responses on significant political events through coordinating of rapid reporting, fact-checking, and analysis to deliver accurate and timely news updates.• Derived reporting strategies from the audience engagement team to understand listenership and align political coverage with the audience’s needs and preferences.• Stay updated to emerging trends in political journalism, new storytelling formats, and technological advancements, and made strategic plans, collaborated and managed teams, source development, and maintained high journalistic standards. Show less

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  Spectrum Broadcasting Corporation

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2019

  Deputy News Manager

  • Achieved efficiency in news writing and reporting by managing a team of seven reporters who cover and report events on beats assigned.• Coordinated the writing, editing, and reporting of all news stories production and prepared media statement and interview responses.• Organized training and mentorship programs on standards and newsroom policies for new communication staff corps members.• Generated and organized content for distribution through publication websites, social media platforms, and other venues. Show less

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  Excel Magazine International

  Jun 2016 - Nov 2019

  Communication Manager

  • Deployed effective strategies to evaluate advertising and promotional content performance for compatibility with public relations and worked with prospective business partners and vendors.• Designed and executed communication and marketing strategies and plans for business process.• Demonstrated professional team collaborations skills in working with public relations team, marketing team, and some other units to generate content ideas for excel magazine.• Maintained consistent editorial communication standards, branding, and guidelines and engaged proactively with team professionals. Show less

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  International Corporation and Resource Mobilization GivFree Africa

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2021

  Head Management

  • Leveraged effective communication and relationship building skills to build and maximize the network of resource partners, which include development partners, corporates, academia, policy-makers, philanthropists, and foundation both locally and internationally.• Efficiently enhanced the resource mobilization strategy including securing new, diverse, and additional resources for the team.• Strategically studied the resource mobilization process and operations and developed mobilization manual to include standard operating procedures and processes and defined the direction of resource acquisition and utilization.• Identified funding opportunities through thorough research of prospective donors, funders, and partners including trusts, foundations, companies and high-net-worth persons.• Composed outstanding and appealing proposals and concepts to various sources and produced resource mobilization plans and reports while working collaboratively with finance head in the development of appropriate budgets. Show less

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  Impact House International

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2021

  Senior Consultant

  • Achieved operational efficiency by ensuring prompt deliverables from internal and external stakeholders and extended partnerships to different stakeholders.• Proficiently developed grant proposal and drafted appeals for cases where necessary and represented the organization in sponsorship/partnership meetings.• Partnered with various agencies and organizations to explore opportunities for collaborations, partnerships, and sponsorships.• Worked as the Editor-in-Chief for the editorial content of all Impact House’s publication channels. Show less

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  Chartered Institute of Education Practitioners

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Registrar

  • Achieved increase in the membership base of the CIEPUK by onboarding new members across Africa.• Spearheaded the admission, screening, and induction ceremony of new members.• Accomplished operational efficiency across all states by coordinating all state coordinators of CIEPUK and ensured the proper execution of mandates management of all administrative and staff training.• Attained staff efficiency by organizing seminars, workshops, conferences, and capacity building programs across Africa.• Managed all administrative activities of the African Education and CIEPUK virtual tutor platform. Show less

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  SmarteGic Outcomes Consulting

  Aug 2021 - now

  Associate Partner

  • Demonstrates outstanding research skills in identifying potential grant opportunities by conducting research on funding sources, grant databases, and consulting available online resources.• Analyzes eligibility criteria, application guidelines, and develop strategies to position the application for consideration.• Showcase exceptional writing skills in preparing compelling grant proposals, applications, and supporting documents for every grant application.• Collectively work with program managers, researchers, and project leads to gather relevant information and ensure the proposal aligns with the funding source’s requirements.• Spearheads the running of several grant applications with over 30% conversion results.• Ensures compliance with grant regulations and reporting requirements, monitor grant processes, and maintain accurate records.• Strategically developed systems for tracking grant applications, received funds, and project milestones for effective and efficient key performance indicators.• Efficiently demonstrate professional grant management skills in collecting and analyzing grant data, conduct accurate evaluations, and prepare reports on program outcomes and accomplishments.• Provide adequate training sessions to facilitate the grant application processes for staff members and grant applicants, which resourcefully contribute to the conversion of applications by over 25%. Show less

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  African Compere Academy

  Mar 2024 - now

  Executive Director (Founder)

  • Organizes training sessions and coach professionals on effective techniques and develop customized training programs that align with their preferences.• Prepares compelling messaging and storytelling and conduct vocal projection and audience engagement sessions.• Creates and implements public speaking curricula for professionals and design engaging lesson plans.• Provides coaching sessions for senior executives in advanced skill and enhance their ability to inspire and influence audience. Show less