Susan W. Natana

Experience

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  Millimani Law Courts

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Student Intern

  Experienced first-hand application of the Law and conducted general legal services that included judicial filling and updating of court files with the magistrate's. I also drafted judgments, rulings and summons, noting to use precedence while conducting legal research on emerging jurisprudence and case law. I interestingly witnessed mentioning of cases in prisons as well as attended proceeding at the constitutional court and understood the special nature of proceedings involving the use of audio-visual forms of evidence. Show less

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  KMwaura and Company Advocates

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  Legal Assistant

  Conducted general legal services which included the drawing of pleadings and related documents as well as conducting regular client interviews. I also actively participated in Supervised court attendance along side preparing written court submissions and conducting detailed research in case law and emerging areas. The drafting of inter and intra office correspondence, security documents and related documents were key components of the role.

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  MTN South Sudan

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Legal & Regulatory Advisor

  Advised internal departments on various agreements and transactions as well as drafted and reviewed commercial agreements and documentations in view of protecting the company's best interest. I further worked within the structured contractual frameworks by analysing and highlighting risk on company contracts relating to supplier agreements alongside providing input to the monthly management reports as well as assisting in management of legal relationships between MTN and 3rd parties. I generally advised the company and its employees on compliance and legal matters . Show less

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  KCB Bank Group

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

  Asst. Legal Manager

  Provided legal advice on corporate related agreements and bank transactions alongside providing legal guidance on court proclamations, orders or applications. I further managed the database of court cases as well as all pleadings while monitoring the progress of cases in coordination with external lawyers. Another key role was security documentation and debt recoveries not forgetting the creation of legal awareness which was a core component of the role.

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  The University of Edinburgh

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  My role involved supporting the development and implementation of the Scholars program where I primary identifed and shaped key features of the Program that could be durable and replicable across successive cohorts. I also assisted in shaping a number of projects with a focus on; student support and wellbeing, employability as well as transitions. Conducted a work-based placement as a precondition for my Master’s Degree (LLM) award in Human Rights. I carried out research on local peace agreements and processes in South Sudan while factoring in international human rights standards and the correlations of these localized processes with the national peace process. I also looked at the role of women, as well as the role of traditional and religious leaders in the peace process. The transformative leadership program is a key component of the highly competitive Mastercard Foundation Scholarship at the University and provides me with Knowledge, exposure and skill to be come a creator of positive change in myself, others and the society. Through workshops and interactive sessions, the program equips me with new dynamics in leadership that are absolutely necessary in the contemporary world.

  • Post Graduate fellow- MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Graduate Student Researcher- Political Settlements Research Programme

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  • MasterCard Foundation Scholar- Transformative leadership program

    Sept 2017 - Aug 2018
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  National Alliance of Women Lawyers- South Sudan

  Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

  Project Officer

  Created awareness to girls and women through enhancing their understanding of their rights and the available legal protection. further Liaised with various NGOs, stakeholders and other relevant actors in ensuring that there was a deeper understanding of the rule of law and access to justice. Most importantly, organized various focus group discussions of women with a view of empowering the women and assessing the various protection needs. Developed training materials that are easy to understand and relatable by mirroring examples from real life cases. Show less

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  Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Legal Protection Officer

  Conduct court monitoring alongside the running of legal aid clinics and providing beneficiaries with information and legal counselling. Additionally, Track cases at the Public Prosecutors offices as well as facilitating awarnesss raising activities and building partnerships with the community leaders, camp chairman and court leaders. I further collect and analyse data on the refugee population and the host community as well as their protection and legal concerns.

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  World Food Programme

  Jun 2019 - now

  Provide specialized expertise and contribute towards the development of project activities, plans and processes while ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidelines. Further provide efficient coordination and specialized project management support to a range of specific and/or defined programmes. Additionally, prepare a variety of elaborated reports and substantial data analysis and make recommendations to supervisors while ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control. Also coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts while fostering relationships and supporting partnership-building with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions. Show less Supporting the Gender and protection Unit on issues around civil documentation. while conducting Legal research on various arising issues and specifically looking into protection monitoring during registration and using the referral pathway to ensure the EVIs and PSNs are protected. Through the WFP MegaMatcher platform, analyze beneficiary data by administering potential biometric duplicates through manual adjudication and deduplication. Thus assisting the deduplication engine when it cannot make an absolute decision on whether an identity(beneficiary) is a duplicate or not. Through the adjudication function, beneficiaries are prevented from double dipping hence saving funds and allowing targeting of more beneficiaries. Show less

  • Program Policy Officer

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Snr. Program Associate

    Aug 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Field Monitor

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2021