Dorcas George, Llm Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Selected trainer to facilitate and deliver Investigation Qualification Training Scheme Tier 3 Practitioner training on protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) in the humanitarian and development sector.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Conduct remote and field survivor centered investigations into serious allegations of suspected/reported incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse and safeguarding violations and document all investigative steps.Develop investigative action plan and review evidence to draw conclusion.Ensure all the key principles of investigations are incorporated and observed while conducting investigations (objectivity, fairness, impartiality, confidentiality, etc.) Produce investigation reports with recommendations to management and draft donor notifications. Identify interdepartmental referral pathways and recommended actions.Mentor junior SEA investigator.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Managed SEA investigations and supervised a team of investigators (internal and external).Ensured the capture of lessons learned from safeguarding investigations and shared them to appropriate stakeholders. Supported and promoted survivor centered approach to investigations.Lead and enabled activities that enhanced the agency's reputation for analytical rigor and contributed to sector wide effort to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse.Maintained productive relationships with all stakeholders, including country team, other headquarters functions, donors and regulators.Ensured timely and appropriate reporting of safeguarding incidents to donors; managed communications, updates and case closure notifications with donors.Briefed the Safeguarding Task Force and the Board on investigations and trends. Raised awareness on safeguarding issues, trends in multiple languages.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Ensured new consultants and team members were properly trained and educated on company policies.Developed policies and procedures related to safety supplies and facilities.Consulted on office budgets and prevented overspending by managing and reconciling expenses and credit card statements quickly and efficiently.Represented Mercy Corps at the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York City and participated in Civil Society Organization’s Consultation Day, side events, and high-level meetings.

Provided legal advise to numerous national human rights organizations on human rights issues. Interviewed survivors and witnesses of sexual crimes (children and adults) and recorded their statements. Drafted legal briefs, memoranda, and reports on cases assigned.Represented various organizations to the annual Assemblies of States Parties (the Assembly) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) both the The Hague, Netherlands and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Democratic Republic Of Congo And Remote

Analyzed legal provisions and jurisprudence for sexual crimes and provided legal advice.Visited detention facilities to take statements of prisoners accused of sex crimes. Produced memoranda and briefs based the statements, legal provisions, and jurisprudence. Raised awareness on sexual crimes experienced by women and girls in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mckenzie, Tennessee, United States

Tutored college students who needed help in social science and Spanish courses; namely, Sociology, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Human Services, Gender Issues. and Spanish classes.Spearheaded the assimilation process process for incoming freshmen.Developed and managed the Bethel University International Students' Organization.

Kigali City, Rwanda

Co-facilitated group counseling and therapy to homeless (street) children, aged 6-18, and their families for safe home return. Cultivated a safe and welcoming environment for newly identified homeless children.Educated street children on sexual crimes.Helped organize several Christmas parties for children and their families.

Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Conducted extensive research and drafted memoranda on legal issues.Gathered information through interviews and shared them with different stakeholders.

Master Of Laws - Llm, International Law And Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: Advanced Legal Research and Writing: Gender and Law LL.M. Board MemberDissertation: Women’s Economic Empowerment.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Human Services, General, 4.0/4.0 Gpa - Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Renaissance choir International Students AssociationSpanish and Social Sciences tutor

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb. (Juris Doctor Equivalent), Public And Administrative Law

Activities and Societies: Dissertation: Efficacite de la Cour Penale Internationale en Republique Democratique du Congo, Universite.

Public And Private International Law

Latin And Philosophy