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Curriculum Vitae – Esther Obaikol CURRICULUM VITAE – ESTHER OBAIKOL PERSONAL DETAILS SURNAME: OBAIKOL OTHER NAME: ESTHER NATIONALITY: UGANDAN DATE OF BIRTH: 02-04-1972 PROFESSION: LAWYER specialized in land and natural resources ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 14170, KAMPALA Tel. No: +256-414-373782 Fax No: +256-414-540038 Mob. No: +256-772-467218/ +254-727359927 SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE A lawyer specialized in land and natural resources. Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Diploma in Legal Practice, International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law, PGD in management, Land Administration course. Certificates in: The art of proposal writing, Monitoring Land Governance in Africa, Financial management for non-finance managers, Organizational Development. Summary of Professional Competencies: Research on land; legislative drafting; policy development and advocacy; capacity development and institutional building, network management and platform development, developing action plans and institutional Frameworks; Training and sensitization; Development of training ad sensitization materials and simplification of laws; Proposal and report writing; Employment History from the most recent: 1. Partnership and Networking Officer GLTN/UN-Habitat 2. Land Indicators Specialist – UN-Habitat 3. Executive Director of Uganda Land Alliance 4. Senior Researcher to Professor John Ntambirweki, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law Makerere University 5. Legal Officer Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development 6. Legal Advisor to African Women’s Economic Policy Network 7. Research Assistant and intern with Karuhanga & Company Advocates 8. Volunteer Legal Officer for FIDA Uganda High Lights of Experience: Research and Studies: Review of Land Reforms and Policies in East Africa (2013); The world Bank’s Land Governance Assessment Framework for Uganda (2013); Action Research on securing the 1 commons through community mapping in seven districts of Karamoja (2008); land Rights for Women in Eastern Africa (2012); Enhancing Women’s access, control and ownership of land in Uganda (2011); Action Research on Land titling to promote women’s economic empowerment (2011); Women and Land Accessibility in Pader (2011); The Impact of land resource tenure on sustainable land management in Uganda (2009); Enhancing security of tenure amongst pastoralist communities piloting in Moroto District (2008); Documenting best practices on land dispute resolution from various regions in Uganda (2008) Advocacy and Networking: Coordinated a global multi-stakeholder platform for land indicator development (2014-15), managed the Global Land Tool Network partnerships (2015); Chaired the International Land Coalition- Africa Platform (2012 -2014); coordinated Landnet East Africa to engage on pastoralism (2012 – 2014); Managed and developed further the Uganda Land Alliance as a network of partners (2007 – 14); Developed and Managed the Women’s Land Rights Movement in Uganda (2008 -13); Chaired the Coalition of Pastoralist civil society Organizations in Uganda (2007 – 14); coordinated the National Land Policy engagement through the land colloquia and the CSO National Land Policy Working Group (2007 -13); Developed and coordinated the Land Justice multi-stakeholder Working Group in Uganda (2011 – 2013). Legislative drafting: Developed the collaborative management agreements for the gazetted lands on Karamoja (2012); preparing constitutions of 43 communal land associations in the Karamoja sub region for the management of common property resources of pastoralists (2012); Participated in drafting amendments to the Land Act and Land Regulations (2004). Policy development: Developing the shadow National Land Policy for Uganda (2008); developing an Issue paper for National Land Policy (2004); developing an issue paper for the National Land Policy (2004) Prepared Uganda Red Cross Disaster Preparedness policy. Developing Action Plans and Institutional Frameworks: Developing the strategic framework for the global Land Indicators Initiative 2016 – 2021 (2015); Developed the Uganda Land Alliance Strategic Plan and funding Strategy 2014 – 19 (2013); Participated in the development of the Justice, Law and Order Strategic Investment Plan III (2008); Participated in the development of the Land Sector Strategic Plan (2001), Developed the National Disaster Management Strategy (1999). Training and Sensitization: Training for local council Executive Committee Courts on rules of procedures (2006); Sensitization on land tenure system over various radio stations in Uganda (2005); Training of women local counsellors in Soroti and Katakwi (2003); Training selected members of the Uganda National Farmers Federation (2003); Training Paralegals in Kapchorwa (2002); Training in selected districts on Gender and Land Act (2002); Training of the District land Tribunals (2001) Development of training and sensitization materials: Development of ToT curriculum on Land Administration for Ministry of Lands in Uganda (2013); Developed IEC materials for grass roots sensitization guide on land rights (2006); Developed a training and sensitization guide on succession planning and will writing (2004); Developed a manual on land use in Uganda (2004); Developed a sensitization guide on customary land use and management in Uganda (2003); Developed a training guide for Para legal training (2002); Developed training materials for district land tribunals (2001). Capacity Development in Proposal Writing and report writing: Orientation of ILC Africa NGO platform on results based reporting 2011; Training of ULA field office staff in results oriented reporting 2011; training of SCOs in Hoima on proposal writing for oil and gas grants 2014; 2 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2012 The Art of Proposal Writing British Council - Kampala 2011 Monitoring Land Governance in Africa Course, Capacity Africa and AU Land Policy Initiative 2010 Financial Management for non-financial Managers Uganda Management Institute 2008 Organizational Development Course Makerere University 2004: Land Administration Course Global Distance Learning Centre of the World Bank 2001/02: Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Uganda Management Institute 1996/97: Diploma in Legal Practice Law Development Centre, Uganda 1995: International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law International Law Institute 1992/95: Bachelors Degree of Laws Makerere University, Uganda 1986 – 1992 Gayaza High School RESPONSIBILITIES 2007 -2014 Executive Director Uganda Land Alliance 2013 – 2014 Coordinator for the Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) for Uganda 2013 – 2014 Chair International Land Coalition Africa Platform 2010 - Expert Group member to the Africa Union- Land Policy Initiative (AU- LPI) 2008 – 2014 Chairperson Coalition of Pastoralist Civil society Organizations (COPACSO) 2008 – 2014 Chairperson CSO Land Policy Working Group Uganda 2010 – 2014 Chairperson Women’s Land rights Movement in Uganda 2007 – 2014 Coordinator Land Net East Africa 2012 – 2014 Member Sustainable Land Management Working Group 2010 – 2014 Member Justice Law and Order Sector - Uganda Land Justice Working Group 3 WORKING EXPERIENCE 1. Networking and Partnership coordinator GLTN/UN-Habitat November 2014 November 2015 My assignment entails leading the coordination and implementation of the GLTN Partnership and Communication Strategy, also at country level, as well as the coordination of GLTN as a platform for partners to ensure continued and enhanced relevance within the land and development sector. As the GLTN Network grows, the demand on maintaining and servicing the Network itself is becoming stronger. My role is to continue to capitalize on the collective knowledge and initiatives of all partners of the Network, to improve the implementation of its communications and partnership strategy and to continue to developing partnership approaches that support the progress towards achieving results. These partners are driving the paradigm shift moving from the conventional land system to a continuum of land rights approach and innovative technical solutions. The partners include leading organizations from civil society, research and capacity development institutions, land professional bodies, multilateral and bilateral organizations. 2. Land Indicators Specialist UN-Habitat April 2014 – April 2015 My assignment was to develop a framework, methods, and tools that will strengthen the capacity of selected actors to monitor tenure security. Furthermore, I supported the development of land indicators through existing or on-going initiatives. The work entails advancing the ongoing work on land indicators with global and regional partners. The work meant working in an integrated manner with stakeholders ranging from private sector, INGOs, NGOs, farmer organizations, multi-lateral agencies, the academia and governments. The GLII platform has now become the Global Land Tool Network’s flagship program and went on to register successes in getting land in the Sustainable Development Goals that will be passed by the General Assembly in September 2015. This is the first time that land will be explicitly included in the global agenda. As the Land Indicators Specialist, I developed the work program starting from the overall strategy, work plan and monitoring framework. I further set up an online communication forum that allows members and partners to share ideas, information and comments with others. This online platform grew from 30 to 80 institutions and members actively engaging in the land indicators over a one year period. I further updated the Global Land Indicators webpage on the
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