David McAdam

Experience

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  World Organisation against Torture

  Jan 2001 - May 2001

  Assistant

  Organising the documentation centreAttending the 57 Commission on Human Rights

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  Association du Scoutisme Genevois

  Jul 2001 - Jul 2004

  Cantonal Chief Scout

  Association management;Project manager: events, education and training: organised 4 Jeunesse et Sport training camps for 50 participants each;Public relations, advocacy: represented the association with the authorities, other youth associations;Internal communication;Managed the organisation of a weekend event for the association with 600 participants, the authorities and NGOs;Coaching of local group leaders;Update and management of the scout leader’s training program;Representing and advocating for the Association within different organisations;Supervised 200 volunteers and 2 secretaries. Show less

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  WOSM - World Organization of the Scout Movement

  Sept 2004 - Dec 2008

  UN Representative

  Representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement in various meetings with UN agenciesElected member of a working group of the European Youth Forum in Brussels

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  Pictet & Cie

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2008

  Communications Associate

  Advertising: managing press and film campaigns, liaising with the creative agency, the graphic designers and the media agencies. Successfully launched a TV advertising campaign in the Middle East;Publications: supervised the editing of different publications, liaised with the writers, the graphic designers and the printers;Merchandising: stock and orders management;Press relations: organising interviews for journalists, answering media requests;Multimedia: liaising with directors, producers, creative agency to produce promotional films;Picture and film database management;Creating Web galleries. Show less

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  IOM Georgia

  Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

  Information / Reporting Officer

  Public Relations: advocated for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in different United Nations Country Team meetings;Corporate Identity: updated IOM Georgia's corporate identity;Publications: launched IOM Georgia's newsletter paper and electronic version;Disaster Risk Reduction: researched best practices in order to launch a DRR project for IOM Georgia, attended various DRR coordination meetings, with USAID, SDC, UNDP, etc.

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  State of Geneva International Solidarity

  Oct 2010 - Feb 2011

  Project/Communication Officer

  Public Relations, advocacy: working with partner organisations and other government agencies;Project evaluation: management of funding requests and project proposals;Publications: produced 2 information leaflets and promotional banners;Events: organised a 2 day commemoration conference on Haiti, for 200 participants, in partnership with the University of Geneva and NGOs.

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  NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2014

  International Coordinator

  Fundraising;Public Relations, advocacy with the United Nations, various NGOs and Governments;Events: organising conferences with the UN and NGOs;Set up of the Geneva office.

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  UNICEF

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  Communication Officer

  Social media and Media coverage analysis: measuring the media impact of UNICEF key projects in various countriesKnowledge management: identifying and documenting best practices

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  Child Rights Connect

  Dec 2015 - May 2018

  Communications Officer

  Communication strategyPublicationsWebsite managementSocial mediaInformation managementPublic relationsEventsInternal communicationIT

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  State of Geneve

  Nov 2018 - now

  Teacher

  Teaching students age 10 to 20Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiencesDevelop schemes of work and lesson plansUse relevant technology to support classesObserve and evaluate student's performance and developmentAssign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignmentsEncourage and monitor the progress of individual studentsMaintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development