Damilola Charles

Communications and partnerships professional with experience in news reporting, partner network growth and business development. Builds stakeholder relationships, secures institutional contracts and turns complex information into accurate, clear reporting for decision-makers.

Reporter - News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - Abuja

(2026)

• Researched, wrote and filed about 20 news stories a month on business, economic and development events, meeting daily editorial deadlines.
• Covered press briefings, conferences and institutional events, interviewing officials and industry stakeholders to produce accurate, sourced copy.
• Verified facts, figures and quotes with primary sources before filing, protecting the agency's accuracy standards.
• Built and maintained a contact network across government agencies, businesses and civil society to secure sources and story leads.
• Edited copy to house style and worked with editors to turn stories around on tight timelines.

Community and Partnership Manager - Grosave Africa

(2025 - 2026)

• Grew the active partner community from 1 to 26, with 11 more in onboarding.
• Built a structured onboarding process from first contact to activation, giving every new partner a clear path to participation.
• Planned, promoted and hosted an in-person partner event attended by 7 existing partners, and secured 2 further partners for onboarding through follow-up.
• Managed hospitality partners, including Yanna Apartments by Khalil, covering onboarding, regular communication and delivery of agreed commitments.
• Held partners accountable for agreed deliverables and resolved issues before they affected delivery.
• Tracked partner activity and onboarding progress and reported community growth to management.

Business Development and Sales Officer - Pyrich Group Limited

(2024 - 2024)

• Wrote and pitched about 20 tailored proposals to strategic organisations, earning a positive response rate of about 60%.
• Won a contract with a federal government organisation.
• Managed stakeholder relationships from first pitch through negotiation to agreement.
• Researched target organisations and markets to prioritise outreach and shape each proposal.
• Reported pipeline progress and market insights to management to guide priorities.

Community Manager and Content Manager - MyTech Diary - Remote

(2024 - 2025)

• Grew the community from 0 to about 300 organic followers in under a month of launch, with no paid promotion.
• Onboarded 4 clients onto the platform in one week, with those clients recording about 30 sales.
• Hosted a community event for members and partners (about 40 attendees), handling promotion, delivery and follow-up.
• Tracked reach, engagement and follower trends weekly and used the data to plan content formats and posting times.

Industrial Trainee (SIWES) - NAERLS, Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria

(2022-11 - 2023-01)

• Supported the design and rollout of extension programmes for rural farmers.
• Gathered and analysed field data that shaped programme direction and content.
• Documented programme outcomes and wrote improvement recommendations.

Programme Officer and Content Team - Stand with a Girl Initiative

(2025)

• Supported programme planning and delivery for girls' education and welfare in IDP camps.
• Produced and published campaign content that reached about 15,000 people, and tracked engagement to refine messaging.

Secretary and Head of Media Team - Plogging Nigeria

(2021 - 2023)

• Ran administration for a campus environmental initiative, documenting meetings and tracking action items to completion.
• Co-hosted a campus clean-up event with about 50 volunteers and led the media team producing photo, video and social content.

Photographer and Media Officer - Planeeter Alliance

(2023 - 2024)

• Produced photo and media content for environmental advocacy campaigns and partner communications.

MSc - Air Transport Management - African Aviation and Aerospace University, Abuja (2025)

BSc - Mass Communication - Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2023)