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Lyon, Fr

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Project development and implementation for portfolio dealing with migration, climate change and environment, and natural disasters.

Hanoi, Vietnam

• Manage and provide technical advice to the inter-agency UN Disaster Response Management Team to deliver rapid, coordinated natural disaster assistance, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups affected by disasters, including poor and near-poor children, women-headed households, persons with disabilities and older persons. • Participate in strategic discussions and contribute to capacity building with Government, the Vietnam Red Cross, diplomatic presences, and NGOs to influence policy… Show more • Manage and provide technical advice to the inter-agency UN Disaster Response Management Team to deliver rapid, coordinated natural disaster assistance, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups affected by disasters, including poor and near-poor children, women-headed households, persons with disabilities and older persons. • Participate in strategic discussions and contribute to capacity building with Government, the Vietnam Red Cross, diplomatic presences, and NGOs to influence policy and agendas to implement planning to prepare a diverse range of actors to share information, coordinate activities and rapidly respond to natural disasters. Meet regularly with partners to sustain engagement and progress and improve response timing and capacity.• Provide gap analysis on key disaster management coordination issues and challenges, best practices and lessons learned, and develop programmatic responses to improve disaster response capacities of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, UN Agencies and partners.• Support RCO and UNCT in annual OSP reporting processes, including lead editing of 2018 One UN Report, UNInfo support, donor reporting. Show less

Hanoi, Vietnam

• Lead IOM’s CERF shelter cluster response effort to typhoon Damrey in southern Vietnam to deliver supplies and cash grants to most vulnerable affected persons. Promoted human rights-based approach to disaster response from vulnerability assessments through program delivery, evaluation and reporting.• Conducted field visit to implement and monitor project. Supervised implementation partner, Viet Nam Red Cross Society to ensure harmonized delivery of assistance, including needs assessment… Show more • Lead IOM’s CERF shelter cluster response effort to typhoon Damrey in southern Vietnam to deliver supplies and cash grants to most vulnerable affected persons. Promoted human rights-based approach to disaster response from vulnerability assessments through program delivery, evaluation and reporting.• Conducted field visit to implement and monitor project. Supervised implementation partner, Viet Nam Red Cross Society to ensure harmonized delivery of assistance, including needs assessment, procurement and contracting, staff and volunteer training, beneficiary selection, distribution of supplies and post-distribution monitoring and evaluation. Conducted meetings with aid recipients on awareness raising, beneficiary selection, aid distribution, monitoring and reporting. • Provided technical advice, developed project plan, prepared briefs and program materials to preserve institutional capacity. Identified and developed IOM project proposals on migration and climate change and worked with project development and thematic colleagues in regional office and Hanoi to draft and submit successful project proposals.• Prepare and submit project budgets, monitor program resources and ensure compliance with organizational rules, regulations and procedures for CERF and IOM. Conducted monitoring and evaluation of field activities, reviewed project performance, completed CERF donor reporting process. • Represented IOM in coordination meetings with UN agencies, provincial, district and communal government representatives, local stakeholders, beneficiaries and NGOs to share best practices and lessons learned. Contributed to capacity building of disaster response working groups. Show less

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Provided technical advice, prepared and managed projects, budgets, staffing and monitoring and evaluation to assist governments and other stakeholders to improve technical capacity related to human rights in Europe and Central Asia. Analyzed data from the field, identified and reported on issues of concern, and developed projects, recommendations and policy initiatives to improve compliance with human rights norms. Conducted trainings, workshops, and coordination meetings.• Provided… Show more • Provided technical advice, prepared and managed projects, budgets, staffing and monitoring and evaluation to assist governments and other stakeholders to improve technical capacity related to human rights in Europe and Central Asia. Analyzed data from the field, identified and reported on issues of concern, and developed projects, recommendations and policy initiatives to improve compliance with human rights norms. Conducted trainings, workshops, and coordination meetings.• Provided advice to High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights issues in countries of responsibility including child rights, detention conditions, migration crisis, child detention, LGBTI, and rule of law. Planned, prepared, and executed all elements of country visits for High Commissioner, including preparation for meetings with ministers, NGOs, UN country teams and media. Prepared briefing materials and speeches for High Commissioner; represented OHCHR before government officials, CSOs and other stakeholders. • Provided substantive policy advice, policy papers, briefs and strategic program materials concerning economic, social and cultural rights in support of the Special Rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights, including speeches, UN reports, special procedures communications and press releases. Planned and conducted country missions with Special Rapporteur to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Guinea Bissau, and Mozambique, working closely with the respective RCOs. Liaised with regional offices, field presences, UN country teams and members of permanent missions and CSOs. Prepared oral presentations for interactive dialogues at the HRC and GA, seminars and side events. Show less

Olympia, Wa, Usa

• Provided legal technical advice and represented state agencies, including law enforcement before administrative tribunals and state and federal courts on issues including the environmental protection act, state and national endangered species acts, law enforcement, land disputes and contract issues.• Provide advice and amendments to legislative proposals. Pro-actively monitored state institutions and undertook action to improve compliance with applicable laws. Provided advice and… Show more • Provided legal technical advice and represented state agencies, including law enforcement before administrative tribunals and state and federal courts on issues including the environmental protection act, state and national endangered species acts, law enforcement, land disputes and contract issues.• Provide advice and amendments to legislative proposals. Pro-actively monitored state institutions and undertook action to improve compliance with applicable laws. Provided advice and recommended remedial action particularly on issues such as transparency and good governance, proposed legislation, property rights, civil rights and contracts. Drafted complex contracts, negotiated contract and dispute resolution terms. Show less

Seattle, Wa, Usa

• Developed and executed legal strategies in business litigation and international aviation law firm practices, provided client advice to small, medium and large enterprises, extensive research, document drafting, interviewing witnesses, court pleadings, appearances and negotiating settlements.• Engaged in commercial litigation practice, including intellectual property, white collar crime and securities fraud, breach of contract, and wage and hour class actions.• Negotiated with and… Show more • Developed and executed legal strategies in business litigation and international aviation law firm practices, provided client advice to small, medium and large enterprises, extensive research, document drafting, interviewing witnesses, court pleadings, appearances and negotiating settlements.• Engaged in commercial litigation practice, including intellectual property, white collar crime and securities fraud, breach of contract, and wage and hour class actions.• Negotiated with and assisted aircraft manufacturers, financing institutions, fractional share providers, aircraft management and charter companies with operational and contract issues. Show less

Master Of Laws (Llm), International Humanitarian Law And Human Rights

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology