Jamal Abbasi

Experience

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  Various Companies

  Mar 2001 - Mar 2002

  Short term consulting and other selected assignments (2002-2016)

  Technical Adviser, Capacity building support to Government of Somalia (Aktis Strategy, 2016)Design lead, investigations and forensics capacity building (Tsamota, 2015)Stabilisation Adviser - various short teaching/exercise roles (Stabilisation Unit, 2011-2018)Research Team Leader, Lebanon (UNDP/ University of York, 2010)Stabilisation Adviser, British Military Staff College (JSCSC, 2015-2017)Guest lecturer (various UK Universities, including York, Kings, LSE, 2013-2017)Researcher/ programme design (Sierra Leone Red Cross Society, 2010)Founder/ Director, Jump For Heroes (UK charity project, 2009)Teacher, (Latitude, Nepal, 2002) Show less

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  British Army

  Sept 2002 - Sept 2007

  Paratrooper (Reservist)

  Junior Non-Commissioned Officer in 4PARA alongside university study. Specialist training in machine guns; as Physical Training Instructor (PTI); Battlefield First Aid Trainer (BCDT) and Mountain Leader (MLT). Service on Operation TELIC 2005/6, Iraq. Top student on junior command course.

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  Royal Marines

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2009

  Royal Marines Officer

  Officer training. Back-batched to 2008 intake due to injury. Discharged in term 3 of 2008 Batch.

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  UK Government's Stabilisation Unit

  Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

  Stabilisation Adviser, Afghanistan
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  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2014

  Programme Manager, Syria Team
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  Pro Ride Snowboard Camps

  Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

  Career break, Whistler, Canada

  12 week residential course with two week-long assessments by the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI).1 of 4 (of 21 candidates) to achieve Instructor accreditation at Level 2 (skills-based teaching approach to instruct intermediate and advanced snowboarders)

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  The Commission for International Justice and Accountability

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2017

  Chief of Staff

  Coordinated and led all CIJA internal matters including: (i) Deliverables and donor requirements (ii) plans (iii) administration (iv) institutional development. 150 staff operating in 6 countries.• Coordinated resource planning and supported resource utilisation of the operational teams.• Previously Country Manager: Managed field team and network of warcrimes investigators. Details redacted.

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  Aktis Strategy

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

  Consultant

  - Built and led Aktis' Agile Project Management Practice, supporting global delivery teams, and developing policy, tools and operating systems.- Technical delivery of an FCO security sector capacity building project for the Government of Somalia- Attended VMAX Consulting Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Programme (8 months)

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  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  Dec 2017 - now

  Senior DCE Adviser (Stabilisation)

  Member of Civilian Stabilisation Group DCE Roster since 2010. Senior Adviser since 2017

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  Integrity

  Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

  Consultant

  - Programme Director, UK Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) Supplier Consortium- Management and delivery of M&E consultancy capacity building services to the Tony Blair Institute

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  Crown Agents

  Feb 2019 - Jun 2024

  Principal Consultant

  -Programme Director, Pfizer 3: Reconstruction of Healthcare Facilities in Ukraine-Programme Director, Support Fund for Civil Society Organisations, CSSF Ukraine (FCDO) - upto Mar 2023-Programme Director, Tansiq 3: Support for the Development of Human Rights Compliant Counter Terrorism Strategy, Legislation and Coordination Measures in Iraq (EU)-Programme Director, Tazeez: Sub-National Governance and Decentralisation, CSSF Libya (FCDO) - Ended 2022-Conflict Sensitivity Adviser, Health Pooled Fund, South Sudan (DFID, USAID, SIDA, Canada)-Foundation Course for Senior Managers (TPD leadership training and coaching - 6 months) Show less

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  Tetra Tech

  Jun 2024 - now

  Principal