SEAN PATRICK MURDOCK
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
2006 –2026:
International development, public affairs & communications consultant.
(NGOs, government, private enterprise)
1998 –2006:
Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
2006 –2026:
International development, public affairs & communications consultant.
(NGOs, government, private enterprise)
1998 –2006:
Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers.
Advocacy & Development
Imagine1day International
Vancouver-based international development organization providing access to education in rural Ethiopia. https://imagine1day.org/
- Public affairs, stakeholder engagement.
- Developed government relations program, liaised with Global Affairs Canada.
- Collaborated on corporate communications, edited Annual Report.
- Advised on fundraising and development initiatives.
Imagine1day International
Vancouver-based international development organization providing access to education in rural Ethiopia. https://imagine1day.org/
- Public affairs, stakeholder engagement.
- Developed government relations program, liaised with Global Affairs Canada.
- Collaborated on corporate communications, edited Annual Report.
- Advised on fundraising and development initiatives.
Chief Parliamentary Liaison (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP Phase II - Parliamentary development project with the Canadian International Development Agency).
See - https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a032700001?wbdisable=true- Provided high-level technical assistance to support the formulation of new laws and policies, build knowledge and skills for the Law and Judicial Committees of the National Assembly.
Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP Phase II - Parliamentary development project with the Canadian International Development Agency).
See - https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a032700001?wbdisable=true- Provided high-level technical assistance to support the formulation of new laws and policies, build knowledge and skills for the Law and Judicial Committees of the National Assembly.
- Helped refine legislative review and oversight.
- Planned, produced, oversaw several capacity-building workshops and training sessions for Vietnamese Members of Parliament and senior officials of the Vietnamese government.
- Planned, produced, oversaw several capacity-building workshops and training sessions for Vietnamese Members of Parliament and senior officials of the Vietnamese government.
- Liaised with senior Viet and Canadian government officials to develop and implement multi-year programing.
Communications and public affairs advisor
- Panama City, Panamá
CASCADE CONSULTANTS S.A.
Directed public affairs and communications related to 3 large civil engineering and public 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).
- Panama City, Panamá
CASCADE CONSULTANTS S.A.
Directed public affairs and communications related to 3 large civil engineering and public 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 Advisor,
United Nations Association of Canada - www.unac.org
(Two separate 1-year contracts)
- Served as spokesperson, managed communications, media for select projects.
- Organized and produced large-scale events, capacity-development seminars, government conferences, round-tables.
- Secured government and private funding, handled donour relations.
United Nations Association of Canada - www.unac.org
(Two separate 1-year contracts)
- Served as spokesperson, managed communications, media for select projects.
- Organized and produced large-scale events, capacity-development seminars, government conferences, round-tables.
- Secured government and private funding, handled donour relations.
1998 – 2006:
Political & Parliamentary communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor - Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - The Hon. Irwin Cotler and
Office of the Parliamentary Secretary
- The Hon. Paul Macklin
-Liaison to House of Commons and Senate Standing Committees on Justice, Human Rights and National Security.
- Bill C-2, an Act to better protect children and other vulnerable persons
- Bill C-6: Established the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Bill C-10 - to decriminalize marijuana possession
- S.C. 2005, c. 33 Civil Marriage Act (same-sex couples)
- Bill C-49: Combat human-smuggling and the trafficking in persons
Political & Parliamentary communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor - Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - The Hon. Irwin Cotler and
Office of the Parliamentary Secretary
- The Hon. Paul Macklin
-Liaison to House of Commons and Senate Standing Committees on Justice, Human Rights and National Security.
- Bill C-2, an Act to better protect children and other vulnerable persons
- Bill C-6: Established the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Bill C-10 - to decriminalize marijuana possession
- S.C. 2005, c. 33 Civil Marriage Act (same-sex couples)
- Bill C-49: Combat human-smuggling and the trafficking 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
Office of the Secretary of State for Sport and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- The Hon. Paul deVillers
Parliamentary Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of National Revenue;
Office of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
- The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
Office of the Minister of National Revenue;
Office of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
- The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
• Worked in various capacities on behalf of candidates in over twenty federal, provincial, municipal campaigns.
• Represented Elections Canada in multiple federal elections in several Quebec, Ontario and BC ridings, (as Poll Supervisor, DRO, etc.).
• Fulfilled duties for Elections Ontario, Elections Quebec and Elections Montreal in various roles, including Community Liaison, poll supervisor and DRO.
• 20+ years developing, managing and delivering advocacy, media and public affairs campaigns
• 3 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, media officer and government relations consultant.
• Native fluency in English and French. High conversational proficiency in most Spanish.
Chief Liaison to National Caucus Chair
- The Hon. Paul deVillers
- The Hon. Paul deVillers
Long-Term Observation mission (Parliamentary elections) – Lviv, Ukraine
(Contract with Government of Canada through canadem.ca)
- Monitored, evaluated and reported on democratic conditions, political climate, registered political parties, electoral infrastructure, integrity of the vote.
- Monitored, evaluated and reported on democratic conditions, political climate, registered political parties, electoral infrastructure, integrity of the vote.
- Press relations, media monitoring, served as team leader and spokesperson (video)
- Wrote field reports.
Election Observation mission (Presidential elections), Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Monitored, evaluated election infrastructure, technical processes and procedures.
Election Observation mission (Presidential elections), Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Monitored, evaluated election infrastructure, technical processes and procedures.
Media & Communications Specialist - United Nations Development Program, Tbilisi, Georgia
(2 separate SSA contracts)
(2 separate SSA contracts)
- Advised the Georgian President’s Press Office on modernizing and refining political communications and media relations, prior to a national election. (First contract was to evaluate and devise a plan for reform; second mission was to implement my recommendations).
- Consulted with major national (Georgian) press organizations to evaluate needs, implement capacity-building plans, adopt new techniques to refine operations and improve media relations.
- Organized capacity-building workshops for Press Office staff focused on media transparency, transforming their overall approach to 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”
- Organized capacity-building workshops for Press Office staff focused on media transparency, transforming their overall approach to 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”
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
and ELECTORAL COMISSION WORK WITHIN CANADA
and ELECTORAL COMISSION WORK WITHIN CANADA
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