Bukola Shaba

Spearheaded national and global media and communications strategies aligned with Save the Children’s advocacy and fundraising goals. Supervised digital assets and social platforms, improving advocacy impact and brand reach by 25%.

Developed comprehensive audience-based messaging frameworks; produced multi-channel digital content aligned with policy goals. Developed and implemented comprehensive communication strategies aligned with ACE Strategy and Consults' goals.

Designed and executed advocacy communications for over 40 health and development projects, improving national visibility and donor engagement. Authored widely published reports, case studies, and newsletters, including for the Smiles for Mothers project which attracted new donor investments.

Consulted on proposal writing for media production projects. Managed the end-to-end process of executing the British Council's KALMA project, including proposal writing, studio recordings, and weekly live shows.

Contributed to strategic planning, proposal writing for fundraising, and organizational governance. Developed and implemented digital communications campaigns to reach target audiences.

Managed the UNILEVER HBC COVID-19 campaign across multimedia platforms, reaching over 10 million Nigerians with lifesaving WASH messaging. Strengthened SCI Nigeria’s internal and external communications pipelines; created multimedia content including policy briefs, case studies, and field documentaries.

Led communications; supported program planning and logistics for conferences, workshops, and fairs for an average of 300 attendees. Managed the communications portfolio which included video production, graphics design, social media content creation and management, website maintenance, and newsletter writing.

Drafted communication materials to advance the IGD goals; designed and implemented traditional and social media campaigns to engage and retain IGD member organisations. Created a communication calendar, led IGD’s social media engagement; developed and monitored benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media programs using social media analytics.

Supported 3 Professors – carried out research, developed communication materials and summaries from the research. Led social media engagement for the Department of Communication and Development Studies by showcasing various students' activities.

Moderated high-level panels, workshops, and conferences including sessions for Gavi, Accountability Lab, and Solina Center for International Development and Research (SCIDaR), facilitating dialogues on health policy, governance, and civic innovation. Led vision board workshops tailored for development professionals, women-led networks, and young leaders—encouraging goal setting, strategic alignmen

Produced and presented various shows, one of which was “talk about it”- an interactive show that discussed social issues people face. Engaged radio listeners to proffer solutions to some of those issues.

Managed the online presence of the organisation through various social media platforms, led online discussions around career development. Produced podcasts to promote solutions, events and other services offered by the company.

Activities and societies: Supported 3 Professors – carried out research, developed communication materials and summaries from the research; led social media engagement for the Department of Communication and Development Studies by showcasing various students' activities. Was part of the International Students Union team that organised an event to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the United Nations, the event set up a panel discussion that focused on 5 of the 17 SDGs.

Focused on Communication & Development Studies. This program provided a deep understanding of strategic communication initiatives and their impact on development.

Studied Communication & Language Arts, gaining foundational knowledge in corporate communications and strategic communication.