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Cécile BégardCB

Cécile Bégard

Sustainable development Communications expert

€380/day
Istanbul, TR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Cécile

Your project is now ready! You thought about every detail and it is going to have a major impact. I can support you during the next step: building a communications strategy that will help you achieve your goals, reach your audiences and multiply that same impact. 📢

After 5 years of enriching and diversified experiences including 2 years in Africa, I have now settled in in Istanbul as a freelance communications expert in the sustainable development and science sectors.

🇫🇷 🇬🇧 I write and design informative and engaging content for your online and offline communications products, both in English and French.

In a nutshell:
✔ Development of ambitious, innovative and objective-driven communications strategies.
📝 Content writing for blog posts, websites, social media, newsletters, brochures, presentations, etc.
✒ Writing articles, interviews, infographics, … to make complex content accessible to anyone and captivate the audience.
🎬 Design of communications products such as videos, photos, brochures, newsletters, etc.
🗞 Press relations
🔦 Any other task that can help you put your project under the spotlight!

Donors, project officers, researchers, communications specialists… your project deserves to be highlighted! If you do not have enough time or if the expertise is not available in your team, I can be in charge of your communications strategy. If you are convinced that the information must be shared, that every organization must be accountable and that populations must be aware of what is happening, we have to work together!
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Freelance
    Communications consultant
    CIVIC AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
    November 2020 - Today (5 years and 7 months)
    Istanbul, Turkey
    As a communications expert, I assist international development stakeholders (donors, implementing agencies, NGOs, local actors, etc.) in their needs to promote their actions and projects.

    Some of the missions I carried out:
    - Indian Ocean Blue Year project: development of communications strategy and coordination of communications activities in 9 countries or territories of the Indian Ocean
    - DiDEM research project: drafting of communications strategy
    - French Research Institute for Sustainable Development and CNRS: implementation of the multi-channel regional strategy in Southern, Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean
    Communication Communication 360° Digital communication Communication strategy Social media Press relations Project Management Web writing Writing
  • Agence Française de Développement
    Regional communications officer
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
    Istanbul, Turkey
    Regional coordination of the conception and implementation of the regional communications strategy in Eurasia (12 countries)
    Communication strategy Communication Social media Project Management Digital communication Writing Web writing Press relations Internal communication
  • French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development
    Regional communications officer
    RESEARCH
    December 2018 - November 2020 (1 year and 11 months)
    Région de Pretoria, Afrique du Sud
    Increased knowledge and visibility of the scientists’ contribution to sustainable development efforts and promoted the French research institutes’ partnerships in Africa through online platforms, multimedia content creation, media relations and public outreach:

    - Planning and facilitation of multimedia communication strategy for the joint IRD, CNRS and Cirad office in Southern Africa (12 countries), reporting to 3 HQ
    - Regional coordination of IRD’s communications in Southern Africa, East Africa and the Indian Ocean (14 countries)
    - Design and development of multimedia content: presentations, posters, infographics, videos, photos
    - Planning and monitoring of digital communications: Bimestrial newsletter, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, 3 websites
    - Partnership building and increased visibility in African and French media
    - Drafting notes, press releases, scientific news
    - Event planning and outreach activities
    - Moderation and development of an internal community of researchers
    - Making science available to anyone
    Communication Communication strategy Digital communication Visual communication Social media Press relations Writing Web writing Journalism Storytelling

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Education

  • Communications of international organizations and companies
    CELSA - Ecole des hautes études en sciences de l'information et de la communication
    2016
    Master thesis : getting the "forgotten crises" covered by the media, a strong challenge for NGOs' communication teams. Courses: communication of NGOs, internal communication, digital communication, press relations, crisis communication, media training, intercultural management, marketing, patronage and sponsoring...
  • Communication, culture and institutions
    Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon
    2016
    4th year - 1st year of Master Essay "Running: from a connected practice to a new team sport? Case study on Strava, a sport app."

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