Rosemary Lawson
1014 Lethbridge Avenue, Kamloops, BC, V2B 1Y2
rlawrosy@gamil.com
250 879 6386
Objective– I am a highly organised and results-driven development professional with over nine years of experience in office management and organisational development. I am highly personable, with extraordinary attention to detail, strong communication skills, a penchant for gaining trust and achieving results, and a highly adaptable team player who can work collaboratively and in fast-paced environments.
Skills– Community programming, clear verbal and written communication, adept at conducting research, skilled in Microsoft Office, Strong critical thinking and analysis skills, and Strong organisational skills.
Education–
2025 Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice in view (TRU, Kamloops, BC)
2024 Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (TRU, Kamloops, BC)
2021 M.Sc., Gender Studies (University of Port Harcourt)
Work Experience:
April 28, 2025, Elections Canada as Information Officer.
November 2024- 2025, Student Research Assistant in TRU with Dr Rochelle Steveson on Intimate Partner Violence and Animal Abuse.
2019 -2021, During my Master’s program in Gender and Development Studies from 2019 to 2021, my research focused on “Domestic Violence and Economic Security in Selected Communities Within Port-Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria.” The research primarily relied on collecting primary data through interviews and questionnaires.
2019, My role as Intervention Officer for the Agricultural Inputs Sector of the DFID Market Development Programme in the Niger Delta (MADE), My duties included developing and implementing market-led interventions for the programme, collecting data from smallholder farmers, especially women and managing stakeholders, and creating linkages between smallholder farmers and agricultural input dealers using the collected data.
2014 to 2018, I served as the Delta Programme Officer for the USAID Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement Programme, which was implemented through a contract with Chemonics International. My responsibilities included enhancing partnerships between six Civil Society Organisations and four Business Management Organisations, specific government institutions, and other stakeholders to advocate for and oversee policy reforms.
References on request.
