Ndudi Bowei, PhD.

Experience

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  Ministry of Justice

  Sept 1991 - Jan 1992

  State Counsel

  My responsibilities include: undertaking litigation, dispute resolution, legal drafting, contract negotiations, corporate legal management, debt recovery and legal counseling

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  Yahaya Mahmood & Co

  Nov 1992 - Jan 2000

  Legal Counsel

  My responsibilities include: undertaking litigation, dispute resolution, legal drafting, contract negotiations, corporate legal management, debt recovery and legal counseling.

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  Social & Economic Rights Action Center

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Senior Legal Officer and Program Coordinator

  I was Senior Legal Officer coordinating Legal programs ; managing housing & environmental projects; litigating individual and community class actions, undertaking public interest litigation and legal assistance for individuals and communities seeking redress for violations of their economic, social and cultural rights; appearing in sessions of the African Commission on Human & Peoples Rights; facilitating human rights/ESR trainings, seminars, conferences for lawyers, judges, paralegals and journalists, to broaden legal professionals’ participation in ESC rights litigation and advocacy through information-sharing, education and training; conducting press briefing, undertaking advocacy, research, analysis and collation of data; providing legal aid, counseling and pro bono work; undertaking advocacy, research & fact-finding mission in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and collated data for published reports ; engaging women and girls, liaising and working with government agencies, policy officials and external bodies specifically legislative officials, local government officials and state commissioners, media, civil society groups, community groups, health institutions and the private sector, in line with specific projects; conducted community development programs, community education, developed and implemented legal projects, community health and environmental programs and wrote monitoring reports on various projects; undertook publication and the management of Probate matters. Tunjukkan kurang

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  COHRE-Center For Housing Rights & Eviction

  Feb 2002 - Jan 2003

  Coordinator-COHRE AFRICA

  I coordinated COHRE Africa’s Housing Rights Research Project, undertook a fact-finding mission to Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. I conducted a research on the housing rights situation in West Africa. I examined and documented the housing rights situation and the impact on women, children, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), and the state parties’ adherence to international law. I prepared a work plan, budget, designed research instruments, conducted fieldwork, advocacy activities, and housing rights training program. Tunjukkan kurang

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  Human Rights Center, University of Pretoria, South Africa

  Sept 2004 - Jan 2005

  Country Representative

  I was appointed to conduct a research and provide documentation for publication under the joint United Nations Programme on the status of HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in Nigeria, on behalf of the Human Rights Center. I conducted the research, filled a template of the outcome with attached legal documentation forwarded to the Center.

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  INTERIGHTS

  Sept 2005 - Jan 2005

  Human Rights Lawyer/Intern

  Legal research on international and comparative human rights law and practice for briefs under equality and non discrimination law in the sphere of economic social and cultural rights; Preparation of materials for legal training, INTERIGHTS' publications on economic, social and cultural rights; Program administration and development.Worked on: research and drafting on the standard of health care in prisons in respect of a collective complaint against Bulgaria under the European Social Charter;research on the right of a victim of child sex abuse to be heard in open court under Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child;research into the Nigerian law related to marital rape; and research and documentation on HIV/AIDS and the Icelandic Waste case Tunjukkan kurang

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  Center for Specialized Studies

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Parttime Lecturer

  Teaching classes on:Planning and OrganizingPersonal Development and ManagementGeneral Researching/Fact-Finding Mission and AdvocacyDocumentation, Presentation and CommunicationPlanning and Organizing PublicationsHuman Rights and Paralegal EducationStudent Affairs, Counseling and MentoringNon-Profit Programs and AdministrationNGO Project Development and ImplementationWomen's Rights Programs ImplementationCommunity Organizing and Mobilization Event and Outreach Management Tunjukkan kurang

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  Life Transformers Academy

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Part-Time Teacher

  Teaching and Training On:Leadership & ManagementPlanning and OrganizingBusiness Management, Entrepreneurship and Vocational Education Personal Development and ManagementGeneral Researching/Fact-Finding Mission and AdvocacyQualitative Research and Dissertation WritingDocumentation, Presentation and CommunicationPlanning and Organizing PublicationsHuman Rights and Paralegal EducationEditing and Academic Writing Support.Student Affairs, Counseling and Mentoring Non-Profit Programs and AdministrationNGO Project Development and ImplementationWomen's Rights Programs ImplementationCommunity Organizing and Mobilization Event and Outreach Management Tunjukkan kurang

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  International Center for Environmental Health & Development

  Feb 2008 - now

  Senior Project Manager & Consulting Partner

  • Non-profit management, preparing proposals, fundraising, partnerships & resource mobilization and management, developing, planning and implementing gender & climate justice projects, women's rights and community development programs, and report writing. • Facilitating training in Para-legal education, human rights, leadership, management, entrepreneurship, business, and vocational skills training for s start-up and development of micro-enterprises.• Undertaking Data Collection, Documentation and Entry, & Qualitative Data Analysis.• Working with primary healthcare system on maternal health, mobilizing and training birth attendants on basic obstetrics, family planning & referral services.• Organizing humanitarian and environmental interventions, implementing community water and sanitation projects.• Working closely with women & girls, providing mentoring and training on reproductive health education, social and economic justice.• Conducting legal advisory, research, advocacy and campaign, policy development, engaging community leaders, and maintaining partnerships with policy officials & external agencies.• Planning and facilitating training workshops and conferences, making presentations, writing articles, publication, and supervision.• Supervising staff and volunteers; undertaking strategic meetings; providing legal advice, preparing applications, making legal representation, and undertaking Human Rights Litigation; engaging HIV/AIDS support groups and providing mitigation programs for women. Tunjukkan kurang

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  AnchorCraft Training Center

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2021

  Part Time Trainer & Outreach Coordinator

  Teaching, training and taking capacity building classes in:Leadership & ManagementPlanning and OrganizingBusiness Management, Entrepreneurship and Vocational EducationPersonal Development and ManagementGeneral Researching/Fact-Finding Mission and AdvocacyQualitative Research and Dissertation WritingDocumentation, Presentation and CommunicationPlanning and Organizing PublicationsHuman Rights and Paralegal EducationEditing and Academic Writing Support.Student Affairs, Counseling and MentoringNon-Profit Programs and AdministrationNGO Project Development and ImplementationWomen's Rights Programs Implementation Community Organizing and MobilizationEvent and Outreach Management Tunjukkan kurang

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  Rose of Sharon Foundation

  Jan 2021 - now

  Country Manager

   NGO management, administration, structuring and resource mobilization.  Developing, Planning, Implementing and Managing Gender & Climate Justice Projects-Women, community, etc Providing overall leadership, strategic direction & promoting foundation’s values, vision and mission.  Developing innovative program interventions, overseeing and coordinating program portfolios.  Coordinating Data Collection and Entry, & Engaging Qualitative Data Analysis  Ensuring high-level project quality and accountability, and building local capacity. Facilitating and coordinating capacity building training programs and policy advocacy. Overseeing programs implementation, feedback, advice & directions to ensure quality standards. Ensuring effective, high quality, consistent implementation and delivery of programs. Identifying business and entrepreneurship development strategies and partnerships for widows. Advocating for and promoting women and widows human rights. Identifying potential advocacy and research agenda, and spearheading advocacy programs.. Cultivating & maintaining high level partnership with stakeholders and evolving work approaches. Establishing effective measures for program impact assessment. Ensuring coordination and compliance with efficient funds management system by the local offices.  Providing oversight to finance and administrative services. Ensuring effective fund management, budgets and timelines compliance.  Providing narrative and financial reporting.  Undertaking financial feasibility of all country programs Keeping abreast of donor environment trends.  Developing networks and overseeing donor collaboration, fundraising and project development. Staff Supervision and management Representing the foundation on key donor/partner and all stakeholders’ relationships. Tunjukkan kurang