Nicole West-Hayles

Social justice activist, development communications specialist and grant writer. Under 2 decades of professional experience in communications and management. She holds a MA Degree in Communications For Social and Behaviour Change, BSc Degree with Honours in Administrative Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Justice. A practitioner in the global social development sector, Nicole has a rare blend of skills set in social, development and commercial aspects of project management, business strategy, marketing, brand management, communications campaigns, design, production and implementation of events as well as research and analytical abilities. She remains at the pulse of trends in international development and has designed and led communications and visibility efforts on several projects funded by international development partners at the national level. She is further conversational in all the development cross-cutting issues and has done work for several international consulting firms and international development partners; Government ministries, departments and agencies and non-government organisations across several industries and sub-sectors. Summary of Responsibilities: Management Consultant with over 15 years of experience; administering self-owned micro enterprise in the global social development sector providing professional services in development communications, project visibility, social research, performance-based monitoring and evaluation, grant writing and resource mobilisation as well as business support services. Key Qualifications: - MA - Communications for Social and Behaviour Change - Lead strategic communications planning, implementation, management and measurement - Research, conceptual and analytic skills - Technical writing and editing - Knowledge management - Network of local, Caribbean and international media - Experienced in international development and cross cutting issues - Participatory Planning