PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
1998 –2006: Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers.
2006 –2024: International development, public affairs & communications consultant.
• 20+ years developing, managing and delivering advocacy, media and public affairs campaigns.
1998 –2006: Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers.
2006 –2024: International development, public affairs & communications consultant.
• 20+ years developing, managing and delivering advocacy, media and public affairs campaigns.
• 4 years as a public affairs and communications consultant for large-scale public-works projects. (Panamá)
• 8 years as political and communications advisor to federal ministers and Members of Parliament. (Canada)
• 7 years with international development (ODA) projects, (Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Central America).
• 2 years as advocacy consultant to the United Nations Association of Canada.
• Represented national NGOs and non-profit associations as spokesperson and media officer.
• Several assignments within the United Nations system and ODA-funded international development.
• Refined public speaking skills. Native fluency in English and French. High proficiency in Spanish.
Advocacy & Development - Imagine1day International -
Vancouver-based international development organization providing access to education in rural Ethiopia. www.imagine1day.org
- Developed government relations program, liaised with Global Affairs Canada.
- Collaborated on communications, Annual Report.
- Advised on fundraising and development initiatives.
Vancouver-based international development organization providing access to education in rural Ethiopia. www.imagine1day.org
- Developed government relations program, liaised with Global Affairs Canada.
- Collaborated on communications, Annual Report.
- Advised on fundraising and development initiatives.
Chief Parliamentary Liaison (Hanoi, Vietnam)
One-year contract with the Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP)
One-year contract with the Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP)
(Parliamentary development project with the Canadian International Development Agency).
- Worked closely with Viet Nam’s National Assembly, (particularly with members of the Law and Justice committees).
- Planned, produced, oversaw high-level capacity-building workshops and training sessions for Vietnamese Members of Parliament and senior officials of the Vietnamese government.
- Planned, produced, oversaw high-level capacity-building workshops and training sessions for Vietnamese Members of Parliament and senior officials of the Vietnamese government.
- Developed work plans in co-operation with senior government officials, used results-based management tools to report on results of workshops, used feedback to plan and improve.
Please see - https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a032700001
Long-Term Election Observer (Parliamentary elections) – Lviv, Ukraine
Long-Term Election Observer (Parliamentary elections) – Lviv, Ukraine
(Two-month contract with Government of Canada). www.canadem.ca/home
- Press relations, media monitoring, served as spokesperson (click to see video)
- Monitored and evaluated democratic conditions, wrote field reports.
Election Observer (Presidential elections) - Kharkiv, Ukraine
Media and Communications Specialist (2 separate SSA contracts)
United Nations Development Program, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Advised the President’s Press Office on modernizing and refining political communications and media relations. (Second contract/mission was to implement my recommendations and plan).
- Worked with national (Georgian) media to evaluate needs, implement capacity-building plan.
- Organized capacity-building workshops for Press Office staff - transparency and improving media relations.
- Authored two UNDP media and communications mission reports.
“Reporting Progress: Maximizing Opportunities in the President’s Press Office”,
“Implementing Progress: Clarity, Order and Structure in the President’s Press Office”,
- Please see - http://www.president.gov.ge/PressOffice/News
Election Observer (Presidential elections) - Kharkiv, Ukraine
Media and Communications Specialist (2 separate SSA contracts)
United Nations Development Program, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Advised the President’s Press Office on modernizing and refining political communications and media relations. (Second contract/mission was to implement my recommendations and plan).
- Worked with national (Georgian) media to evaluate needs, implement capacity-building plan.
- Organized capacity-building workshops for Press Office staff - transparency and improving media relations.
- Authored two UNDP media and communications mission reports.
“Reporting Progress: Maximizing Opportunities in the President’s Press Office”,
“Implementing Progress: Clarity, Order and Structure in the President’s Press Office”,
- Please see - http://www.president.gov.ge/PressOffice/News
Communications and public affairs advisor
CASCADE CONSULTANTS S.A., Panama City, Panamá
Public affairs and communications related to 3 large civil engineering and infrastructure projects a new Water Management System to manage water resources and mitigate the effects of climate change affecting the Panama Canal; the design of a tunnel for Metro Panama; the design and construction of a large hydro project near the Costa Rican border).
CASCADE CONSULTANTS S.A., Panama City, Panamá
Public affairs and communications related to 3 large civil engineering and infrastructure projects a new Water Management System to manage water resources and mitigate the effects of climate change affecting the Panama Canal; the design of a tunnel for Metro Panama; the design and construction of a large hydro project near the Costa Rican border).
Advocacy, special events (2 separate one-year contracts)
United Nations Association of Canada - www.unac.org
- Organized large-scale events, capacity-development seminars, government conferences, round-tables.
- Served as spokesperson, managed communications, media and social media for projects. (Click for video clip).
- Secured government and private funding, handled donour relations.
United Nations Association of Canada - www.unac.org
- Organized large-scale events, capacity-development seminars, government conferences, round-tables.
- Served as spokesperson, managed communications, media and social media for projects. (Click for video clip).
- Secured government and private funding, handled donour relations.
curriculum vitae
SEAN PATRICK MURDOCK
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SEAN PATRICK MURDOCK
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1998 – 2006
Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada- - The Hon.. Irwin Cotler
Office of the Parliamentary Secretary - The Hon. Paul Macklin
-Served as liaison to Minister's office for members of the House ofCommons and Senate Standing Committees on Justice, Human Rights andNational Security.
- Worked closely with Opposition MPs and the Prime Minister’s Office, to help advance the Minister’s (and Justice Canada’s)parliamentary agenda.
- Helped to introduce and pass legislative initiatives, including new laws to protect children and those most vulnerable insociety, including the elderly and the mentally-challenged. Worked closely with parliamentary committees on laws to combat human trafficking and fight violence against sex-trade workers.
- Please see:
Bill C-2: Protection of children and other vulnerablepersons
Bill C-6: Established the Department of Public Safetyand Emergency Preparedness
Bill C-49: Combat human-smuggling and thetrafficking in persons
Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada- - The Hon.. Irwin Cotler
Office of the Parliamentary Secretary - The Hon. Paul Macklin
-Served as liaison to Minister's office for members of the House ofCommons and Senate Standing Committees on Justice, Human Rights andNational Security.
- Worked closely with Opposition MPs and the Prime Minister’s Office, to help advance the Minister’s (and Justice Canada’s)parliamentary agenda.
- Helped to introduce and pass legislative initiatives, including new laws to protect children and those most vulnerable insociety, including the elderly and the mentally-challenged. Worked closely with parliamentary committees on laws to combat human trafficking and fight violence against sex-trade workers.
- Please see:
Bill C-2: Protection of children and other vulnerablepersons
Bill C-6: Established the Department of Public Safetyand Emergency Preparedness
Bill C-49: Combat human-smuggling and thetrafficking in persons
Chief of Staff
Office of the Secretary of State for Sport and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons - The Hon. Paul deVillers
- Managed a team of political advisors and oversaw the work of a federal department. Assigned work loads, authorized all activities and expenses.
- Joined Canada's official delegation to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
Parliamentary Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of National Revenue - the Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
Office of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
- Developed Minister's political communications strategy aimed at reaching various stakeholders through specially-targeted approaches (voters, local media, special interest groups and industry).
- Produced and disseminated communications materials for external audiences (news releases, press kits, fact sheets, newsletters, and political messaging to constituency).
- Created and maintained Minister's website - http://www.herbdhaliwal.com.
- Created a a digital/online communications strategy (based on the website platform and internal databases that I managed) , to tie-in new developments, special events, breaking news, etc. with target e-mail list subscribers and media sources.
- Directed Minister's 'internal' communications efforts: developing talking points, preparing for interviews with media and television appearances in constituency, liaising with other government officials and their staff to ensure consistent and reliable messaging.
Chief Parliamentary Liaison to the National Liberal Caucus
-Served as chief liaison and contact point for over 250 Members of Parliament and Senators with the National Caucus Chair and the Prime Minister's Office.
-Helped to brief parliamentarians on government-sponsored legislation, including post-9/11 Anti-Terrorism laws, as well as initiatives to safeguard human rights and civil liberties.
- Liaised with communications and policy personnel with National Research Bureau, to help craft political messaging for MPs and their staff.
Office of the Minister of National Revenue - the Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
Office of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
- Developed Minister's political communications strategy aimed at reaching various stakeholders through specially-targeted approaches (voters, local media, special interest groups and industry).
- Produced and disseminated communications materials for external audiences (news releases, press kits, fact sheets, newsletters, and political messaging to constituency).
- Created and maintained Minister's website - http://www.herbdhaliwal.com.
- Created a a digital/online communications strategy (based on the website platform and internal databases that I managed) , to tie-in new developments, special events, breaking news, etc. with target e-mail list subscribers and media sources.
- Directed Minister's 'internal' communications efforts: developing talking points, preparing for interviews with media and television appearances in constituency, liaising with other government officials and their staff to ensure consistent and reliable messaging.
Chief Parliamentary Liaison to the National Liberal Caucus
-Served as chief liaison and contact point for over 250 Members of Parliament and Senators with the National Caucus Chair and the Prime Minister's Office.
-Helped to brief parliamentarians on government-sponsored legislation, including post-9/11 Anti-Terrorism laws, as well as initiatives to safeguard human rights and civil liberties.
- Liaised with communications and policy personnel with National Research Bureau, to help craft political messaging for MPs and their staff.
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