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CV Oury Traore

OURY TRAORE: CURRICULUM VITAE

Expert for the tendering purposes

Areas of Expertise: Peace and Security; Leadership; Organizational Development (OD); Gender;

Civil Society; Human Rights; governance; and Development.

Primary Skills Areas: Training; Evaluation; Program Formulation & Design; Research; Advocacy;

Process Facilitation; Policy Formulation; Strategic Planning; Integrated Planning; Change

Management; Institutional Need Assessment; Institutional Building;

1. Family name: TRAORE

2. First names: OURY

3. Date of birth: 27th July 1968

4. Passport holder of: Mali

5. Education:

Institution (Date from - Date to)

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

Cleveland Institute for Organization Development & Nkum Associates

[11/2006 to 11/2007]

Certificate, Gestalt Organizational and Systems Development (OSD)

African Union Senior Peacekeeping Mission Leaders Course

[03/2008]

Certificate, Integrated Mission Planning Process (IMPP), AU, UN, & Pearson International Peacekeeping Centre

European Inter-University Centre (EIUC), Venice, Italy, Graz, Austria

[09/2003 to 06/2004]

M.A., Human Rights and Democratization

Brandeis University, MA-USA

[09/2000 to 06/2002]

M.A., Sustainable International Development

Berea College, KY-USA

[09/1994 to 06/1999]

B.A., Sociology – Research Methods

Faculte de droit Casablanca-Morocco

[09/1989 to 06/1992]

Two Years, International Law

AWARDS

Full Tuition Scholarship, Room & Board, Berea College, 1993-1999;

First Place Nationwide, Sociological Research, “Would You Vote for a Woman President”.

July 1999;

Full Tuition Scholarship, Room & Board, Heller School, Brandeis University, 2000-2002;

Curriculum vitae

Ribakoff Fellowship, Brandeis University, 2000-2002;

Full Scholarship, European Masters of Human Rights and Democratization (EMA EUIC),

Venice, Italy; Graz, Austria. 2003-2004.

6. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language Reading Speaking Writing

Bambara (mother tongue) 1 1 1

English 1 1 1

French 1 1 1

Malinke 3 1 3

7. Membership of professional bodies:

- Member of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network

(SDSN)

- Member, Board of Directors, Greenpeace Africa. April 2012 – to Present

- Advisory Board, “Human Security and Horn of Africa”. Africa Peace Forum (APFO),

2006.

- Advisory Board, IFOR (International Fellowship of Reconciliation)-WPP (Women

Peacemakers Program), 2007.

8. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)

Microsoft Office, Internet, SPSS, Geography Information System (GIS) - ArcView, ArcInfo,

HTML, and JavaScript.

9. Present position: International Senior Consultant

10. Years within the company: 10 years

12. Key qualifications:

Sound expertise in Organizational Development (OD): Institutional Needs Assessment,

Coaching, Leadership Training, Organizational Governance, Strategic Planning, Integrated

Planning, Enhancing Organizational Performance;

Sound skills in Integrated Project Management, including Results-Based Management

(RBM), M&E, etc;

Overseas international development experience in various regions, especially in the West

African Region and Africa Wide;

Extensive knowledge of Africa and worked in every conflict and post-conflict country in

Africa;

Technical expertise and leadership working in post-conflict countries in the area of conflict

prevention, mitigation and resolution, early warning, support to peace processes, gender-

based violence, etc;

Demonstrated experience and expertise in managing programs involving integrated

planning, provision of technical services and training;

Demonstrated experience working with and supporting regional institutions, such as the

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and Civil

Society Organizations (CSOs);

Curriculum vitae

Experience in designing and implementing mechanisms that strengthen the institutional

capacity of partners;

Excellent communication and reporting skills in English and French;

Experienced trainer with practical command of participatory methodologies;

Research and analytical skills with ability to develop and elaborate research standards and

methodologies; Experience with design and conduct of multi-faceted studies;

Extensive experience in public speaking, presentation, and process facilitation;

Strong skills in fundraising, proposal development, budgeting, and financial management;

Managed major donor projects such as ADA, DANIDA, USAID, CIDA, SIDA, CORDAID,

DfID, GTZ, etc.

1. Specific experience in the region:

Country Date from - Date to

Afghanistan 2003

Burundi 2009, 2010, 2013

Cameroun 2010

Chad 2010

The Comores 2010

Congo 2009, 2011

Central African

Republic

2010,

The Gambia 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Ghana 2005- to date

Pakistan 2003

Morocco 2003, 2008

Kosovo 2004

Bosnia & Herzegovina 2003

Mali 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Eretria 2010

Ethiopia 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,

2013

Uganda 2009, 2011, 2012

All 15 countries in

West Africa,

especially Liberia,

Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria,

Mali, Niger, etc

2004 to date

All post-conflict

countries in Africa

2004 – to date

Kenya 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012

Zambia 2007

Sudan – Khartoum &

Juba

2009, 2010, 2011

Somalia – from 2010

Curriculum vitae

Nairobi

South Africa 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Rwanda 2007, 2013

Democratic Republic

of Congo (DRC):

Bukavu, Goma &

Kinshasa

2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Western Sahara 2010

Yemen 2003

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11. Professional experience

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &

reference person1 (name & contact

details)

Position Description

June – August

2015

Abuja,

Bamako, and

Bern

The Swiss Federal

Department of

Foreign Affairs

(FDFA)

Consultant “Formative Evaluation of the Civilian Component of the ECOWAS Standby Force

(ESF) and the Ecole de Maintien de la Paix (EMP).”

June 05, 2015 Aburi,

Ghana

Catholic Relief

Services (CRS)

Trainer/

Facilitator

“NGOs Influencing Policies: Advocacy”

May 19, 2015 Dakar,

Senegal

Urgent Action Fund Facilitator/

Trainer

“Context Analysis of West Africa and Central African Regions for Feminist

Organizations and women’s engagement in the 2 regions”

March 2015 to

March 2016

Abuja, Addis

Ababa,

Budapest

The Budapest Centre

for Conflict

Prevention and Mass

Atrocities

Senior

Researcher

“Research on Conflict Prevention and Mass Atrocities in the ECOWAS Region.”

March 02-07, 2015 Accra West Africa

Peacebuilding

Institute (WAPI),

WANEP, KAIPTC

Faculty “Taught Conflict-sensitive Programming – Peacebuilding Planning, Management

Cycle, and Result-based conflict Sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation.”

Jan. 19-21, 2015 Accra,

Ghana

West Africa Network

for Peacebuilding

(WANEP)

Process

Facilitator

“The Annual General Assembly of WANEP to validate their strategic plan and facilitate

the leadership transition.”

Nov. 2014 – Jan.

2015

Addis

Ababa,

Finland,

South Africa

Ministry of Foreign

Affairs of Finland

Evaluation

Consultant

“End-Term Evaluation of the African Union (AU) Mediation Support Capacity Project –

Phase II.”

1 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to contact the reference persons. If you have any objection to this fact, kindly state so and provide a justification

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


19 Oct. – 7 Nov.

2014

Washington

DC, USA

Africa Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS)

Adjunct

Faculty

“Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Program and Gender in Security

Sector”

October 13, 2014 Grand Popo,

Benin

Gen. Tiemoko Marc

Garango (IGD) &

The Swedish Centre

Party International

Trainer “Training on Corruption and Leadership and Personal Development for the Young

Politicians Program in Africa (PYPA).”

July 2-3, 2014 Accra,

Ghana

West Africa Network

for Peacebuilding

(WANEP)

Moderator “CSOs Consultation on Managing Transitional Governance and the Application of the

ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.”

June 23 – 27, 2014 Monrovia,

Liberia

African Centre for the

Constructive

Resolution of

Disputes (ACCORD)

Lead Trainer /

Consultant

Trained on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Peacebuilding Projects at the

“2014 Liberia Peacebuilding Coordination Network (LPCN)”

Jan. – May, 2014 Dakar,

Senegal

Partners West Africa Executive

Director

Establish the Regional office of Partners for Democratic Change in West Africa; Led

the process to change the name of the organization; drafted all the policy and

operating documents; recruited and trained staff; Drafted proposals; managed staff

and volunteers; establish system within partners (server, accounting procedures, etc).

Sept. – Dec., 2013 Abuja ECOWAS / GIZ Consultant “Draft the Doctrine of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF).”

August 29, 2013 Addis

Ababa,

Ethiopia

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS), and US

AFRICOM,

Resource

Person

“Presented a Report on Short and Long Term Priorities for SSR”

August 27-29, 2013 Addis

Ababa,

Ethiopia

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS), and US

Facilitator “Consultative Workshop on Transformational Security Sector Reform in Central

Africa.”

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


AFRICOM,

August 12-15, 2013 Washington

DC, USA

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS), and US

AFRICOM

Facilitator “Enhancing Peace Support Operations in Africa.”

August 13, 2013 Washington

DC, USA

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS), and US

AFRICOM,

Resource

Person

“Presented a Report on the Protection of Civilians in Peace Support Operations

(PSOs)”.

June 24-27, 2013 Bujumbura,

Burundi

Centre for Conflict

Resolution (CCR)

Training “Strengthening the Organizational Capacity of Women organization of Eastern DRC.

Training in Mediation, Advocacy and Organizational Development Tools.”

February 2013 Addis

Ababa,

Ethiopia

The Peace

Operations Network

(ROP)

Exploratory

Study

“Developing a Framework for the Consolidation of the Civilian Capacities in the

ECOWAS Region.”

24 Oct. – Nov. 24,

2012

Accra,

Ghana

ActionAid Ghana Consultant “Policy Analysis of the Right to Education for Children with Disabilities in Ghana,

Uganda, Liberia, Malawi, The Gambia and Zambia”.

October 18, 2012 Dakar,

Senegal

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS)

Resource

Person

“Enhancing Accountability: Civil Society Organizations, NGOs, the Media & Other

Non-State Actors.”

October 13-19,

2012

Dakar

Senegal

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS)

Adjunct

Faculty

“Security Sector Reform (SSR)/Transformation in West Africa”

September 24-25,

2012

Debre Zeit,

Ethiopia

African Union

(PSD)/GIZ

Moderator/

Facilitator

Validate the African Union Report on Delimitation and Demarcation of Boundaries in

Africa

Sept. 18-20, 2012 Monrovia,

Liberia

Partners for

Democratic Change

Facilitator “Citizen Engagement in Security Sector Reform in the Mano River Union.”

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Sept. 12 -14, 2012 Washington

DC, USA

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS)

Resource

Person

“Gender Mainstreaming in the African Armed Forces.”

Aug.30 – Sept. 11,

2012.

KAIPTC,

Accra,

Ghana

African Union

(PSOD)

/Canada

Mentor/

Advisor

“African Union Senior Leaders Courses”


Ababa,

Ethiopia

African Union

(PSD)/GIZ

Facilitator/

Moderator

Validation of the African Union Reports on Borders Management and Dispute

Settlement.


Ababa,

Ethiopia

Institute for Peace

and Security Studies

(IPSS)/GIZ; Africa

Peace and Security

Program

Resource

Person at the

Executive MA

Program

“Courses on the Crises in Cote d’Ivoire; Gender, Peace and Security; the Concepts of

Livelihoods”.

June 17 – 30, 2012 Washington,

DC

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS)

Adjunct -

Faculty

Facilitate the African Senior Leaders Seminar (ASLS).

May 28 – June 1,

2012

Kinshasa,

DRC

Centre for Conflict

Resolution (CCR),

Cape Town, South

Africa

Trainer Training on Conflict Resolution and Gender with Women’s NGOs and relevant

Ministries in DRC.

April 3-5, 2012 Abidjan,

Cote d’Ivoire

United Nations

Economic

Commission for

Africa (UNECA)

Instructor Facilitated module on Advocacy and Governance for Civil Society in Cote d’Ivoire.

November 19-20,

2011

Nazareth,

Ethiopia

The Africa Union

(AU)

Facilitator Mini retreat to help the Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the African Union to

develop an action plan.

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


July – Aug. 2011 Addis / Accra The African Union

(AU)

Consultant “Development of a Fundraising Strategy for the African Union Peace and Security

Agenda.”

June – September

2011

Addis, Cairo,

Durban, Oslo

African Union

(AU)/ACCORD

Consultant “Evaluation of the AU’s Mediation Project”

June 8 -15, 2011 Washington

DC

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

(ACSS).

Faculty “African Senior Seminar (SLS) on Security Sector”

May – June 2011 Nairobi,

Kenya

International Peace

Support Training

Centre (IPSTC)

Consultant Consultant, “Curriculum Development on Security Sector Governance.”

May 2011 Addis

Ababa,

Ethiopia

Peace and Security

Department (PSD)/

African Union & GIZ

Facilitator “A Retreat to Enhance the Organizational Capacity of the PSD”

10-15 April, 2011 Dakar,

Senegal

The African Centre

for Strategic Studies

(ACSS)

Faculty “Preventing Terrorism: Developing Comprehensive Solutions to the Challenges of

Radicalization”.

March 2011 Abuja,

Ethiopia,

New York,

Kenya, ...

ECOWAS/Swiss

Government

Consultant “Development of a Package for the Recruitment of Four (4) Civilian Planning Element

(PLANELM) Staff of the ECOWAS Standby Force)”. The consultant will develop a

concept paper for the recruitment

Dec. 2010 – March

2011

Benin,

Burkina

Faso,

Ghana, Mali,

Nigeria, and

Senegal

EU and ECOWAS Team Leader “Preparation of implementation of EU support to ECOWAS training Centres.”

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Aug- Sept., 2010 Guinee,

Liberia,

DRC, Sudan,

Somalia and

South Africa

Royal Danish

Embassy in Ethiopia

Team Leader A study to document good practices of women’s peacemaking contributions at all

levels in Africa; and identify and assess the institutional framework, cultures and

practices that reinforce resistance to change thereby perpetuating the marginalization

and exclusion of women from peace and security processes at all level particularly at

decision-making level.

July 14-17, 2010 Kinshasa,

DRC

African Women

Development Fund

(AWDF)

Trainer Trained women organizations from all the provinces of DRC and Kinshasa on

resource mobilization and organizational development issues.

July 2010 Accra,

Ghana

GTZ Editor and also

Gender

Integration

Revised and edited the draft report of ECOWAS Security Sector Governance (SSG).

Also added sections on gender mainstreaming and coalition building.

June 15-25, 10 Lisbon,

Portugal

African Centre for

Strategic Studies

Adjunct

Faculty

“African Senior Leaders Seminar.” Facilitated discussion groups on peace and

security issues in Africa. Discussions focused on Security Threats & Vulnerabilities in

Africa; Political Trends and Challenges in Africa; Economic Trends & Development

Challenges; Human Security & Democratic Security Sector Governance; Security

Strategy Development/Security Sector Reform; Portuguese, French and USA

Strategies in Africa; Africa’s Peace Security Architecture; Security Resource

Management; Peace Operations; Conflict Transitions in Africa: opportunities and

Challenges; Establishment of Reliable domestic Security and Rule of Law;

Transitional Crimes and Terrorism; Managing Natural Resource Competition; etc.

Mar. 2010 Abuja,

Nigeria

GTZ Consultant Drafting a concept note for the Security Sector Governance of ECOWAS – A multi-

faceted study of the Security Sector Governance

Jan. - Mar. ,10

Ethiopia,

Western

Sahara,

Burundi, the

African Union (AU)

Consultant

Evaluation

Evaluation of the African Union (AU) Liaison Offices, “Assessment of the Peace and

Security of the African Union (AU) Liaison Offices.”

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Comoros,

Ethiopia/Eritr

ea, Liberia,

Central

African

Republic,

Côte d’Ivoire,

the

Democratic

Republic of

Congo

(DRC),

Chad,

Somalia and

Sudan

Dec. 14-16th 2009 Accra,

Ghana

World Bank Facilitator “Ghana Private Health Sector Assessment.”

Sept. - Oct. 2009 Burundi,

Cameroun,

Congo,

Democratic

Republic of

Congo,

Republic of

Centrale

Africa,

Rwanda and

African Capacity

Building Foundation

(ACBF)

Mid-Term

Evaluation

“Project de renforcement des capacites des organisations de la societe civile dans la

prevention et la gestion des conflits en Afrique Centrale”

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Tchad

Aug.31– Sept. 5,

2009

KAIPTC,

Accra,

Ghana

West Africa

Peacebuilding

Institute (WAPI) -

WANEP, GTZ &

KAIPTC

Faculty Trainer “Peace and Justice”

Aug-Sept. 2009 Burundi,

DRC,

Liberia,

Sudan and

South Africa

African Centre for the

Constructive

Resolution of

Disputes (ACCORD)

& Finland Ministry of

Foreign Affairs

Consultant Mid-Term Evaluation “The African Peacebuilding Coordination Program” (APCP)

July 2009 KAIPTC,

Accra,

Ghana

Kofi Annan

International

Peacekeeping

Centre (KAIPTC)

“Civilians & Military Coordination: Protection of Vulnerable Groups”

June 2009 Ghana Rights and Voice

Initiative (RAVI)/DfID

[email protected]

g

Evaluation “Tracking the Changes in the Organisational Capacities of Ravi Grant Partners”.

May 8, 2009 Accra Kofi Annan

International

Peacekeeping and

Training Center

(KAIPTC)

Col. Juan Grande

Faculty Faciltate a training in gender and negotiation for peacekeeping mission shading lights

on the concepts of gender, differential impact of conflict on both men and women, the

exclusion of women from the negotiation tables, the legal framework for women’s

participation in peacebuilding, the roles of women in negotiations and strategies to

integrate women and make negotiation gender sensitive.

mailto:[email protected]


Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Juan.Grande@kaiptc

.org

April- May 2009 Burkina

Faso, Cote

d’Ivoire, Mali,

and Niger

BiRD/Austrian

Development Agency

(ADA)

Markus Bru

nner

markus.brunner@bir

dmunich.de

Evaluation External review of the 2nd and 3rd phases of the “Partenariat Strategique pour la Paix

en Afrique (PASPA).

April 2009 Accra,

Ghana

AED/USAID

Jacqui Larsen

[email protected]

Process

Facilitator

Facilitated a process at the Ghana Health Summit to highlight the achievements of the

help sector in Ghana.

March 2009 Dosso, Niger (Centre Africain de

Management et de

Perfectionnement

des Cadres

(CAMPC/ABN)

Mr. Omarou Saley

[email protected]

Facilitator Facilitated 8 days training seminar on Results-based Management/Monitoring and

Evaluation (M&E) for all the regional staff of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA)

Executives, a major infrastructure project of the World Bank in West Africa.







Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Feb. 2009 Accra,

Ghana

Kofi Annan Int.

Peacekeeping &

Training Center

(KAIPTC)/AfriCom

Lit. Col. Jerome

Jackson

jerome.jackson@kai

ptc.org

Facilitator Teach courses on Women & Peacekeeping; and Ethics & Code of Conduct in

Integrated Peace Support Operations.

Jan. Feb. 2009 Mali UNDP/Institute for

Social

Transformation

Dr. Thelma Awori

thelmaawori@hotmai

l.com

Researcher Document the work of 10 rural women leaders in Mali. Document African women’s

leadership experiences and how they manage to empower other women in their

communities - a multi-faceted study on Women Solidarity Groups in 4 African

Countries.

Dec. 2008 Addis

Ababa,

Ethiopia

Akina Mama Wa

Afrika

Solome Kimbugwe

[email protected]

om

Faculty

African

Women’s

Leadership

Institute

(AWLI)

Taught courses on Women Sexual Health & Reproductive Rights within Conflict

Programming; and Capacity Building, Training and Coaching in Peacebuilding

Organizations.

Nov. 2008 Accra,

Ghana

Academy for

Education

Development (AED)

Jacqui Larsen

Process

Facilitator

Ghana Health Summit: Maternal and Neo-natal Health. Facilitated groups’ discussion.

Help groups to draft action plans on Maternal and Neo-natal health at national, district

and regional levels.







Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


[email protected]

Sept. - Oct. 2008 Accra,

Ghana

African Women

Development Fund

(AWDF)

Sarah Mukasa

[email protected]

Editor Produced a Compendium on African Women’s Human Rights comprised of the UN

human rights instruments; the African regional instruments and the sub-regional

human rights instruments of ECOWAS, SADC, etc.

June – July 2008 Ghana ActionAid Ghana/UK

Dorothy Konadu or

Reuben Kiporti

dorothy.konadu@acti

onaid.org

reuben.hukporti@acti

onaid.org

Consultant Finale Evaluation of the “Commonwealth Education Fund in Ghana (CEF). A DfID

project aimed to improve basic primary and to ensure universal primary education for

all children, especially those living in deprived communities. The evaluation assessed

the impacts of the fund, the effectiveness of the management committee, the

efficiency and the performance of the project.

May – June 2008 Liberia Royal Danish

Embassy in Accra

Vibeke Gram

Mortensen

[email protected]

Consultant Programme Identification, “Program Gender Equality and Women’s Economic

Empowerment: MDGs 3 and a Gender Rolling Plan for Danish Assistance in Liberia”.

Identified programs for women in Agriculture and drafted a report on women in post

harvest agriculture.

Apr. 2008 Accra,

Ghana

German

Development

Cooperation (GDC)

Consultant Facilitator “Gender Mainstreaming Operational and Practical Tools in Ghana”.

Introduced newly recruited staff of GDC to gender issues in Ghana.








Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


Annette Turmann

annette.turmann@de

d.de

Feb. 2008 Accra,

Ghana

CARE International

James Bot

[email protected]

are.org

Consultant Provided technical Support to four CARE offices (Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger

and Care Regional in Accra) to submit proposal to USAID on conflict mitigation.

Feb. – Mar. 2008 Accra,

Ghana

DANIDA/Nordic

Consultancy Group

Vibeke Gram

Mortensen

[email protected]

Consultant/Ex

pert

Worked with a group of international consultants on Good Governance and Human

Rights Programme in Ghana (GGHRP II) to formulate the programme on Ghana

Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II (GGPRS II). Ensure the integration of

Human rights, Gender as cross-cutting issues

09/2005 – To Date Accra,

Nairobi

Kofi Annan

International

Peacekeeping

Center

WANEP-Murtala

Touray

E-mail :

murtalaman@yahoo.

com

Faculty &

Trainer

Designed training modules for peacebuilding, peacekeeping, development, gender,

transitional justice, and human rights; Trained senior military peacekeepers in various

topic on Civilian and Military Coordination (CIMIC) and Peace Support Operations

(PSOs) from across Africa;








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09/05-12/07 Accra,

Ghana and

all the 15

countries of

ECOWAS

West Africa Network

for Peacebuilding

(WANEP)

WANEP-Murtala

Touray

E-mail :

murtalaman@yahoo.

com

Regional

Program

Manager

Managed a major USAID regional project in Early Warning and conflict prevention in

collaboration with CSOs throughout West Africa, ECOWAS, and the AU; Led and

supervised 8 regional programs and 12 national networks-with membership of

over450 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across West Africa; Coached and

supervised 18 Coordinators in 12 countries in West Africa; Recruited and assessed

staff performance; Led fundraising and proposal writing efforts; Supervised the Peace

Monitoring Center and daily monitored early warning indicators throughout West

Africa; Produced early warning briefs on peace and security issues in West Africa;

Supervised regional research project on transitional justice in West Africa; Supervised

the operations of ECOWARN with CSOs in collaboration with ECOWAS; Trained staff

and partners across West Africa in ECOWARN and conflict prevention; Represented

WANEP in international fora and before partners; Facilitated communication,

information-sharing, networking among members and partners; Designed and

conducted training courses in OD, Peacebuilding, gender issues…across Africa;

Designed and carried-out institutional assessment needs of WANEP National

Networks in 14 countries in West Africa; Developed budget and monitored spending;

Ensured compliance with donor operational and financial policies and procedures;

Ensured effective reporting to donors on programmatic and financial performance;

Coordinated and disseminated project success stories and results; Supervised the

evaluation and reporting of end of project results and lessons learned; Supervised a

multi-faceted study on transitional justice in Africa.

09/05 – to date Accra,

Ghana

West Africa

Peacebuilding

Institute (WAPI)

WANEP-Murtala

Touray

Faculty and

Trainer

Designed training modules for peacekeeping, development, gender and human

rights courses; Conducted training on peace and justice; Conflict-sensitive Approach;

Population movement, etc; Carried-out training on early warning and the roles of

women in conflict prevention; Trained senior military across Africa in Civilian and

military Coordination and vulnerable groups in Peace support Operations at the Kofi

Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC); Trained and Coached



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E-mail :

murtalaman@yahoo.

com

CSOs throughout Africa in mediation, strategic advocacy, active non-violence;

01/05-06/05 Banjul, The

Gambia

Institute for Human

Rights &

Development in

Africa

Senior Legal

Officer

Managed the overall programs of IHRDA; Developed and implemented program

strategies and raised funds for the Institute; Trained human rights NGOs and

governmental institutions on the procedures of the African human rights system and in

International Human rights issues; Collaborated with the African Commission of

Human & Peoples Rights; Worked extensively with the media and strategic partners to

increase the visibility of the Institute; Supervised staff, interns, fellows and volunteers;

09/02-09/03 Washington,

DC

Global Rights Women’s

Rights

Advocacy

Program

Associate

Managed the overall programs of the Women’s Rights Advocacy Program (WRAP) in

Washington DC and in field offices in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Morocco, Yemen,

Pakistan and Afghanistan; Advocated for law reform to promote women’s human

rights and to stop Gender-Based Violence in Islamic countries ; Led the engendering

process of all programming of Global Rights; Designed and conducted training on

gender analysis, mainstreaming, CEDAW, shadow reporting, GBV and various

gender, human rights and development issues; Developed strategies to promote

women’s inheritance rights and stop GBV in six West-African countries; Represented

the Law Group before partners and in international meetings; Supported fundraising

efforts and ensured compliance with donor policies.

2007 (Nov.) Ghana Oxfam GB Consultant Context Analysis of West Africa for the new strategy of Oxfam GB on Governance,

Conflict, peace, and development.

2006, 2007 Liberia Woodrow Wilson

International Center

Expert Project on Leadership and state capacity Building (Executive branch, legislative and

civil Society)



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Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


2007 (July) DRC NPI-Africa Trainer Training of peacebuilding practitioners in Bukavu on peacebuilding paradigms, crises

management, mediation and reconciliation

2007 (June) Ghana ISODEC Expert Evaluation of RBA II (Rights-based Advocacy program II)

2006 (Nov.) Burkina Faso Oxfam-Novib Trainer Designed and implemented regional training modules on conflict prevention for

pastoralists and agriculturalists in West Africa

2005, 2006, 2007

(Sept.)

Ghana West Africa

Peacebuilding

Institute (WAPI)

Instructor Designed and conducted training on peace and justice, conflict sensitive approach to

development and rights-based approach to peacebuilding

2006 (Aug.) Togo WANEP-Togo Facilitator Designed and implemented training modules on conflict prevention for the media in

Togo.

2006 (May) Ghana Oxfam GB Facilitator Facilitated a process on conflict prevention and crises management for peacebuilding

practitioners in Ghana to mitigate the conflict in Northern Ghana

2005 (Aug.) Cape Verde UNIFEM Team Leader Assessment of the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Discriminations Against Women (CEDAW) by the government of Cape Verde

2004 (July) The Gambia African Center for

Democracy and

Human Rights

Studies (ACDHRS)

Consultant Led the formulation of a 3 years strategic plan for ACDHRS

2003 Afghanistan International Human

Rights Law Group

Expert Process facilitation on the roles of the Afghan Women in the development process of

Afghanistan

2003 Yemen Sister Arabic Forum Expert Led the legal reform formulation process for the integration of women lawyers in the

Yemeni legal system.

2002 (Dec.) Bosnia &

Herzegovina

International Human

Rights Law Group

Expert Facilitated a process of gender analysis, shadow reporting and reporting procedures

of the various treaties bodies for women’s human rights. Provided technical support

to civil society groups in Bosnia & Herzegovina to submit a shadow report to the

CEDAW committee

Curriculum vitae

Date from –

Date to

Location Company &


details)


2000-2001 Bamako,

Mali

Association pour la

Promotion des

Femmes et Enfants

du Mali

Research

Intern

Designed research methodology and questionnaires; Conducted literature review;

carried-out field work; conduct data analysis; reported finding and disseminated

results;

2000 -2001 MA, USA Women’s Studies

Department,

Brandeis University

Events

Coordinator

Developed workplan; selected speakers; Drafted concept notes for upcoming events;

drafted invitation letters; produced and disseminate flyers campus wide; sent

invitations out; selected conference venues; recruited volunteers; delegated

assignments.

1994 (Sept.)-1999

(June)

KY, USA Campus Activities,

Berea College

Events

Coordinator

Coordinated campus wide events; organized cultural shows; coordinated weekly

campus activities; mentored students; recruited cleaners and volunteers; etc.

1999 (Jul)-2000

(Aug.)

KY, USA Mountain Association

for Community

Economic

Development

(MACED)

Lab Assistant

in Geography

Information

System (GIS)

Provided technical and administrative assistance for MACED’s partners in the

Appalachian Region of KY; Managed operation of GIS equipment, software, and data;

Assisted in the design, development and creation of databases, maps and other

related projects; Created maps and graphs using GIS software and related equipment;

Compiled geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field

observation, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, and existing maps; Analyzed

spatial data for geographic statistics to incorporate into documents and reports;

Designed and updated database applying additional knowledge of spatial feature

representations.

1999 (Feb.)-1999

(Aug.)

KY, USA Women’s Initiative

Networking Groups

(WINGs)

Fundraising

and Planning

Intern

Researched potential donors; Wrote proposals; Helped women from Appalachia

develop business plan; trained women in leadership, management marketing, etc.

1998 (Dec.)- 1999

(Feb.)

Bamako,

Mali

Layidu Intern Provided technical assistance and training to staff; assess applications and made

recommendations

12. Other Relevant Information (e.g. Publications)

Curriculum vitae

1. “Ambassador of our People”. Berea College Newspaper, November, 1999.

2. “Would You Like to Vote for a Woman President?” 1st Price, Kentucky Social Sciences National Competition, Eastern KY University, 2000.

3. “Answering the Call of my Struggling Continent”. Kentucky Nurse, P. 11, Jan. - Mar. issues, 2000.

4. “Re-Building Liberian State Capacity” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2007 (Contributed)

5. “Learning from Traditions: Architecture in Africa”, Everydaygandhis Newsletter Series, April 2008.

6. “The Meaning of Story Telling in West Africa”, Everydaygandhis Newsletter Series, June 2008.

7. “Compendium of Key Human Rights Documents for African Women’s Human Rights”, Editor, November 2008.

8. “African Women’s Agency: A compilation of Declarations, Reports, Responses, Recommendations, Communiqués and Initiative from African

Women’s Human Rights organizing and advocacy around international and regional human rights conferences from 1994-present day”. 2nd Edition.

Editor: Oury Traore. African Women Development Fund (AWDF), September 2009.

9. “Examining Women’s Participation in Peace Processes: In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Somalia and Sudan.

Report done in collaboration with 2 other consultants.

10. Member of Working Group of the African Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS) Special Report No. 1.

“Africa and the Arab Spring: A New Era of Democratic Expectations”. African Centre for Strategic Studies, Washington, DC, November 2011.

11. Traore, Oury. “The Women of Mali Who Will Not Wait: Women’s Leadership and Empowerment in Segou, Mali”.

Published by the Institute for Social Transformation, Kampala, Uganda. March 2012.

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organizational governance

room board

horn of africa

greenpeace africa

africa technical expertise

gestalt organizational

human security

board of directors