Communications consultant

ABIYE KRUKRUBO. BA, M.Sc- Aberdeen

Current location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Contact: Abiye@sevakcci.com

Tel:+2348020708364

Career Aim: To ensure that corporate organisations communicate accurately and are
clearly understood.

Career Objective: To provide corporate communications solutions for organisations.

Protect corporate identity, brand values and priorities. To develop and maintain meaningful
relations with internal and external audiences, and manage organisational change by
providing communication support that aligns with corporate strategic intent.

Education:
2005

M.Sc Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, The Robert Gordon

University, Aberdeen Business School – Modules include: Information Design,
Political communication, public relation theory and practice, media management
strategies, marketing communication, critical approaches to corporate
communication, industry placement and research methods.
1997
Bachelor of Arts English language, The University of Jos Plateau State, Nigeria.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Committees

Member-International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)

New York
Member-Rivers State Government Branding Committee-2009 till date

Professional Experience:
2009-till Date
Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority (GPHCDA)
Supervisor Investment Promotion
Promote GPHCDA investment promotion offerings locally and internationally
Develop implement and coordinate investment promotion strategies for the
Authority
Manage the day-to-activity of the investment promotion department
Ensure Visibility and buy-in from investors
2007-2008
Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Millennium Development Goals
(OSAG-MDGs Rivers)
Coordinator Communications Consultant
Development of communications strategies for the implementation of MDGs in
Rivers state.
 Develop, manage coordinate and implement the day to day delivery of internal and
external communications strategies
Coordinate all MDGS activities in the state
Liaise with all stakeholders at the federal, state and local government level as
well as all federal/state Ministries departments and agencies (MDAs)
Team lead-Preparation for the process of N 3,000, 000,000.00 (Three Billion)
2008 federal conditional grants for the state.
Facilitated information exchange between (Rivers State Government UNDP, Office
of the Special Assistant to the President on (MDGs) DFID and The World Bank and
other independent development partners

2006-2007
Rivers State Sustainable Development (RSSDA) Implementation committee
Senior Communications consultant
To develop, manage coordinate and implement the day to day delivery of internal
and external communications strategies
Stakeholder management (Rivers State Government ,Shell, USAID, DFID and The
World Bank and other independent development partners )
Stakeholder information sharing and management
Project communication audit
Project Management, coordination stakeholder liaison

Company: Fifth Business Aberdeen:

2005-2006
Senior Communications Consultant
Assignments:

Project - Communications support to Shell’s central HR based in London.

Client: Shell Centre London.
Implementation of communications strategy and engagement with audience
(leadership and staff)
Project- Redesign and Redraft of information security website.
Client: Shell The Hague (CI6)
Development, coordination and implementation of communications strategy for
the Shell Global Information Security Implementation Program (ISIP) compliance
program.
Project- Internal communications and change management support for the
compliance of Sarbanes Oxley (Sox 404) for Shell.
Client: Shell Centre London
Developed and coordinated communications strategy for the implementation of
Sox and cascaded information to specific audiences, and business needs.
Project- Bp Azerbaijan Website and Newsletter.
Client: British Petroleum (Bp)
Communications and graphical development of the new E &P DCT Azerbaijan
website and Newsletter.
Project European Computer Drivers license (ECDL)
Client: British Petroleum
Content development for BP ECDL website project for most of the world.
Communications Channels used:
Development and coordination of Web cast, Newsletters, road-shows, posters,
face-to-face engagement and communications audit (Post communications
feedback analysis) and global e-mail bulletins
Communications Audience:
Leadership, departmental, project audiences and other stakeholders (internal
and external)
Fifth Business Aberdeen:
Project - The Fifth-Way website.
Provided guided ‘best practice’ support in internal communications to consultants
on client location.

Inverness Properties Nigeria:

2004-2005
Communications Manager
Managed internal and external communication to sustain client relationships,
promote corporate image, and achieve organisational goal and objectives.
Emi System Nigeria:
1999-2004 September
Communications Manager
Key functions were to manage internal and external communications to
reposition and brand the company for client expansion, and to meet industry
best practice standards.
Shell Nigeria:
1998- 1999
Internship
Provided communication support within the Government and Public Affairs in
Shell Nigeria (East).
The key support function was to communicate Shell’s developmental initiatives in
the Niger Delta to internal and external audiences.
Communication channels adopted to achieve objectives were; writing reports for
Shell’s internal newsletter Shell Bulletin, quarterly media executive forum for
local journalist, interactive field trips for local and international journalist to host
communities, stakeholders’ engagement forum and collation of data on the Niger
Delta to monitor developments in the region for the Shell media library.
Skills:
Mediation and negotiation skills.
Project Management and coordination
Media Handling skills
Excellent communications skills (written and oral).
 Multi-Stakeholder engagement skills.
Communications audience (Internal and external) analysis skills.
Communications strategy development, coordination and tactical execution.
Ability to work in complex communications environment.
Development and coordination of Communications campaigns and plans through
various campaigns-Road shows, web cast, and newsletters.

Other information:

IT Proficient.
Microsoft FrontPage.

I am an accomplished communications consultant with excellent qualifications, a strong

sense of professionalism and first-class people management skills; a self-sustaining,
resourceful professional, with mediation and negotiations skills- capable of working in
complex communications environment.

Referees

On request