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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

•Established and managed a civilian-led Early Warning System (EWS) for identity-based violence in South Sudan in partnership with the South Sudanese CSO the Community Empowerment for Progress organization (CEPO). This EWS won recognition by the UN Mission in South Sudan and was accepted as a local partner in the early warning systems of the African Union (CEWS) and the East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (CEWARN). •Managed and trained partner CEPO staff. •Outreach to… Show more •Established and managed a civilian-led Early Warning System (EWS) for identity-based violence in South Sudan in partnership with the South Sudanese CSO the Community Empowerment for Progress organization (CEPO). This EWS won recognition by the UN Mission in South Sudan and was accepted as a local partner in the early warning systems of the African Union (CEWS) and the East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (CEWARN). •Managed and trained partner CEPO staff. •Outreach to potential civilian participants, including marginalized groups like women, minorities and the displaced, developing targeted approaches for maintaining engagement. •Managed the project budget, monitored expenditure, and completed narrative and financial reports for DFID. •Conducted civilian-focused advocacy and media work on human rights, International Humanitarian Law, and civilian protection and empowerment based on the outputs of the EWS in coordination with CEPO. I worked to increase the relevance of CEPO’s messaging and thereby its salience to key international decision makers, and used this impact with international decision makers to influence national decision makers. I researched and drafted advocacy outputs including submissions to the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, the AU, IGAD, a plan for a national civil society-led conflict resolution mechanism requested by the government of South Sudan (which won support from the UN and key international actors) and a presentation to the UN Security Council on the peace process, delivered by the head of our civilian partner CEPO in June 2020. •Employed responsive measuring, evaluation and learning procedures throughout the project based on a comprehensive situational analysis and wrote a lessons learned report (available upon request) assessing the potential for civilian-led monitoring in conflict zones, considering advantages, the mitigation of potential risks, and key considerations for development and operation. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

•Researched and wrote a scoping report and a follow up paper for the Syria Working Group, a coalition of INGOs funding Syrian civil society hosted by the London-based INGO Global Dialogue. The reports identified synergies to strengthen the group’s rights-based mandate and support the development of Syrian civil society with a focus on mariginalised groups including women, minorities and the displaced, including facilitating increased coordination between members and a shared advocacy strategy… Show more •Researched and wrote a scoping report and a follow up paper for the Syria Working Group, a coalition of INGOs funding Syrian civil society hosted by the London-based INGO Global Dialogue. The reports identified synergies to strengthen the group’s rights-based mandate and support the development of Syrian civil society with a focus on mariginalised groups including women, minorities and the displaced, including facilitating increased coordination between members and a shared advocacy strategy targeting restrictions on funding Syrian civil society activities. This involved desk research and interviews with group members, Syrian activists and NGOs, diplomats and lawyers. I presented the conclusions of both reports in meetings at Chatham House. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

•Established a communications team, developed a communications plan, and managed social media channels, focusing on patterns of current human rights violations in Iran including repression of civil activism, accountability for historic human rights violations and women’s rights. Unfortunately, the project ended early because of an unexpected shortfall in funding.

Various

- Writing assorted articles, editing PhD theses, translating Arabic to English.

London, United Kingdom

- As a journalist, I covered news stories from the Middle East. This involved monitoring the news, researching and writing stories.- As sub-editor, I edited English content and reversioning content translated from the Arabic website, fact-checking, checking translations, rewriting and re-researching as necessary.

London, United Kingdom

- I managed the Arabic digital platforms of Amnesty International, including the Arabic website (www.amnesty.org/ar), blogs and social media channels to increase Amnesty’s online presence in the Arabic-speaking world and human rights impact, and promoting global Amnesty projects. This included ensuring material was relevant and optimised for an Arabic-speaking audience, re-versioning content for social media, troubleshooting in HTML, and editing and dubbing using Final Cut Pro X. - Curated… Show more - I managed the Arabic digital platforms of Amnesty International, including the Arabic website (www.amnesty.org/ar), blogs and social media channels to increase Amnesty’s online presence in the Arabic-speaking world and human rights impact, and promoting global Amnesty projects. This included ensuring material was relevant and optimised for an Arabic-speaking audience, re-versioning content for social media, troubleshooting in HTML, and editing and dubbing using Final Cut Pro X. - Curated content for an Arabic-speaking audience based on the current news cycle, relevance and Amnesty’s strategic objectives, ensuring content was timely and deadlines for the promotion of key projects were met. - I developed an Arabic-language digital communications strategy that significantly increased the reach, engagement and impact of Arabic social media platforms. - Developed analytics to research an effective communication and campaigning strategy, building a database and developing metrics to evaluate and improve UX and SEO and the reach, engagement and impact of all digital platforms. Supported the growth of the Arabic language International membership using CRM systems and in-house communications databases. - Project managed the Arabic language deliverables of projects across all digital platforms, ensuring material was relevant and suitable for the Arabic-speaking audience. - Project managed the delivery of the Arabic language version of Amnesty’s Annual Report in 2012 and 2013 (and as Arabic Language Consultant in April/May 2010), using Agile digital project management methodology, working with developers to build the Arabic microsite, coordinating the work of the translators, editing and uploading pages. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- I was responsible for delivering Arabic version of Amnesty International's online Annual Report in May 2010, May 2012 and May 2013.

London, United Kingdom

- I led research, campaigning and casework on arbitrary detention and unfair trials, torture and women’s and children’s rights in Morocco/Western Sahara, Bahrain and Kuwait, and supported work on Iraq. This research involved analysing national and international law, developing networks of contacts with activists and organisations in the region, and drafting campaign strategies and materials including actions, public statements, UN submissions, and letters to governments. - Monitored… Show more - I led research, campaigning and casework on arbitrary detention and unfair trials, torture and women’s and children’s rights in Morocco/Western Sahara, Bahrain and Kuwait, and supported work on Iraq. This research involved analysing national and international law, developing networks of contacts with activists and organisations in the region, and drafting campaign strategies and materials including actions, public statements, UN submissions, and letters to governments. - Monitored, researched and analysed legal and political developments and human rights violations in various other countries covered by the North Africa and East Gulf teams in English, Arabic and French (Morocco and Tunisia). - Managed planned and reactive work including team reports, research and drafting UN submissions, letters to governments, AV materials and missions. The largest project I managed was a capacity building project for women’s activists from ethnic and religious communities across Iraq in consultation with Iraqi activists. - Supported researchers and campaigners logistically and administratively, assisting in research and reactive work on human rights violations, managing relationships with key stakeholders and conducting training for partners on the ground. - Developed and maintained networks of contacts among activists, organisations, academia and the media.- Managed team communications with external contacts, including journalists, academics, the public, and activists. - Managed team communications with internal stakeholders and curated content on team intranet pages for country coordinators in Amnesty sections around the world, and developed and maintained team administrative systems and databases. - Facilitated team scoping, policy development, planning and assessment processes on various team projects. - Budgeted team projects, contributed to programme budgetary processes and recruited, trained and supervised volunteers. Show less

Beirut, Lebanon

- I edited and rewriting articles to fit The Daily Star's established style and journalistic standards, writing headlines, and strap lines.- Researching and writing articles about Lebanese politics, society and culture.

Masters Degree, Near And Middle Eastern Studies

- Politics, economics and history of the modern Middle East

Master Of Arts - Ma, Ancient History, Honours