Patrice Laventure

Experience

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  World Health Organization

  Apr 1994 - Apr 1998

  Procurement Manager Assistant

  Managed with the chief of the procurement section all requests of goods and services for all the PAHO/WHO projects in Haiti. Acted as the officer of the procurement section in the absence of the chief of procurement. Conducted and coordinate all phases of negociations with local and international suppliers with regard to the PAHO/WHO's procurement procedures. Identified suppliers for solicitation. Issued local and international tenders, analyzed and evaluated tender results. Developed and drafted contracts for the purchase of local and international goods and services. Issued purchase orders in response to material requirements established by the projects. Implemented agreements for local and international procurement of goods and services. Prepared requests for quotations and organized competitive biddings for various suppliers to obtain best quality, delivery and price for goods and services. Prepared and analyzed periodic reports. Show less

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  Hercule & Associates Law

  Jul 1998 - Oct 2009

  Lawyer partner

  Worked closely with several partners and clients in different areas of law including: criminal law, civil litigation, corporate matters, settlement negociations, contract drafting etc. Drafted corporate legal documents, researched, analyzed and summarized cases. Conducted meetings and represented clients in courts. Wrote several briefs in preparation for litigation.

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  United Nations Development Program

  Jan 2001 - Sept 2001

  Legal Consultant/Legal reform project

  Major tasks included: Assisted the Chief Technical Advisor in monitoring contractor/grantee's performance under the rule of law program, provided technical advice regarding the promotion of policy reforms, civic action and coalition building among civil society organizations, monitored Haitian Government progress in judicial reform, conduct legal research, participate in drafting legal documents. Work closely with the Haitian Ministry of Justice on the justice administration reform. Researched, analyzed and presented data gathered from diverse sources. Assisted in the oganization of meetings, conferences, workshops with other agencies and partners. Show less

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  Ministry of Justice of Quebec

  Mar 2007 - Dec 2008

  Paralegal

  Providing assistance to two Judges working in criminal and professional law, drafting legal documents, doing research, acting as Court clerk by recording and taking notes on the trial. Swearing witnesses, registering names, addresses and ages. Receiving documents produced by the parties or witnesses.

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  Melançon Marceau Grenier et Sciortino

  Nov 2008 - Apr 2010

  Paralegal
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  USAID-Projustice

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2010

  Senior Grants Manager

  Serving as expert for the planning, implementation and evaluation of grant proposals and provide guidance on cost-share agreements. Negotiate, award and review all reimbursement request for appropriateness and ensure that awardees are in compliance with established administrative and financial policies, procedures and sound business practices. Monitor all phases of award and closing, including assessment of technical progress and performance.

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  USAID-HRI (CHEMONICS)

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2011

  Grants Manager

  Responsible for the implementation of grant activities and work with grantees, Government structures. Works with the Program Development Specialist to incorporate lessons learned from program implementation and with the Monitoring and Evaluation officer to input grant implementation data in the project monitoring mechanism. Negotiate, award and review all reimbursement request for appropriateness and ensure that awardees are in compliance with established administrative and financial policies, procedures and sound business practices. Monitor all phases of award and closing, including assessment of technical progress and performance. Show less

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  USAID-PROJUSTICE

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Target Jurisdiction Advisor

  Work under the supervision of the Chief of Party (COP) and Act as Chief of Party in his absence; work with the Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor's office, Courts and Bar Associations in the target jurisdictions (Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc and Petit Goâve) to help reduce prolonged pretrial detention; work with the prison in PAP (State Penitentiary and Pétion-Ville Women's Prison) in coordination with project consultants to reduce prolonged pretrial detention; Manage initiatives in the target jurisdictions aimed at improving access to justice and the efficiency of justice delivery services, such as civic legal education, improving case administration, and providing legal assistance; Maintain relationships with judges, prosecutors, and other justice officials in the target jurisdictions; Support legal assistance and other outreach programs in the internally displaced persons(IDP) camps; Draft weekly, monthly and thematic reports as requested by the COP. Show less

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  Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration of Haiti

  Jun 2011 - now

  Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator
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  International Labour Organization

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2017

  National Project Coordinator

  ILO/MAST capacity building project

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  Haitian Bar Association

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2015

  Member of the Council of the Haitian Bar Association

  Participate at the Bar Association decisionsMember of the disciplinary committee

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  State University of Haiti- Faculty of Law

  Oct 2012 - now

  Professor

  Labour Law and Social Security

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  Minister of Justice & Public Security

  May 2018 - now

  Member Of The Board Of Advisors
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  UNDP

  Sept 2018 - now

  Technical and Financial support to the MJSP, CSPJ, CSCCA and OPC.

  • Project manager

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Rule of Law Officer in charge of Institutional Capacity Building in the Justice Sector

    Sept 2018 - now
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  Schenzen Court of International Arbitration-SCIA

  Feb 2022 - now

  Juge-arbitre