Femi Peter-Chakson
Communications Advisor
31 years old
Wellington New Zealand
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
I am a goal-oriented, driven, and enthusiastic individual who is comfortable working with people and on my own. I am able to multi-task well and work well under pressure.
I am currently employed as a Communications Advisor at the Ministry of Social Development.
I'm always open to opportunities that offer new challenges, encourage growth and upskilling, and provide opportunities for mentorship.
References available on request.
I am currently employed as a Communications Advisor at the Ministry of Social Development.
I'm always open to opportunities that offer new challenges, encourage growth and upskilling, and provide opportunities for mentorship.
References available on request.
Communications Advisor
Ministry of Social Development
Since September 2022
Full-time
Wellington
New Zealand
- Develop social media content as part of MSD’s proactive storytelling and helping people understand MSD’s services and less visible work in the communities
- Respond to media queries, provide advice on managing media risk, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Moderation experience as part of the Social Media team in responding to comments and private messages for MSD’s social media channels
Communications Advisor
NZQA
November 2021
to September 2022
- Led internal communications for a customer-experience focused programme with multiple major workstreams within NZQA
- Created comms artefacts and other materials to share the programme's work with the wider business
- Provided guidance on internal stakeholder engagement for the programme with an evolving engagement process and stakeholder mapping
- Worked with stakeholders to identify and support relevant business units for different areas of the programme
Communications Advisor
thinkstep-anz
November 2019
to November 2021
- Worked collaboratively with communications team to effectively plan, create, and deliver content on schedule.
- Created written content for company website, external publications, and internal use including articles, interviews, news, and team profiles.
- Supported wider team with proofreading, editing, and other tasks as needed.
- Managed web content with CMS Silverstripe and provided feedback to CEO on issues and suggestions to create a better viewer experience.
- Provided guidance to wider communications team on website related issues.
- Supported with content for company newsletter and co-ordinated content for various external newsletters.
- Co-ordinated process for online events such as webinars and discussion panels.
Founder/Social Media Admin
UC Humans
2014
to 2015
Student Project
- Interviewed and photographed students, staff and other UC personnel.
- Worked with university organizations and collaborated with the university student magazine Canta.
- Recruited a team of motivated volunteers, and delegated duties.
- Moderated the Facebook page and analyzed activity patterns to optimize audience reach.
BA Scholarship Exchange for TV Journalism and World Politics
Denmark School of Media and Journalism
January 2016
to June 2016
BA with Honours in Media & Communications (Second class, div. 1)
University of Canterbury
2013
to 2016
- Experience managing social media natively and with management tools like Brandwatch and Agorapulse
- Familiar with Facebook advertising including targeted approaches
- Communications experience in planning and creating content across government agencies and private sustainability sector.
- Risk management including identifying issues and advising on mitigations.
- Experience with creating content for online channels and publications
- Previous experience with managing content creation for a website including CMS (Silverstripe and WordPress), and integrating with CRM software (Zoho)
- Bilingual - fluent verbal and written communicator in English and Malayalam
