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Tomilola Ajayi

Senior communications officer, Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) programme

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Telephone: +44 (0)20 3463 7399
Languages: English, French (lower intermediate)

A writer, editor, media and communications specialist in the sustainable development sector. 

Expertise

Tomilola’s expertise lies in strategic communications, storytelling, content creation/management, editing and writing, media relations and creative project management. She has led communications across a range of themes, including climate justice, environmental protection, humanitarian action, peacebuilding, public health and international trade policy. Tomilola was IIED’s interim content manager between June 2024 and April 2025.

Before IIED

  • Senior media and communications manager at the Fairtrade Foundation
  • Media and communications adviser / press officer / editor at Christian Aid
  • Communications manager at ENCISS (the Enhancing the Interaction between Citizens and the State programme, Sierra Leone)

Education

  • MA in journalism, University of the Arts, London
  • LLB law, University College London