Lisa Hickman

Experience

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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