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Peter Burgess

Alastair Green Senior Communications Officer at The Global Fund Geneva Area, SwitzerlandProgram Development Current The Global Fund Previous UNCTAD Biotrade Initative, Hope Connection, International Labour Organization Education Graduate Institute of Development Studies 306 connections Send a messageMore options ch.linkedin.com/pub/alastair-green/0/254/b21/ Contact Info Activity Alastair Green is now connected to Patricia Graves, Associate Professor at James Cook University, Pallavi Rai, GBCHealth, Private Sector Delegation at the Board of the Global Fund, and 2 other people. 18 hours ago Alastair Green is now connected to Christian Gunneberg, Medical officer at World Health Organization, ESTHER BAYLISS, Communications Consultant at PATH, and 9 other people. 1 day ago Alastair Green is now connected to Kelly Ronan, Administration at The Global Fund 4 days ago Alastair Green is now connected to Kate Macintyre, Executive Director at AIDSPAN 8 days ago Alastair Green is now connected to Lee Abdelfadil, Advisor, HIV 9 days ago Alastair Green is now connected to Isabel Reppisch, Banking Professional 11 days ago Alastair Green is now connected to Sherry Joseph, Consultant at Freelance 17 days ago See More Background Experience The Global FundSenior Communications Officer, Access to Funding, Strategy, Investment and Impact The Global Fund July 2007 – Present (6 years 4 months)Geneva Area, Switzerland UNCTAD Biotrade InitativeCommunications Officer UNCTAD Biotrade Initative December 2005 – July 2007 (1 year 8 months) I give expert advice on internal and external communications for the BioTrade Initiative and its Facilitation Programme (BTFP). I am responsible for the writing and designing of marketing material, including posters, publications, the BTFP newsletter, homepage news features and the overall administration of the website. Within this scope I oversee all English-language Editing, translating (from Spanish, Portuguese and French) and graphic design. I have extensive experience in liaising with printers and event organisers; solid experience in collaborating with partners from Latin America, Europe and Asia. Marketing Director Hope Connection October 2004 – February 2005 (5 months) Writer/Graphic Designer International Labour Organization July 2004 – July 2004 (1 month) United Nations Development ProgrammeAssistant Productions Officer United Nations Development Programme March 2002 – June 2004 (2 years 4 months) Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 11Editing 4French 4International... 3NGOs 2Public Speaking 2Policy Analysis 1Spanish 1Social Media Portuguese Marketing Communications Alastair also knows about... Project Management Analysis Diplomacy Strategic Communications Africa Education Graduate Institute of Development Studies Masters (D.E.A.), International Development October 2003 – October 2005 University of Geneva University of Geneva Certificate, French October 2002 – June 2003 University of Birmingham University of Birmingham Bachelors, Hispanic Studies and Portuguese September 1996 – June 2000 Recommendations Given (1) Peter, would you like to recommend Alastair? Recommend Alastair Irena Mihova Irena Mihova Producer/ Chief TV and Film Partnerships Irena was my manager at UNDP, and I am privileged to have worked with her. I was inspired by the passion she showed for her work, her creativity and determination to “swim against the current” to achieve her objectives. She introduced new approaches to our work in film, and accomplished what many others thought impossible. Her professionalism, ambition and success have...more March 18, 2009, Alastair reported to Irena at United Nations Development Programme See More ConnectionsAll (306)Shared (2)New (19) Fabiana Mariano GreenFabiana Mariano Green2nd Web Production Manager at World Health Organization Connect1Hariom NewportHariom Newport2nd Senior Manager Sustainability & Indices at Shell Connect2Colin DonaldsonColin Donaldson2nd General Secretary at Groupes Bibliques des Ecoles et Universités de Suisse Romande Connect1Carlo ScapinelliCarlo Scapinelli2nd Finance and Sales Operations Director EMEA & APAC at SunPower Corporation Connect2Irena MihovaIrena Mihova2nd Entrepreneur, Producer, Writer, Transmedia, Marketing, Communication & Design Game-changer Connect4Italo GoyzuetaItalo Goyzueta2nd Deputy Director at FIDIC - International Federation of Consulting Engineers Connect3Avronne PaternosterAvronne Paternoster2nd Textiles Professional Connect1Matthew GodfreyMatthew Godfrey2nd HR Business Partner at Cisco, SPHR Connect1Alida CatchesideAlida Catcheside2nd Marketing Professional Connect1Lynne GordonLynne Gordon2nd General Manager, Brandtone South Africa Connect2 PreviousNext Following The Global Fund Program Development