Maritime Lawyer

Gender: Female

PROFILE
Lawyer with 3 years’ experience in legal and thematic research and analysis. Adept in drafting and reviewing with experience in the development of knowledge products at the international level. Experience in marine insurance law, carriage of goods by sea, international trade and maritime law. I have also conducted research on a broad range of topics related to the maritime industry including maritime safety, maritime social and labour governance as well as maritime law policy and governance.

EDUCATION

University of Cape Town

• 2017 Master of Laws in Shipping Law.
• 2015 Bachelor of Laws.
• 2013 Bachelor of Social Science majoring in Industrial Sociology and Law

WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Legal Officer January 2020-current. International Organization for Migration, Geneva.

Focal areas: administrative and employment law; legal drafting, analysis and review.
 Provide legal advice on diverse matters and procedural questions relating to staff administration, workplace disputes, staff grievances, harassment, ethics and staff conduct.
 Review complaints on prohibited conduct, gather information and support the initial evaluation and recommends appropriate course of action
 Provide legal advice on the interpretation and application of staff regulations and rules, where applicable, including the review of administrative decisions; prepare draft reports and ensures their consistency with the existing staff regulations and rules.
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Junior Project Officer: January 2019-December 2019. International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva.

Focal areas: application of legal standards, gender equality, safety and health, labour migration and the decent work for migrant workers, portworker training, forced labour and human trafficking in the fisheries sector.
• Assisting in the project management of the Portworker Development Programme including the implementation and administration of project activities ranging from work plan design, budget management and coordinating the development cooperation implementation including organizing workshops. Designing and disseminating training material and promotional materials.
• Conducted comparative analyses of International Labour Standards, providing support to the Maritime Unit of the International Labour Standards Department of the ILO with the compliance of Member States under Article 22 Reports related to the application of the Work in Fishing Convention.
• Conducted research and provided inputs on various knowledge products, drafted reports and policy briefs such as Working Paper on Bilateral Agreements for Migrant Fishers and UN Secretary-General's report on 'Oceans and the Law of the Sea.
• Conceptualizing ideas for raising awareness and coordinating promotional activities and communication for the Ratification Campaign for the Work in Fishing Convention. This has included orchestrating a far-reaching communication strategy reaching out to governments and other relevant stakeholders. ILO focal point for the 2019 World Oceans Day activities producing and disseminating informational material.
• Representing the ILO at international conferences and seminars such as World Maritime University 2019 International Women’s Conference; 2019 FAO Regional Technical Seminar: Joining forces in the fisheries sector: promoting safety, decent work and the fight against IUU fishing; speaker at the 2019 KNect 263 Women in Shipping Summit.
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Junior Technical Officer: December 2017-November 2018. ILO, Geneva.

Focal areas: recruitment and retention of seafarers, green jobs in the transport sector, decent work in fishing and aquaculture.
• Conducted research for Report for discussion for the Sectoral meeting on the recruitment and retention of seafarers and on the promotion of opportunities of women seafarers.
• Assisting in research and preparation of the report the Joint Maritime Commission Sub-Committee of Wages of
Seafarers. Participated in the Third Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention,
2006.
• Coordinate and promote ILO activities and cooperation with other international organizations through the
dissemination of information and national, regional and international levels.
• Assisting in the management of the ILO/ International Maritime Organization Abandoned Seafarers Database.
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Intern: June 2017-November 2017. ILO, Geneva.

Focal areas: road safety in the trucking industry, human trafficking in the fishing sector, application of international labour
standards and safety and health in ports.
• Participated in the Tripartite Meeting on issues relating to Migrant Fishers and the Fifth Conference of the Regulating
for Decent Work 2017.
• Conducted research on the status of the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 and the Maritime
Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) particularly in African countries. This involved providing inputs on the
revision and updating of the Frequently Asked Questions of the Work in Fishing Convention.
• Assisted in the organization of and participate in workshops and seminars; assisted in précis-writing and servicing
of meetings; assisted in the preparation of reports, training materials, speeches and presentations.
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Graduate Legal Intern: February 2017-May 2017. Centre for Applied Legal Research, Zimbabwe.

Focal areas: constitutional and administrative law, realisation of rights under international and national law.
• Within the Research and Advisory Unit, I conducted legal research primarily on Constitutional and Administrative
Law matters. Provided input on discussion papers and research on the proposed Child Justice Bill, National Peace
and Reconciliation Bill, Environmental Laws and Marriages Act and the Health Services Bill. Participated in
stakeholder meetings during the Constitutional alignment process in Zimbabwe. Fostering relationships with expert
bodies, policymakers and government officials to facilitate the process.
• Planned and implemented of a project titled “Promoting the Right to Information for the Protection and Fulfilment
of Socio-economic and Environmental Rights in Zimbabwe”, this project entailed providing technical support in
order to further citizen’s right of access to information for the fulfilment of their Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights
conducting desk-based research as well as field work. Conducted community engagement sessions to raise awareness
on the access of right to information and mobile legal aid clinics to provide technical legal support. Coordinated with
government officials, collaborating nongovernmental organisation and civil society partners to reach the project
goals.
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Freelance Legal Research Assistant: February 2016-December 2016. Cape Town, South Africa.

Focal areas: commercial law, human rights law, criminal procedure and international law.
• Conducted legal research and review for Democratic Governance and Rights Unit contributing to the publication of
journal articles and academic textbooks. Coordinated and participated in the Judicial Institute for Africa Conference.
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Legal Research Assistant: December 2015-February 2015. Origin Systems, South Africa.

Focal areas: insurance law and contract law.
• Conducted research on case law for a database to create contract precedents, draft contracts and related documents.
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Legal Researcher: April 2015-November 2015. International Criminal Court, South Africa.

Focal areas: international criminal law and human rights law.
• Conducted research of case law and the input of metadata on the database of International Criminal Court.
PUBLICATION
(Co-author) ILO, 2019. Report for discussion Sectoral Meeting on the Recruitment and Retention of Seafarers and the
Promotion of Opportunities for Women Seafarers (Geneva, March 2019).

LANGUAGES
English: Fluent
Shona: Fluent
French: Working Knowledge

MEMBERSHIP
• Women in Trading and Shipping Association (WISTA Switzerland).
• Golden Key International Honour Society Member

REFERENCES
• Alette van Leur, Director, Sectoral Policies Department, ILO Contact: v*****[email protected]
• Brandt Wagner, Head, Maritime and Transport Unit, ILO Contact: w****[email protected]
• Aminata Ruwodo, Projects Coordinator, Centre for Applied Legal Research Contact: t******[email protected]