Paul Madidi

**** ***** ***** **., ********* Hills, MI 48307

248-***-**** aczebi@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/paulmadidi

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Communications Professional & Outreach Coordinator with 9 years of experience starting successful outreach programs and advocating for non-profit organizations. Seeking to utilize skills in an Outreach Coordinator position at a non-profit organization.

Key Skills

Developing community outreach strategies

Organizational and institutional development

Public speaking and communication skills

Conducting focus groups

Cross-cultural communication & working with diverse populations

Proficient in MS Office

Bilingual English/French

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Outreach Coordinator 05/2006 – 09/2015

International Criminal Court, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Intergovernmental organization & international tribunal based in the Netherlands

Designed and implemented ICC outreach and public information strategies in DRC

Provided advice to headquarters on communication strategies for campaign to ban children in armed forces

Supervised and coordinated 5 employees on the Public Information team

Contributed to international criminal justice programs in 4 major Congolese universities; organized seminars and conferences, invited ICC experts and eminent professors of foreign universities to present in the DRC

Helped build and implement ICC outreach strategy in the DRC

Wrote yearly report of ICC activities in the DRC, published by the ICC 2007 – 2010

Served as media liaison and as spokesperson for the organization; regularly interviewed with TV channels, radio stations and newspapers

Organized and lead several press conferences and meetings with media

Political News Analyst 01/2002 – 02/2005

Radio Okapi, Kinshasa, DRC

Recognized by The Economist as "one of Africa’s most admirably independent radio services"

Hosted and produced daily broadcasting talk show, “Dialogue Between Congolese,” discussing national and regional political matters

Conducted research on topics and political stories

Interviewed politicians and civilians for information, analysis, or opinions about stories

Chief Editor 08/1996 – 01/2002

Radio Tele-Kin Malebo, RTKM, Kinshasa, DRC

Private Congolese broadcasting station; awarded Best News Report 1997 – 1999, Best Newscast 1997 – 2000

Managed and trained new hires

Generated ideas for stories, followed leads from news agencies, public, press conferences and other sources

Wrote scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports

EDUCATION

Ongoing coursework, Master of Journalism 2015

Ecole Superieure de Journalisme de Lille, Lille, France

Bachelor’s Degree, Communication 1994

Faculty Institute of Information Sciences and Communication (IFASIC), Kinshasa, DRC

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

International Specialized Cycle in Public Administration (CISAP)

Professional development courses focusing on human rights, communication and diplomacy

National Schools of Administration, Paris, France

Communication and Diplomacy Certificate, one-month training in Paris 2013

Protection of Human Rights Certificate, 2-week training in Paris sponsored by ICC 2012

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