Derek Oakley Phd Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Various

Undertook a wide range of tailored consultancy, both under my sole initiative and as part of teams, utilising my core research, writing and training and facilitation skills. Clients included the British Council, EU Salto/Euro-Med Youth Programme, Nonviolent Peaceforce Philippines and Nonviolent Peaceforce Iraq. Notable achievements include:- Design and.

London, United Kingdom

London Roots Collective offered workshops and training to strengthen grassroots groups across the capital working towards social change. LRC also organised skill-sharing events and provide meeting facilitation to help groups create the change they want to see.I was part of the LRC Pool of Trainers; offering pro bono and low cost services as a trainer and.

Kathmandu, Nepal

-Worked with a team of 5 Nepali staff building a comprehensive nationwide data-set on violence and political contestation in Nepal and crafting and disseminating knowledge products such as analysis reports, visualizations and academic articles. -Advised on the design, execution and evaluation of a peer learning programme for Women Human Rights Defenders in.

London, United Kingdom

-Led on quality assurance and accreditation of youth work by ten staff in two youth centres on London housing estates, achieving re-accreditation at Gold Standard of the industry standard London Youth certification in one centre and supporting the achievement of Bronze and Silver standard for the first time in the other.-Built and maintained partnerships.

Beirut District, Lebanon

-Developed a major training programme for Syrian civil society groups as part of an EU funded project focusing on grass roots capacities for conflict resolution and civilian protection.-Co-wrote and edited a comprehensive manual and online training resources. -Contributed to ad hoc protection service provision including delivery of one-off tailored.

South Sudan

In my time in South Sudan I spent 6 months working in the UNMISS POC (Protection of Civilians) camp in Bor, Jonglei State, before being promoted to Team Leader responsible for starting a new team in Koch County, Unity State. I also worked for shorter periods in Nzara, Western Equatoria State and Bentiu, Unity State. My key responsibilities were:-Leading a.

Newham, Greater London

-Supported participation of 16-21 year old young people from the London borough of Newham in an accredited 10 week conflict resolution training programme.-Facilitated visits from international peace builders to connect with young people and share perspectives on conflict.-Coordinated youth volunteering for conflict resolution and youth voice in schools.

London, United Kingdom

I was an active member of this voluntary advisory group to CYEC, an independent NGO working to facilitate connections and exchange between young people across the Commonwealth and promote youth voice in Commonwealth institutions and processes. The function of our group was to review feedback on CYEC work and identify and create complimentary initiatives.I.

FreeRadicals aims to serve as a catalyst for grassroots organising and movement building, particularly focused on working with young people (aged 16-25) fighting for social and racial justice, equality and youth rights.The founding belief of FreeRadicals is that the answers to the problems facing society lie in the experiences of ordinary people. Those.

Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territories

-Provided protective presence for and solidarity with Palestinian communities in the Occupied West Bank, living and working in residence in a team of six, planning and executing scheduled activities.-Monitored and documented Human Rights violations, completing detailed regular reports and collating photographic and video evidence.-Undertook advocacy.

London, United Kingdom

The Coexistence Trust worked to combat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and to build networks of trust between Muslim and Jewish students at UK universities.I supported the implementation and strategic development of our flagship student facing programme Campus Ambassadors; with operational responsibility for 5 staff and interns.I took part in a significant.

Mundri, South Sudan

I worked on the strategic development of a training and research centre focussed on conflict and governance. Activities included devising and delivering trainings of trainers for conflict resolution and human rights workshops, capacity building for local councilliors and facilitating dialogue between two communities involved in an inter-state border.

Initially responsibile for coordinating an international learning fellowship programme for youth from the Global South and North and Plan, this role later afforded broader opportunity to support the mainstreaming of youth participation throughout Plan UK. This included supporting the youth engagement officer in the recruitment, training and activities of.

As a freelance consultant on the NYA roster I primarily worked as a trainer delivering the Youth Participation component of a Management Development Programme for first time managers in Integrated Youth Support Services (IYSS) structures in local authorities around England. I also co-facilitated Youth Led Research training with youth groups from.

The Youth Advisory Board worked to support the planning of the 2010 World Youth Congress in Turkey. The Youth Advisory Board's primary responsibilities included the drafting of selection criteria for potential delegates, guiding the structure of the programme for the event, contributing to the development of themes, and identifying potential speakers and.

Undertook research, report writing, events work and volunteer recruitment and induction within a small team. Overall focus was on facilitating community dialogue in the UK and promoting community level development and intercultural learning through volunteering in partnership with a South African NPO.

Undertook research, writing and youth engagement contributing to the development of a ‘How to’ Guide on youth participation for multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors. The aim of the Guide is to assist, steer and support donor policy and programming with and for youth by offering a menu list of easy to use resources and case studies of good practice..

Acted as administrator for a national network of student activists affiliated to the Green Party; managing mailing lists and schools and university outreach and coordinating events.

Whether empowering young people in the UK to campaign on the issues that affect young people them, delivering services to build the capacity of local youth organisations and representing the UK in International forums worldwide, BYC is a leader in youth participation and representation.Elected at the 2007 AGM this trusteeship entailed responsibility for.

I worked with the general manager and operations manager of this youth charity specializing in estate based detached work in Hackney to target foundations and trusts and build fundraising proposals to support new and existing work.

Oxfam works with others to create a more just and sustainable world. This mission is pursued through three core strands, campaigning and advocacy, emergency relief work and long term development of local capacity.The volunteers on the Oxfam GB Youth Board act as both ambassadors for Oxfam's work and consultants on specific policies and programmes and.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

I supported the development of an online community of Gender Specialists to stimulate and document dialogue, progress and good practice in Gender training and build the capacity of small Civil Society Organisations. My tasks included administration of the INSTRAW Gender Training Wiki and helping prepare a Gender training module for another UN agency.

Strategic Business Development, Project Management, Facilitation and Mentoring.I coordinated the planning, execution and evaluation for the first year of a Leadership and Reconciliation programme for youth in London and marketed custom training packages to secondary schools, dealing with the planning of training and liaising with consultants to ensure.

Mentored a portfolio of 50+ university students from ethnic minority backgrounds.Liaised with employers to coordinate internships.Ran promotion and recruitment processes for university leadership programme.Supported the administration and delivery of 3-7 day personal development programmes, including preparing and delivering small and large group sessions.

Acted as a member of the editorial board of the in house magazine 'Juice'.Supported the planning and execution of a guerrilla stunt raising awareness around debt and debt advice services for young people.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Education And Social Justice, Pass

Activities and Societies: 2017/18 Cohort Student Representative In August 2020 I was awarded a PhD on the topic “What is the relationship.

Postgraduate Certificate, Conflict Resolution Skills, Merit

A multi disciplinary course including an intensive international summer school and subsequent distance learning. I completed an annotated.

Msc, Voluntary Sector Management, Merit

Activities and Societies: Staff Student Committee Representative I completed a research dissertation entitled 'Organisational Development.

Certificate, Law, War And Human Rights

Certificate, The Politics Of Democratisation

Completed a review of an Unlock Democracy position paper on elected diplomats and an assignment on potential pathways for the development.

Ba (Hons), English Literary Studies With Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Staff Student Intra Mural Board Representative, Vice-Captain Tottenham Campus Football Squad