BIDEMI ADEDIRE

Bidemi Adedire has a diverse work experience in the field of communications and consultancy. They started their career in 2020 as the Founder of The Smile Outreach, where they focused on addressing issues related to teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, and intergenerational relationships. In 2021, they founded the Association of African Podcasters and Voice Artists. They also served as a Media and Communications Officer at Seeding Africa from September 2020 to April 2022. In addition, they worked as a Communications Consultant at Benefactum Consulting from July 2021 to February 2022 and at Women Impacting Nigeria from December 2020 to April 2021. They also had roles at Triad Digital Hub as a Hubspot Expert starting in December 2020, at W.A.V.E Foundation as the Director of Media and Communications from April 2020 to July 2021, at Philanthropy Circuit as a Communications Consultant from April 2022 to March 2023, at Ellah Communications as a Strategic Communications Consultant from June 2022 (ongoing), and most recently at GivingTuesday as a Communications Consultant starting in February 2023 (ongoing).

Bidemi Adedire has a diverse education history that spans various fields. In 2019, they obtained a Master's degree in International Affairs and Strategic Studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy. Prior to that, from 2011 to 2016, they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Agricultural Engineering at Niger Delta University. In their earlier years of education, from 2004 to 2009, they attended School masters academy and earned a High School Diploma with a focus on Physical Sciences.

In addition to their formal education, Bidemi has also obtained several certifications. Most recently, in June 2022, they completed the course "Design Thinking for Beginners: Develop Innovative Ideas" from Udemy. In 2020, they took part in the "Understanding the Rights of Women and Girls" program offered by YALI Africa. In December 2019, Bidemi completed the MGF FUTURE FIT PROGRAM by Fullbridge and became certified in Project Management Essentials through the Management and Strategy Institute.

Furthermore, in 2019, Bidemi earned certifications in various subjects from Philanthropy University, including "Connecting with Donors," "Essentials of Nonprofit Strategy," "Fundraising Strategies," "Girl Centered Design," and "Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation." They also acquired a certification in "Fundamentals of Digital Marketing" from Google Digital Skills for Africa in 2018 and achieved a certification in "Human Resource Management: Effective Employee Recruitment" from Wichita State University in the same year. In 2018, they obtained a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the British Project Management Academy.

More recently, in 2021, Bidemi acquired certifications in "Email Marketing" and "Inbound" from HubSpot Academy.

Additionally, Bidemi Adedire holds a certificate in Project Management from NOVELLE CENTRE, although specific details regarding the start and end years are not provided.