Lisa Hickman

Lisa Hickman

Columnist and freelance journalist

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  • About me

    Communications Officer, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

  • Education

    • University of Victoria

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      Postgraduate diploma Public Relations/Image Management
    • Wilfrid Laurier University

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      Master of Psychology Psychology

      We worked on the promotion of social justice and individual, relational, and collective well-being, with a strong focus on community empowerment.

  • Experience

    • Herald Publications PVT Limited

      Jul 1998 - Aug 2004
      Columnist and freelance journalist

      Wrote a weekly column and freelance stories for Goa's largest circulated English daily newspaper.

    • Goan Observer

      Sept 2003 - Aug 2004
      Marketing Associate

      Supported the magazine’s marketing strategy and liaised with clients and business partners in a public relations capacity.

    • Region of Waterloo

      Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
      Social Planning Associate

      My social planning portfolio supported the Regional Government's Employment and Income Support Division. To that end, I did a range of project management, communications, evaluation, research activities.

    • International Tobacco Control Evaluation Project, University of Waterloo

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      Project Manager

      I managed the International Tobacco Control Project in five countries: India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Mauritius. Present in more than 20 countries, the project evaluates the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the population level. In my role I coordinated communications and knowledge management, training, event-planning, survey development, partner engagement, and best- practice research.

    • UNOPS

      Jan 2013 - now
      Communications Officer

      Working at headquarters, I develop a range of content for our various channels of communication:the UNOPS website, social media platforms, newsletters and of course media. Working within my dynamic team, I also support the publication of comprehensive reports such as the organization's Annual Report and Sustainability Report. Highlights of accomplishments: - Managed the production and circulation of the internal and external newsletters, in three languages- Co-managed the Organization's Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and FlickR accounts; edited material - Ghost authored and placed op-eds in the media - Authored numerous stories on a range subjects for the corporate website- Worked on a number of major reports Vis mindre

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PRINCE2 Practitioner

      Jan 2014
    • Certificate in Business Communications

      University of Waterloo
      Jan 2013
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region on Jul 2008
      Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo RegionAssociated with Lisa Hickman
    • Health Promotion Coordinator (intern and volunteer)

      Issued by University of Waterloo, Health Services on Sept 2005
      University of Waterloo, Health ServicesAssociated with Lisa Hickman
    • Newcomer support worker

      Issued by Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Center on Apr 2009
      Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural CenterAssociated with Lisa Hickman