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My objective is to contribute to the legal protection of civilians in political and social crises. I am a trilingual (English, French, Spanish) International Humanitarian Law expert with 7 years of management and leadership in humanitarian operations: Security Management, International Humanitarian Law, Field and Urban Protection, Emergency HR Management, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Communication. |
 Contact Aysha Michot
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
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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: |
Recently working as an ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) head of office in Putumayo, Colombia, I have been in charge of implementing large-scale humanitarian aid projects in a sensitive political setting as well as managing confidential emergency transport operations for Colombian governmental officials and FARC commanders in the framework of the ongoing peace process in Colombia.
In 2015-2016, while working as an ICRC field delegate in the Pibor area, in South Sudan, I was assigned on an emergency 1-month deployment to another part of the country, in Fangak State, to cover for a colleague, during which I successfully acted as hospital manager for a mobile field clinic welcoming war-wounded weapon-bearers and civilians. I was able to negotiate with local militia commanders the release from the clinic of medically discharged soldiers and the pick-up protocols of injured troops in the area.
In my first mission with the ICRC, I worked during 12-hour shifts in the Emergency coordination cell in Tel Aviv during the Gaza War 2014 as focal point between ICRC staff inside Gaza and Israeli Security Forces (ISF) at the Gaza border, who were organizing coordination of movements between the Palestinian Red Crescent Society/Civil Defense and the ISF.
In earlier field assignments with MSF-Belgium (Doctors without Borders), I joined the emergency pool to work in Brussels headquarters as HR coordinator for the Syria mission. I was tasked with implementing all HR procedures related to opening up a new hospital in Syria, and recruiting expatriate staff with appropriate profiles.
Thanks to my professional experience, I have gained a sound knowledge of project management in emergency settings. I am used to working well under stress in extremely volatile and complex environments. I am equally very flexible, adapt easily to new contexts and rapidly process information to carry out emergency programming. Drafting and updating security contingency plans has further developed my skills in emergency preparedness. In all ICRC missions, I have worked with volunteers of National Red Cross Societies to cooperate in humanitarian assistance operations and have set up capacity-building exercises to improve volunteers’ responses to emergencies. Lastly, throughout all deployments, I have honed my skills in writing project proposals, drafting internal background papers to improve ICRC staff’s cultural sensitivity in operational contexts as well as writing official correspondence to governmental representatives, civilian authorities and weapon-bearers.
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Education: |
FORMAL EDUCATION:
1. NOHA Joint European Master’s in International Humanitarian Action (Erasmus Mundus) at Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium; Ruhr University Bochum, Germany and Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
Subjects studied: Emergency medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, EU Law, Human Rights Law, Refugee Law, Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Preparedness, Geopolitics, Programming for humanitarian operations, Anthropology, Conflict analysis, Institution building, International humanitarian system, Management of humanitarian organizations, Monitoring & evaluation, Leadership in humanitarian aid.
Methodology of program- and project-planning, humanitarian needs-assessment, risk-assessment and project-cycle management.
Thesis: ‘Impact of humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the Lebanese civil war’, September 2009 – January 2011.
2. Double Master’s in Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies in Spanish, English and French at Institut Supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes (ISTI), Brussels, Belgium.
Subjects studied: Conference interpreting studies (English-Spanish>Translation studies (English- Spanish- Dutch>< French).
Courses: South-American/Latino Studies: history, politics and literature, Anglo-Saxon Studies: history, politics, and literature, History of Indo-European Languages, Geopolitics, Economics, History of translation.
Thesis: ‘Autonomy vs. Heteronomy in Eastern Turkestan’ – research on Uyghur civilization and current affairs - trip to Xinjiang province, China for anthropological research. Acquired basic knowledge of the Uyghur language; September 2002 – June 2007.
3. TEFL diploma: Teach English as a Foreign Language at Oxford, U.K.; September 2007.
4. European Baccalaureate at the European School, Oxford, U.K.; September 2000 – September 2001.
TRAINING:
- Leading a team - ICRC management training, Nairobi, Kenya (January 2016)
- Coopération Technique Belge, Infocycle – Training on Development Aid, Brussels, Belgium (April 2013)
- German Red Cross First Aid in the Field, Safety and Security, Berlin, Germany (April 2011)
- UNHCR Protection Induction Program, Van, Turkey (January 2011)
- UNDSS Refresher Security Workshop, Van, Turkey (November 2010)
- IASC online course on Gender management ‘Different needs – Equal opportunities’, Brussels, Belgium (2010)
- Two-day simulation on Hostage-taking, negotiations and psychological preparation in conflict areas, German Army, Bochum, Germany (2010)
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
5-10 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, Turkish, Dutch, |
Nationality:
Belgium
, United Kingdom
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