EKWUTOSI UNEKE
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in project management, community engagement, and strategic partnership development. Demonstrates a strong ability to drive community outreach initiatives and deliver comprehensive reporting and evaluation. Committed to leveraging skills to foster impactful collaborations and enhance organisational growth.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Outreach & Engagement Officer
London Borough of Harrow
Harrow, City of London
11.2025 - Current
- Design and deliver targeted outreach Design and deliver targeted presentations and training sessions on early homelessness prevention to both internal and external housing advisors.
- Promote a consistent and strengths-based narrative that supports households to explore housing solutions without immediate statutory intervention.
- Lead approaches that help households understand their housing options, assert their rights, and take proactive steps to maintain or secure accommodation.
- Build and maintain strong partnership with voluntary and community organisations, advice services, and tenancy support providers.
- Act as the key point of contact for prevention-focused training and information-sharing.
- Ensure all training materials, briefings, and partner resources are kept up to date and aligned with current legislation and council priorities.
- Train partners to identify and refer clients before they reach crisis, in line with the Homelessness Reduction Act (2017).
- Monitor the impact of early intervention efforts, including reduced statutory homelessness approaches and improved outcomes for clients.
- Contributed to internal reports, performance dashboards, and partnership reviews.
- Attend community events, forums, and network meetings to raise awareness of homelessness prevention services and resources.
- Support the implementation of targeted engagement campaigns using social media, Ai tools, and other digital platforms to raise awareness and provide support services effectively.
- Deliver and coordinate the council's Outreach Programme to engage homeless individuals and households at risk of homelessness, working closely with internal teams and external partners.
- Assist in the design and facilitate workshops and training sessions for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations and partner agencies to ensure consistent messaging and approaches in homelessness prevention.
- Act as a key liaison between the Housing Needs team and external partners, ensuring effective communication and coordination of outreach efforts.
- Build, maintain, and strengthen collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including housing teams, VCS partners, health and social care providers, and statutory agencies.
- Monitor and evaluate outreach activities and campaigns, collecting feedback and data to measure impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Develop and distribute clear, accessible resources and communications materials to support partner agencies in delivering consistent advice and assistance to clients.
- Identify opportunities to embed prevention messaging in a variety of frontline and community settings.
- Ensure all messaging and training aligns with corporate prevention strategies and supports a reduction in formal homelessness presentations.
- Promote self-resolution tools, including mediation, landlord negotiation, budgeting advice, and access to the private rented sector.
- Coordinate clear, accurate messaging that prevents misinformation and reinforces the importance of early engagement.
Engagement Officer
Haringey GP Federation
Wood Green, Haringey
10.2024 - 06.2025
- Coordinated delivery of over 2,000 NHS health checks in workplaces.
- Design and implement engagement strategies to encourage project participation utilising both in-person and digital communication means.
- Develop and maintain relationship with local communities and businesses private and public organisations, churches, mosques, etc to participate in the NHS workplace health checks.
- Engage with local communities to facilitate co-production of health checks service.
- Engage and manage relationship with stakeholders.
- Deputize for project manager and support with preparing/presenting project report to stakeholders.
- Manage all logistical aspects of health checks sessions.
- Organise events and outreaches to drum up interest in as well as deliver health checks.
- Act as primary point of contact for employers, addressing queries and promoting the benefit of the health checks program.
- Manage internal and external communications and ensuring that communication materials are clear and audience targeted.
- London
Community Engagement Champion
Community Champion
Leeds, West Yorkshire
02.2023 - 07.2024
- Engaged with local communities for needs assessment.
- Signpost people in local communities to services and supports.
- Create awareness and encourage participation in health projects and service uptake.
- Create conversation around public health and well-being issues.
- Support health projects/outreaches in local communities.
- Conduct qualitative interviews on lived experiences.
- Recruit and provide support in training new volunteers.
- Leeds
Education
M.Sc - Public Health-Health Promotion
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, UKB.Sc - Mass Communication
Ebonyi State University
Abakaliki, NigeriaSkills
- Project Management
- Community engagement/Outreach
- Strategic partnership development
- Community Outreach
- Reporting and evaluation
Certification
- Prince2 Foundation and Practitioner (in view)
- Egton Medical Information System (EMIS)
Timeline
Outreach & Engagement Officer
London Borough of Harrow
11.2025 - Current
Engagement Officer
Haringey GP Federation
10.2024 - 06.2025
Community Engagement Champion
Community Champion
02.2023 - 07.2024
B.Sc - Mass Communication
Ebonyi State University
M.Sc - Public Health-Health Promotion
Leeds Beckett University