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Ndandu Welkenhuysen

@ndanduwelkenhuysen

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Communication specialist with 7+ years crafting strategic messaging, events, and stakeholder engagement.

Belgium

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I lead strategic communications and stakeholder engagement in international development, delivering measurable impact and collaborative growth.

I am a communications specialist with over seven years' experience delivering strategic messaging, stakeholder engagement, and event coordination across the DRC, South Africa and Belgium.

I have led communications and marketing for international development programmes, including Africa RISE and Élan DRC, producing knowledge products, managing websites and social media, and creating multi-channel campaigns that increase visibility and engagement.

My work includes acting as communication and stakeholder lead on forestry and sustainable land use programmes, representing projects at high-level events, and supporting cross-component collaboration to drive ecosystem-based approaches.

I combine practical skills in editorial content, basic graphic design and video editing with a collaborative, results-oriented approach to deliver high-quality deliverables and strengthen relationships with donors, government, civil society and private partners.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Communication & Stakeholder Lead

IFSLU2

Mar 2025 - Aug 2025 (5 months)

Manage external relations and stakeholder engagement for forest and sustainable land use sectors, build networks with donors, government and private partners, and oversee high-quality deliverables and thought leadership content.

Stakeholder Engagement External Relations Content Production Partnership Building Strategic Communications Donor Engagement

Communication Specialist

Africa RISE

Feb 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 9 months)

Planned and executed communications and events to increase program visibility, managed website and social media, and produced knowledge products like case studies and newsletters to showcase program impact.

Communications Strategy Event Management Social Media Content Creation

Marketing Officer

Moneytrans

Nov 2019 - Sep 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Led multi-channel campaign for a new mobile app including phone, email and SMS outreach, and managed and optimized social media presence to increase user engagement.

Campaign Management Mobile Marketing Social Media Management Community Engagement

Communication Lead

Adam Smith International

Sep 2018 - Jul 2021 (2 years 10 months)

Designed and implemented communication activities for the Élan DRC program, produced digital and print materials and editorial content to align messaging with program strategic goals.

Communication Strategy Content Production Editorial Campaign Development

Event & Media Coordinator

Kinshasa Digital

Feb 2019 - Apr 2019 (2 months)

Coordinated event planning and execution, managed communication across stakeholders, and supported event design and technical follow-up to deliver seamless experiences.

Event Planning Logistics Technical Follow Up