Mayada Elmaki

MAYADA ELMAKI
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melmaki
Nationality: Dual National of Sudan and the UK
Location: Doha, Qatar

Mobile: +974xxxxx
PERSONAL PROFILE L.L.M in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Licensed advocate and lawyer in Sudan. Proven research, analytical, and advocacy skills. Professional experience working in promoting human rights at national and international levels. I worked with organisations in Libya, Sudan, London, and the GCC region. Experience in outreach and engagement and building relationships between different organisations to find ways of collaboration. Bilingual in English and Arabic. Giulia Mereu and Gordon Memorial Scholarships for the year 2013-2014.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Migrant-Rights.org- The GCC region: Senior Research Consultant 19/08/2022 – 30/6/2023
• Manage and design research projects for Migrant-Rights.org.
• Revision, expansion, and draft of Know Your Rights research documents on domestic work and labour laws for the UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
• Draft employer guides documents for recruitment agencies, employers, and domestic workers.
• Proofread research drafts to ensue accuracy of publications.
• Development of reference database/living document to track legislation affecting migrant workers (labour and migration laws).
• Recommend ideas for original analysis and research and assist the team in understanding the law and clarify any confusion about the law and executive regulations. Draft list of issues submitted to the CEDAW Committee on women migrant workers’ rights in Oman.
Lawyers for Justice in Libya – UK: Senior Programmes Officer 13/07/2020 – 13/04/2022
• Research, draft and circulate reports, and other documents.
• Raising awareness through the Perceptions of Justice project with the Libyan civil society.
• Conduct time-sensitive research to assist Programme Heads with briefings for meetings and events with international bodies and other key stakeholders.
• Assist Programme Heads with developing and implementing programme activities, including liaising with local partner organisations and other stakeholders.
• Coordination between the LFJL and the civil society organisations in Libya.
• Conduct interviews with civil society members and lawyers about transitional justice and human rights violations in Libya.
• Co-authored “Libya’s interim government must end civil society crackdown” Op-ed published by Aljazeera.
Renaisi- (Refugees into Sustainable Employment Project) – UK: Caseworker/Outreach and Engagement Officer 30/05/2019 – 30/06/2020
• Handling casework for programme participants with multiple complex needs; supporting participants to address their barriers to finding employment, including homelessness, benefits, language, and literacy skills, childcare, and health.
• Engaging with refugee groups to advertise the RISE programme and registering programme participants, mainly through refugee community organisations and charity groups, Jobcentre Plus and the local authority.
• Raise awareness among the employers and refugee community about the refugees’ rights to employment.
• Coordinating and engaging with different organisations and Jobcentres to build referral and signposting mechanisms that add value to services, building excellent working relationships with stakeholders.
• Conducting eligibility and initial assessments and referring ineligible participants to alternative provisions; adhering to eligibility criteria and the requirements of the contracts in terms of information and evidence provided for enrolment.
Mishcon de Reya – UK: PA & Legal Administrator 05/2016 – 02/2019
• Displaying excellent communication skills through engaging with clients with varying language abilities and responding to phone calls and emails to arrange meetings with Associates.
• Drafting letters, keeping clear records of the clients’ queries, opening new matters, and filing old matters.
• Assisting with Immigration forms, filling forms, research, requesting details about immigration status and handling payment and submission of forms online.
• Reviewing documents sent by clients and preparing bundles to be sent to the Home Office.
Internship and voluntary positions in London
Breaking Barriers – UK: Head of Ambassador Council Volunteer 07/2017- 02/2019
• Arranging and facilitating meetings every three months with the Council members to provide feedback on how the charity can provide better service to refugees.
• Attending sessions with refugees to share information about employment and participating in exhibitions to raise awareness about the challenges that face refugees.
• Acting as ambassador in the refugee community and encouraging refugees to use charity services.
Freedom from Torture – UK: Volunteer Legal Assistant 10 – 12/2015
• Supporting the Legal and Welfare Advisers in their casework through legal research and administrative support.
• Inputting client information into a legal and clinical database in accordance with data protection policies.
• Updating DRC Country Information Report.
Groundswell Charity – UK: Homeless Health Peer Advocate (HHPA) 07 – 12/ 2015
• Offering one to one support to help homeless individuals access health services by accompanying people to appointments and providing practical and moral support.
• Conduct in-reach sessions (sessions in hostels and other organisations) in the British Red Cross and in hostels.
• Facilitating a bi-directional dialogue to assist the professional as well as the client in achieving the best possible outcome.
• Assisting in improving services and enabling health professionals to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness.
Amnesty International – UK: Volunteer in Middle East Programme 04/2015 – 08/2015
• Press monitoring and electronic filing, assisting in monitoring the Arabic and English press on freedom of expression in UAE and Kuwait.
• Assisting with research and organizing events and prepare training rooms for the team.
• Conducting administrative tasks, including updating logs and keeping clear records of the monitored press.
REDRESS – UK: Case Law Intern 06 – 09/2014
• Summarising Sudan Cases before the African Commission.
• Completing the Sudan Brief and summarising the 4th-5th Periodic Report.
• Participated in writing an executive summary of the findings of the African Commission on Sudan cases.
SUDAN EXPERIENCE
Sudanese Development Initiative: Media Monitor 2010 – 2012
• Monitoring media in Gender project and Child Protection project.
• Team leader of the Gender project, answering colleagues’ questions. Review and monitor the media coverage of gender. Record violations and report them to the manager.
• Participating in briefings and trainings.
• Facilitating focus group discussions with media monitors and journalists and supporting the group leader in writing/compiling the weekly press bulletin.
Peoples’ Legal Aid Centre: Volunteer/ Trainee lawyer/ Practicing Human Rights Lawyer 2007 – 2010
• Providing legal aid for poor, indigent, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable groups.
• Researching and preparing defence reports for various types of cases but focusing more on cases of human rights violations.
• Preparing a manual on Election observation and training the lawyers on how to monitor elections.
EDUCATION HISTORY
University of Essex 2014 – The UK: L.L.M in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
University of Khartoum 2012 – Sudan: Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights.
Juba University 2010 – Sudan: Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Translation.
Al Neelain University 2006 – Sudan: L.L.B Honours (Bachelor of Laws).