Aid worker, journalist and lawyer who specialises in forced displacement, international migration, programme design, management, monitoring and evaluation. 12+ years experience. Seeking short-term assignments. |
Contact Guy Edmunds
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
Jan 09 – Date Danish Refugee Council, GEORGIA Policy Advisor / Programme Manager
- Responsible for programme development, grant writing, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and donor relations - Devised and managed several projects for IDPs and returning migrants, including direct housing and livelihood assistance, legal aid, advocacy and institutional capacity-building, and diaspora outreach - Advised DRC on all policy and strategy issues, including gender mainstreaming - Supervised team of 9 international and national staff members, and managed several external consultants - Oversaw production of numerous research reports, position papers and newspaper articles for DRC
Aug 08 - DATE The Economist, London, UK - Regular contributor to The Economist’s Eastern Approaches blog, reporting from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia - Recipient of 2008 Nico Colchester Fellowship
June 08 – July 09 Danish Refugee Council, GEORGIA Programme Development Consultant - Developed and wrote all aspects of DRC project applications for work in Abkhazia and western Georgia.
Nov 07 – Feb 08 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), SERBIA Joint Programming Expert - Responsible for all joint programming activities in conjunction with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to ensure improvement of IDP Living Standards across Serbia. This included programme design, proposal writing, negotiating with UNDP and liaising with National and Local Government Departments
May 06 - Oct 07 Novoe Ltd, UK Head of Research/Strategy Consultant in this start-up consultancy company, focusing on the inter-section between the public, private and third sectors. - Conducted extensive business development, delivering presentations and devising proposals - Devised stakeholder engagement strategies for individual clients - Project managed individual client projects
Oct 03 - March 06 Danish Refugee Council (DRC) KOSOVO Programme Manager - Designed and managed all aspects of Psycho-Social Capacity-Building Program with Ministries of Health and Social Welfare, including leading International Assessment Mission - Designed and managed all aspects of multi-sectoral return projects for ethnic minority Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) - Wrote numerous Reports, Project Proposals, Budgets and Strategy Papers - Devised and led training seminars for IDPs and Local Government Officials
Sept 00 - March 03 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Associate Protection Officer KOSOVO - Advocated for the right to return for ethnic minorities, negotiating with a range of international and local actors, and initiating the opening of new return sites - Managed all aspects of multi-sectoral return projects for IDPs to several different return sites - Co-ordinated all aspects of monitoring project of minority forced deportees from Western Europe, and searched for durable solutions for individual cases - Wrote
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Education: |
2006-8 BPP Professional Education, UK Graduate Diploma in Law Thesis: “Implementation of the EU Reception Conditions Directive in the UK”
1997-9 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Focus on International Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, Negotiation and Conflict Management
1996-7 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Clare College M.Phil International Relations – High Performance Thesis: "Human Rights and the Islamic Republic of Iran"
1993-6 OXFORD UNIVERSITY Worcester College BA(Hons) Modern History Double First Class
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Academic Awards 2008 Nico Colchester Fellowship, The Economist 1997-9 Frank Knox Fellowship, Harvard University 1996-7 Economic and Social Research Council Award, Cambridge University 1994-6 Fletcher Scholar for Modern History, Worcester College, Oxford University 1988-92 Exhibitioner, Winchester College
Training Courses - Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation, INTRAC, Oxford, UK - Course in Freelance and Feature Writing, London School of Journalism (online) - DRC Emergency Roster Protection Training - Humanitarian Accountability Project Training - The Refugee Experience: A Psycho-social Training (Oxford University Refugee Studies Centre, online) - Rights-Based Humanitarian Programming, Danish Refugee Council - Do No Harm Training, Centre for Development Action
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Italian, some Spanish |
Nationality:
United Kingdom
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