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Ms. Judith SZABO
President & Managing Partner
J.J. Szabo International Strategic, Risk & Crisis Communications
K1S 5A5 Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Nationality
Canada
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Telephone
1-613-798-2591
Masters in Public Administration
Technical Advice & Consulting
Ms. Szabo is an award-winning,
bilingual communications project manager with over two decades of experience
in Canada and internationally. A former journalist and broadcaster, Ms. Szabo
specializes in strategic, risk and crisis communications. She excels in
developing, implementing and monitoring international, regional and national
communication campaigns for large organisations and governments in Canada and
abroad. Her extensive experience working on complex emergencies and disaster
risk reduction highlights her skills in making complex information
understandable through the development and implementation of communication
strategies, as well as engagement, public awareness, education and outreach
campaigns targeted to multiple stakeholders. Ms. Szabo has worked in over 29
countries with the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministerial and high level,
senior managers to direct international communication issues and programs in
the private sector, civil society and governments. Ms. Szabo holds a Masters
in Public Administration and a Certificate in International Gender Training.
She was a member of the Canadian Board of Directors for UN Women for five
years, as well as its Director of Communications and Media Relations.
Communications, public affairs, issues management, crisis communications, change communications, strategic communications, outreach & stakeholder engagement, internal communications, social media, event management
Direct work experience in 29 countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Caribbean (9 countries),
China, France, Japan, Ireland, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Gaza
Strip and West Bank (Palestine), Russia, Singapore, Sudan, Sweden, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United States of America
English
French
SELECTIVE EXPERIENCE WITH UN, WORLD BANK & UNESCO:
Feb 2015 – June 2016
Communications Advisor, MAMPU Program ‘Empowering Indonesian Women for Poverty Reduction.” Clients: Governments of Australia and Indonesia through Cowater International
March – Sept 2015
Communications Expert for the Office of the Auditor General of Nepal. Client: The World Bank, Nepal through Cowater International
March – Oct. 2014
Regional Strategic Communications, Training for Emergency Alerting Systems. Regional Public Awareness & Education Expert, Community Alerts Project. Clients: UNDP/ OECS
2011-2014
Strategic and Change Management Communications Advisor, Health Canada
Nov. 2012 – March 2013
Regional Tsunami Awareness & Public Education Strategy & Consultation. Public Awareness & Education Advisor. Clients: UNDP Barbados/ OECS and UNESCO-IOC
Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2012
Regional Communications for Natural Hazards Emergency Warning System, The Caribbean. Public Outreach & Education Expert. Clients: UNDP Barbados/ OECS
Aug. – Nov. 2011
Public Information for the Horn of Africa Drought Crisis, Kenya. Acting Director, Public Information Unit for the Horn of Africa Drought Crisis. Client: IOM
Jan. – June 2011
Strategic Communications and Marketing to Youth in Canada and 32 Countries, Canada. Communications and Marketing Advisor. Client: DFAIT
EDUCATION:
2013 Certificate in Facilitating and Managing Complex Systems Change, NTL, Portland, Oregon, USA.
2010-2012 Courses at the Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI), United Nations Institute for Training and Research
2009 Certificate in International Gender Training, Gender Equality Incorporated, Toronto, Ontario Canada.
2008 Certificate in Public Information for Stand-by Partners for first line communications response in disasters and complex emergencies, (UNOCHA), Dublin, Ireland