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Human rights expert with 15 years of working experience acquired at both the national and international level. Areas of expertise includes human rights, women and children’s rights, development of strategies to address VAW/G, gender, democratic governance, conflict resolution. I have professional experience in project management, facilitation of trainings, advocacy and capacity building. |
 Contact Mona M'Bikay Boin
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
• 2015: independent consultant: Human rights, women’s and children’s rights, development of strategies to address violence against women and girls, conflict management and protection of civilians for peacekeepers, facilitation of trainings and workshops, research, coaching, support to capacity building.
• February 2011 to June 2014: Project Manager, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Capacity building of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh in four areas:
Institutional development (capacity development, strategic planning, development of partnerships);
Monitoring and investigation (complaints management system, monitoring of human rights violations, investigative techniques);
Human rights education (awareness raising about human rights, gender-based violence, child rights, women’s rights, protection of vulnerable and marginalised groups, human rights trainings of law enforcement officers, journalists and in schools, design and implementation of a school-based campaign addressing violence against women and girls);
Policy and research (human rights advocacy, review of legislation, technical support within the framework of the Universal Periodic Review, reporting to treaty bodies, supervision of research).
Project management: results-based management, development of monitoring and evaluation tools, human resources management, Procurement.
• September 2007 to January 2011: Governance Adviser and programme manager (Multilateral affairs)
SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (SDC), Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern, Switzerland
Programme manager - Multilateral Affairs Division/ Humanitarian aid
Providing technical expertise in the field of protection, early recovery, food security
Participating and representing Switzerland in international fora related the above-mentioned fields. Policy dialogue, policy advisory and advocacy, programme support.
Governance adviser
Analysing and monitoring public policy, legislation, State practices and SDC experiences related to democracy, decentralisation, local governance and citizen participation; identifying, designing, implementing and evaluating democracy and decentralization projects; liaising with the democracy and decentralization focal points in the SDC field missions and other local or international implementing partners, particularly in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa; providing relevant expertise, advice, and feedback on draft materials and project proposals; conducting field missions and collecting data and information on governance, democracy and decentralisation issues; participating and representing Switzerland in international fora related to governance, democracy and decentralisation; designing and providing training in my field of work.
• October 2008-December 2010: Consultant, Swiss Prison Staff Training Centre, Fribourg, Switzerland
Reviewing essays, providing guidelines and thematic advice on writing
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Education: |
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I obtained a Master in Law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, before going on to do a Master in International Studies (MIS) with specialisation in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (GIIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland. My postgraduate studies in Conflict Resolution Skills were carried out at the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry University, United Kingdom.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French |
Nationality:
Switzerland
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