Steven Shalita
Senior Communications Specialist at The World Bank
- Location
- Uganda
- Industry
- International Trade and Development
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Steven Shalita's Overview
- Current
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- Senior Communications Specialist, Climate investment Funds at The World Bank
- Past
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- Senior Communications Specialist & AFRSC Hub Leader for Eastern Africa at The World Bank
- Senior Communications Officer, Uganda at The World Bank
- Communications Officer at The World Bank
- Education
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- University of Leeds
- Makerere University
- Connections
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184 connections
Steven Shalita's Summary
I am a strategic communications professional seeking to make a positive and lasting diffrerence in whatever I do. I desire to keep learning and sharing experiences with others against the principle of "iron sharpens iron." I also just enjoy what I do and I make it fun and interesting.
Steven Shalita's Experience
Senior Communications Specialist, Climate investment Funds
The World Bank
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; International Trade and Development industry
June 2013 – Present (1 month) Washington, D.C., USA
I work for the Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit housed in the World Bank. The Climate Investment Funds are a unique set of financing instruments that give developing countries an urgently needed jump-start toward achieving climate-smart development. The CIF is designed to deliver strong development outcomes as well as strong climate outcomes. Through two distinct funds implemented by five Multilateral Development Banks, the CIF support developing countries’ efforts to mitigate and manage the challenges of climate change by providing grants, concessional funds, and risk mitigation instruments that leverage significant financing from the private sector, MDBs, and other sources.
Senior Communications Specialist & AFRSC Hub Leader for Eastern Africa
The World Bank
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; International Trade and Development industry
July 2010 – June 2013 (3 years) Kampala, Uganda
As Africa Strategic Communications (AFRSC) senior communications officer for Uganda, and Hub Leader for Eastern Africa, I was responsible for managing the full range of communications for the Uganda office and supporting colleagues in 9 countries to formulate and implement their strategic communications plans. I was directly supervising 10 staff spread across (Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia. The work involved designing, implementing and supervising complex country, project and regional communications strategies including reputational risk management and political economy analysis.
Senior Communications Officer, Uganda
The World Bank
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; International Trade and Development industry
July 2008 – June 2010 (2 years) Kampala, Uganda
Communications Officer
The World Bank
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; International Trade and Development industry
December 2004 – June 2008 (3 years 7 months) Kampala, Uganda
Steven Shalita's Skills & Expertise
Steven Shalita's Education
University of Leeds
Master's degree, Communications Studies
1999 – 1999
Makerere University
Bachelor's degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies
1990 – 1993
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