About gus trigo
Gus is a Social Communication specialist with more than 20 years of experience in humanitarian and development agencies as well as in the private sector. Effectively leading and supporting advocacy, communications and fundraising strategies, to promote development, humanitarian action and human rights for different disadvantaged groups including older people, women and children.
His expertise includes among others: supporting programme teams to develop a concept to building an appropriate communication and advocacy processes, coordinating the delivery of key messages through communication products and institutional events with efficient planning and effective coordination.
He is results driven and has excellent management ability while working effectively under pressure. His capacity to negotiate and advocate at all levels, as well as to effectively interact with people in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment is a major asset for the company.
With a vast experience in designing and implementing effective communication strategy and stakeholder engagement plans. Gus always aims to work and build trust relationships with stakeholders in government, service providers, advocates, and civil society, effectively incorporating their views in order to drive more responsive policy and service delivery.
His latest achievement includes the development of effective communication material to inform older persons about their rights of legal protection in case of abuse, the development of a training booklet for legal and judiciary staff that have to deal with older person's and a research of the best practices of judicial systems around the world that can be adapted and implement in the South African context. All of these as part of an agreement between HelpAge International and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to ensure an age-friendly access to justice for older persons.
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