Experience

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  Africa Development Compass

  • Limbe, Southwest, Cameroon

  • Founder / Executive Director

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • Limbe, Southwest, Cameroon

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  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • British High Commission, Yaounde

  • Senior Political and Programmes Manager

    • Nov 2019 - Apr 2024
    • British High Commission, Yaounde

    In this role, I - analyse, monitor and advise on the political situation in Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, providing reporting and analysis to a range of UK stakeholders.- provide in depth analysis of issues such as elections, governance, human rights and democracy.- oversee effective performance of projects work plans and budgets to ensure projects are on time, on budget and meet milestones.- oversee the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarship Programme in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

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  Youth Renaissance International

  • Tiko, Cameroon

  • Founder / Executive Director

    • Feb 2015 - Sep 2019
    • Tiko, Cameroon

    In this role, I - provided strategic leadership towards achieving organisational objectives on democracy, governance, women and girls, peacebuilding and human rights.- represented the organisation in public and stakeholder meetings.- led in the design, planning and management of projects to engage youths in community developmental projects.- championed the promotion and localization of SDG16.

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  Ministry of Justice, Cameroon

  • Court of First Instance and Legal Department

  • Court Registrar (Judicial Assistant)

    • Jan 2009 - Sep 2017
    • Court of First Instance and Legal Department

    In this role, I was responsible for- the management of the criminal, civil and commercial caseload of the Chief Magistrate.- the handling and safekeeping of registers for criminal complaints and court processes (warrants).- the preparation of case notes and judgment guides for the Chief Magistrate.- the preparation of quarterly and annual statistics to feed into the drafting of human rights report.

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  USAID

  • Accra, Ghana

  • Board Chair and Advisor

    • Nov 2014 - Oct 2016
    • Accra, Ghana

    - Advised USAID on pilot programs tools for President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - Guided the preparation for regional and continental conferences while supporting program monitoring and evaluation, and planning of Board meetings;- Oversaw and coordinated the elaboration and implementation of community projects and decisions arrived at by the Board to spur growth, encourage entrepreneurship, education and employability and efforts to entrench good governance.- Coordinated monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes by providing input on data collection strategies and tool design and engagement of Fellows in M&E efforts.- Provided strategic advice to the 2015 West Africa Regional Advisory Board for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

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  Thinkroom Consulting

  • Douala

  • Program Assistant

    • Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
    • Douala

    I was charged with the responsibility to:- project manage the SME4Afrika Initiative in Cameroon;- liaise with the SME agency and Microsoft in the Cameroon;- represent Thinkroom in meetings with relevant stakeholders. - identify and shortlist potential adherers to the SME4Afrika Initiative.

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  African Court on Human and Peoples'​ Rights

  • Arusha, Tanzania

  • Legal Affairs Intern

    • Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
    • Arusha, Tanzania

    I was responsible for:- drafting Note Verbales, concept papers and speeches;- drafting of the Preparatory Note for the African Union Project 2016 declaring 2016 as the Year of Human Rights in Africa;- conducting research on diverse human rights issues like the practice of amicus curiae, undue delay and locus standi in light of the Zongo Case and the Rev. Mmtikila Case;- assisting in organising workshops, seminars and external events organised by the Court;- providing technical and administrative support to the Focal Point of the African Governance Architecture;- interpretive review of the education allowance benefits and installation allowance under the African Union (AU) Staff Rules and Regulations;- managing the call for applications and collation of entries for the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Moot Court Competition

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  United Nations Foundation

  • New York, United States of America

  • Fellow

    • Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
    • New York, United States of America

    Research on Stakeholder/Partner Analysis: BNY Mellon/UN Foundation Rule of Law Initiative and Global Effort to end Extreme Poverty and collaborated on the Global Compact Business for the Rule of Law Project - all geared towards the Post 2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.