On the following pages, there are select case-studies, as well as a gallery with examples. There are many more from the non-profit/NGO, public and private sectors (education, technology, finance, environment, health, politics, transport, and retail). Please contact Rebecca if you'd like to learn more. 

 

Rebecca is currently the global communications director at a peace-building and conflict transformation NGO, based in East Africa. Before this in Switzerland, she was the innovation communication specialist at UNICEF's HQ, responsible for coordinating global campaigns and training staff globally and the digital and communication consultant at the International Bureau of Education, focusing on education topics including technology, global citizenship, gender and youth.  She is in the global communication talent pool at UNICEF.

 

Prior to this, she was in Kenya and Uganda implementing technology in education (Camara Education), leading the media relations for a healthcare social enterprise (Living Goods, winner of the 2015 Save the Children Healthcare Innovation Award) and organising Startup Education Weekend to empower social entrepreneurs to find technology solutions to Kenya's most pressing education challenges (Spire Education). She was offered the role of CEO at Camara.

 

She has won international awards for PR and media relations for the UK's school health food revolution, the first North American Innovation Achievement Award for an ambassador programme to build young people's business skills using social media as its main tool (out of 2,600 universities), as well as the Startup Weekend Global Award 2016 (out of 49 countries) from Techstars. 

 

Roles at small start-ups and non-profits/INGOs to the world's leading communications agencies:

• Senior Engagement Specialist, World YWCA, Switzerland: 2021 to present

• Communications Specialist, Innovation, UNICEF, Switzerland: 2017 to 2018

• Digital and Communications Specialist, International Bureau of Education-UNESCO, Switzerland: 2016 - 2017

• Communications Consultant and Project Manager, Camara Education, Spire Education and Living Goods, Kenya and Uganda: 2015-16

• Senior Communications and Marketing Manager, Community Services, University of British Columbia, Canada: 2010-14 (75,000 campus population)

• Director, Public Relations, Grey Worldwide, Canada (Adweek's global agency of the year, 2013): 2008-10

• Account Director, Geronimo Communications, London (UK's number one government relations agency, 2006-7): 2005-08

• Public Relations Manager, Citizenship Foundation, London (financial, legal and political education non-profit): 2004-05 

• UK Communications and Marketing Manager, ViaMichelin, London and Paris (Europe's number two travel website 2001): 2001-03

• Account Manager, Brodeur Worldwide, Europe (the world's number one technology communications agency, 2000): 1999-01.

 

Her extensive board experience includes the Special Olympics, Connecting Environmental Professionals, Fair Trade UBC, the BC American Marketing Association (BCAMA), and Live for Tomorrow (sustainable FMCG).