Professional Experience:
Security Sector Reform (SSR)/Security Sector Governance (SSG), practitioner and training professional with 28 years policing experience in Northern Ireland pre and post ceasefire/peace agreement and 14 years advising and training on SSR programmes Internationally.
Specialising in:-
Conflict/Post-Conflict police reform and oversight, crisis community engagement & outreach, community policing divided communities/communities in transition, DRR, Access to Justice/UN SDG 16. Repairing, building & maintaining community trust, confidence and policing by consent, military involvement in civil law enforcement as relates to moving from Conduct of Hostilities to Civilian Law enforcement support. Community and Whole of Society approaches to Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalisation leading to Terrorism.
On Roster of Experts - DCAF/ISSAT, UNITAR, International Alert, IIJ & OSCE. Certified ODIHR Trainer Countering Terrorism & Human Rights. Proven and verifiable background in Curriculum and Training design. Pre-Trial Detention, Rights of Detainee/Accused persons - ECHR, ICCPR, SMRTP, CEDAW, Arbitrary and Administrative Detention etc. Practical 'how to do it' approaches, strong 'in country' context setting skills with development and delivery of bespoke training. Experienced in Training of Trainers using relevant material as subject matter for course preparation/practical practice sessions.
Region/Country work Experience:
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cameroon, Ecuador, Georgia (CIS), Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, N. Macedonia (Rep. of), Nigeria, Malawi, Maldives, Qatar, Somaliland, Syria,Tajikistan, Ukraine, UK (Northern Ireland).