Professional Experience:
Over 20 years of leadership experience in the delivery of human rights strategic policy, gender advisory, research, coordination and development, as well as the implementation of rights-based approaches, standards and policies for various UN agencies including the UN Secretariat (New York), UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Commonwealth Secretariat; across Africa, Asia, Pacific, Caribbean, Europe and the United States of America. With specialities in: international human rights and gender advisory, line, and project management (PRINCE 2 certification), rights-based approaches, capacity strengthening, research and training in emerging human rights issues including Business and Human Rights, policy development, strategic planning, human rights mainstreaming, engaging communications, inter-agency coordination, consensus development and relationship building.