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Sapard N Kalala
University Lecturer, Graduate School MBA program and Law School + Senior partner and principal of Consulexcel International. , Academia & International Research and consulting Firm.
Ottawa, Canada
International counsel & community development expert, Bilingual (French, English) conflict resolution expert with 18 years of experience in developing countries, seeking short or long term opportunities. Can relocate immediately.
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Area of Expertise:
  • Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
  • Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
Professional Experience:
-November 2011 - Present Harare, Zimbabwe Women’s’ University in Africa Lecturer / Prof Graduate School Teaching 2 courses in Graduate school.

-March 1, 2009-August 1, 2010 Botswana Government Capacity building Consultant Consultancy to develop materials and workshops for Helping HIV-Tuberculosis and Malaria NGOs to prepare reports and follow the proper procedures to access Global Fund financing. Working with GRM and the Ministry of Health and community services in Gaborone, to develop programs and projects, in conjunction with World Health Organisation to access Global Fund financing of IV-Tuberculosis and Malaria Pandemics in Botswana. Budget proposals and auditing transparency.

-October 2007-February, 2009 Zambia Government- Department of Health and Social services: Government of Zambia, malaria program in conjunction of UNICEF and Action AID: Capacity building & Monitoring and Evaluation Feasibility study of the impact of malaria in rural areas and remedial methods to eradicate incidences of infant mortality in the rural areas. Prepared workshops to explain the founding and conclusions of the research. Worked with local authorities for information dissemination and the community development work. Budget proposals and auditing transparency.

-September 2007 –October 2007 (Two weeks) Juba-Southern Sudan UNDP Capacity Assessment (Term Consultancy) Global Fund Mission- Selection of NGOs, Companies & Corporations to provide healthcare and health support to Southern Sudan populations on AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.
Defining the legal terms of healthcare provisions along with Global Funds lines of legality for the procurement of medicines and services toward the country’s populations.
Assessing the selected entities and their capabilities to provide services they have been hired for.
Coordinate and facilitate the preparation of service contracts; Review TORs; Manage proposal applications from bidders; Assist in negotiating with clients and contractors; develop and submit relevant statistics; Oversee the legitimacy and the capacity of bidders; Investigating and reporting the breach or lack of best business, commercial and accounting practices with financial auditing and report; Finally Monitoring, evaluation and assessment of bidders’ efficiency and liaising with financial officers and Resident coordinator on all overlapping contractual policies and procedures (including capacity to manage the distribution and warehousing of physical products).

-1994-Present 1994-2005
CIE CONSULEXCEL, Canada OTTAWA, CANADA CONSULEXCEL INTERNATIONAL, Senior part PRINCIPAL/ PARTNER & RESEARCHER International Consultancy.
Good Governance and Democratization.
Administrative Decentralization and Deconcentration
Anti-Corruption and Legal Reforms;Legal and Policy analysis Consultancy Firm in International Law, including humanitarian, trade, labour, development, immigration, civil and criminal. Specialization in capacity building and legal ex
Education:
Institut Supérieur Universitaire Robert de Sorbon, Poitiers, France. 2004-2006 Ph.D. Economics;

-University of Ghana, Legon. Department of \political \science. Accra. Ghana. (2003-2005). Pending (PhD in Political science-dissertation not yet completed)

-Ohio University, Ohio, USA (1987-1990) M.A. International affairs & Development
(Africa-Middle-East Specialist)
Ohio University (1987-1989)International affairs & Development

-Ghana School of Law: Solicitor & barrister (2001-2002) Higher Legal Education Diploma & Legal Attorney practicing licence in Africa (West Africa)

-University of Ottawa, Canada: Law School (1993-1997)LL.B / Legal Attorney

-Université du Québec à Hull, Québec, Canada (1995-1997 part time), B.Ed in Education & Post-graduate Certificate in Education-certified Teacher for High School, College and Adults in French and English

-Almeda University (2004-2005) DBA & MBA (Public Administration & Human Resources)

-University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (1984-1988) B.A. Honour in Political Science

-University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (1984-1986) B.A. General in Sciences and Arts (Sociology and French major)

-Long distance Studies: Canterbury University, School of Legal Studies (1998-2004)LL.D. international law & LLM - Civil law 2002.

-Humber College of Applied Arts and Science : School of Business (1990-1991)Graduate Post-Diploma Certificate in Communication, business Marketing Management and computer science

International Correspondence Schools in -Montreal, Canada (1991-1992) Diploma in Police Sciences

-International Correspondence Schools in Montreal, Canada (1991-1992), Certificate in Business Accounting (ICIA industrial,. commercial and institutional accountants )

-Université de Zaïre, Campus de Lubumbashi (1975-1980)
Licence en Relations Internationales & Administration

-George Brown College (1990 for six months) Office Automation and Personnel Management
Affiliations and Achievements:
-5. Membership of professional bodies:
-Canadian Bar Association
-Ghana Bar Association
-Upper Canada Law Society Bar member
-Association des Juristes Francophones de l’Ontario AJEFO, Canada.
-Canadian Bar Association member
-International Law Association &
Barreau du Togo
-ICIA (industrial, Commercial and institutional accountants of Canada) member

6. Other skills (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.):
Computer skills
MS Word, Internet and Web Browsing, Typing and editing skills. IBM compatible and Macintosh; mainframe and PCs; internet; word processing (MS Word, (WordPerfect, publishing, AMI Pro); Spreadsheet (Excel, Lotus 123, Quattro Pro); Corel Draw, Statistical Packages (GAMS, SPSS, SAS); Graphics (Corel, Power Point); Legal Research Software (Quick Law; SOQJ).

Other Skills
Governance and Institutions Reform analysis:
Conducted quantitative and qualitative to develop institutions and processes that are more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens, including the poor; for example: Election monitoring, and Human Rights advices to various countries in constitutional law and building of viable institutions (e.g., reporting on the election results in Nicaragua, working as returning- officer, search on the strategies of transparency and democratic rule of law and their implementation;

Planned policies and recommendations as a team to consult with various governments for building partnerships and sharing ways to promote participation, accountability, and effectiveness at all the society levels to develop urban and social policies by implementing adequate poverty reduction and housing strategies (e.g. CONTATEP OUEST AFRICA)

Consulted and researched on the poverty reduction strategies in various African countries.

Consulted and advised various Governments on strategies to strengthen their electoral, legal and legislative systems, improve access to justice and public administration, and develop a greater capacity to deliver basic services to the people most in needs (e.g. GlobeQuest, and CONSULEXCEL INTERNATIONAL Consulting in Canada, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Angola, Zambia, Togo, Lesotho, Botswana, North America, Europe and Ghana);


Marketing and Private Management Analysis:

Marketing, logistic and distribution of goods and (e.g., conducted research and designed publicity and advertising in a marketing team on behalf of Post-Canada); Wrote brochures and pamphlets.

Conducted quantitative and qualitative on international trade, marketing, survey, management and social research and analysis e.g. Implications of international investments, donors budget support and the impact on the market economy, the inflation and the loans payment by the Governments of Ghana, Benin, Niger and Togo (previous endeavours);

Research & Writing;
Advanced research and writing skills honed through years of extensive professional experience for example:

Produced reports and conducted research as a commissioner on a country wide law reform commission of Canada;

Published in Canadian International Law Yearbook 1995 (Parliamentary debates) on the International law, human rights and trade for the current globalisation success;

Wrote reports, produced workshops and seminars on international law, Good governance, democracy and viable institutions building, marketing, business, international and communities development improvement issues

Conducted empirical research on criminal prosecution and poverty among minority groups in different countries including Canada and the United States.

Projects and cases management
Vast experience in pre-implementation appraisals and post-completion evaluations, such as:
Management of databases: routinely managed all aspects of Court cases, e.g., Access to information and privacy.

Available for:
  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Internships / Fellowships

    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Doctorate
    Languages:
    English, French
    Nationality:
    Canada , Democratic Republic of Congo
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