George Jokhadze

Experience

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  Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

  Mar 2000 - Mar 2001

  Newsletter Editor, NGO Working Group on Refugee Legislation/Protection

  Preparation, publication and distribution of the newsletter in English and Russian

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  International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation in Georgia

  Jun 2000 - Jun 2001

  Dissemination Field Officer/Legal Adviser in International Law

  Legal analysis of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) implementation; Coordination with authorities, academic circles and NGOs; Preparation of the IHL course programs (university curriculum); Training of lecturers in IHL at national and international events; Organizing presentations, seminars, moot-court competitions in IHL; Preparation of materials, case studies and providing legal expertise; Translation, editing and proofreading of relevant legal texts; Filing and reporting to Headquarters, Regional Delegation and supervisors. Show less

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  Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

  Feb 2002 - May 2002

  Assistant of the CIS Conference Working Group Program Coordinator

  Implementation of the Program plan (Refugee Law and Internally Displaced Persons issues); Assistance in organizing seminars, workshops and meetings; Publishing Working Group Newsletter on Refugee Legislation & Protection.

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  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

  Aug 2003 - Feb 2004

  Intern/consultant, Criminal Justice Reform Unit

  Rules of admissibility of evidence in international criminal procedure; Rule-of-law dimensions of donor assistance in crime prevention and justice; “Blood diamonds” and conflict in Sierra-Leone (rule of law review); United Nations instruments in drug demand reduction among juveniles; Sustainable development and gender mainstreaming; Compendium of UN Standards in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; Drafting criminal justice profiles for selected developing countries; Materials and research for UNODC training courses for law enforcement; PowerPoint presentations, statistical data, translation and follow-up. Show less

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  Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

  Apr 2004 - May 2005

  Coordinator of the Criminal Procedure Reform Project

  Coordinator of the Working Group on Draft Code of Criminal Procedure; Preparation of the working versions of the Code, comparative research; Co-ordination of the work of national and international expert consultants; Legislative amendments to incorporate case law and international standards; Study of Draft Code compliance with Constitutional Court practice; Representing Association in external relations with stakeholders; Preparation of summaries, comments and annotations of the Code; Financial management and reporting to the Association and donors. Show less

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  Office of the Prosecutor General of Georgia

  Apr 2005 - Jan 2007

  Head of Analytical Unit

  Planning and daily management of all Unit activities; Compiling yearly, 6-months and monthly crime statistics reports; Ensuring compliance with public requests for statistics; Coordinating reform of the statistics reporting and software development; Drafting legislative amendments and entirely new laws; Coordinator of Criminal Procedure/Prosecution Reforms working groups; Developing investigation manuals and guidelines for prosecutors; Internal review and analysis of criminal cases across Georgia; Coordination of all training activities for prosecutors across the country; Delivery of training in various areas of criminal justice; Member of the Admissions Commission for prospective staff; Website development and administration. Show less

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  Open Society Georgia Foundation

  Feb 2007 - Jan 2009

  Project Coordinator: E-Transparency, Regional e-Readiness, Cybercrime

  Management, budgetary and administrative support, reporting; Advanced analysis on information transparency, e-governance, cybercrime; Coordination of national and international experts; Organization of seminars/study visits in Georgia and abroad; Printing and publication of project materials; Supervision of grantee organization(s) on project activities; Independent legislative drafting (cybercrime, e-transparency); Supervision of software development and web administration; Drafting recommendations for uniform IT policy for local development; Input in and analysis of countrywide surveys (regional IT infrastructure); Liaising with project partners: Government, Parliament, Judiciary, NGOs. Show less

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  US Embassy / US Department of Justice

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Legal expert/researcher

  Drafting legislative package against child pornography and explanatory memo; Participation in and input into working group discussions (USDOJ, Council of Europe, UNICEF, Communications Commission, etc.); Liaising with Government, Parliament, Judiciary and NGOs.

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  Ministry of Justice of Georgia

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Head of Analytical Department

  Planning and daily management of all Department activities; Secretary of the National Anti-Corruption Council; Coordinator of 5 Interagency Working Groups on: Juvenile Justice, Prison Reform, Criminal Procedure Reform, Prosecution Reform, Crime Statistics; Integrated Criminal Case Management System expert (law/business analysis); Coordinator of Personal Data Protection and Cybercrime projects; Policy analysis, research and guidelines for the criminal justice officials; Coordinator of Georgian Crime Survey; Coordinator of Community Prosecution/Victims Assistance Unit programs; Donor liaison and information support; Training on matters related to criminal justice and human rights; Representative of Georgia at the Council of Europe Data Protection Committee; Delegate to Council of Europe Cybercrime and GRECO plenary sessions. Show less

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  Training Center of Justice, Ministry of Justice of Georgia

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

  Legal/IT training expert/consultant

  Training prosecutors/interns in Criminal Procedure and Legal Writing; Training prosecutors/investigators in electronic case management program; Developing materials, conducting exams, feedback to IT team, IT testing.

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  United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

  Expert researcher

  Comparative research of the Georgian system of Witness Protection, prepared and delivered within the framework of a partnership project between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ).

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  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

  May 2010 - Dec 2010

  Expert

  Participation in OECD Anti-Corruption Network monitoring of Ukraine (member of the monitoring team of experts)

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  Data Exchange Agency

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2014

  Lawyer / legal consultant

  Research and legislative support to the development of e-Government policies in Georgia; Support and development of the Registry of Registers Project; Research and support in the development of information and cyber security legislation and regulations; Supporting the National Security Council in development and implementation of the Georgian Cyber Security Strategy; Coordinator of the Cyber-Crime Project in Georgia and representative to the Cyber-Crime Committee (2011-2012).

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  National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia "Sakpatenti"

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2013

  Management of the Intellectual Property Rights Electronic Filing System (IPREFS) project (Sakpatenti side); Implementation of the IPREFS according to work plan; Training of staff in IPREFS use; Daily administration of IPREFS (testing, user accounts,basic help-desk, quality assurance, information security etc.); Management of IPREFS future development (integration, functionality extension, international applications module, etc.); Other tasks as required by IPREFS operation. Consulting in Electronic Filing software development, EU relations, representation at DCFTA negotiations, copyright enforcement coordinating institutions. Planning and daily management of all Department activities; Coordinator of the e-Filing System development project; Coordinator of the Technology Transfer Center project; Coordinator of the Copyright Enforcement initiative; Coordinating contacts with government agencies and international partners; Organization of / participation in international events.

  • IPREFS System Administrator

    Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Advisor

    Jan 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Head of Internaitonal Affairs and Project Management Department

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
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  Council of Europe

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Cybercrime Expert

  Part of the team of experts on cybercrime assessment of Ukraine (April 2013, Cybrcrime@EaP Project), cybercrime assessment of the Philippines (January 2014, GLACY project)

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  Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Private and public sector inspections, supervision of LEA wiretapping, supervision of in-house IT projects, development of standards, R&P and methodology, legislative support,etc. Effective control mechanisms for data processing, legal background for data protection and security, revision of guidelines/manuals, etc.

  • Head of Inspections Department

    Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  • Chief Data Security Analyst

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Data Exchange Agency

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2015

  Lawyer

  E-Government and InfoSec policies and projects; legislative review and support; etc.

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  Council of Europe

  Oct 2015 - now

  Project Manager, Cybercrime Programme Office

  - Management of activities under the Global Action on Cybercrime (GLACY);- Management of activities under the Cybercrime @Eastern Partnership II;- Planning, reporintg, review of documents, contact with counterparts, etc.