Pedro Novoa Zambrano

About the Candidate

SUMMARY:

•        Social service work skills developed experience from counselling and guidance to first-time offenders of Indigenous background with Indigenous jurisdiction at Odawa Friendship Centre Aboriginal Community Justice Program.

•        Specialized interpretation provided in numerous locations, such as hospitals, police stations, government service agencies, schools, universities, courts, etc., with Immigrant Women Services of Ottawa and Across Languages.

•        Experience teaching courses and seminars on the nature of legal and institutional frameworks at the University Nueva Granada.

Skills: Public speaking (in international context), critical thinking, leadership, academic teaching, time management, great communication skills in two languages, problem solving and judgment skills, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and research databases.

Languages: English and Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant                                                    2015 – 2024

·       Holding international conferences covering gender equality, human rights, human trafficking, and forced displacement for the government of Mexico Puebla State, make the public servants aware of international legislation, sanctions and different ways of address these crimes and how to prevent them.

·       Developing a project for the Thinking Tank of the University Nueva Granada, I developed a draft to created a Border Agency of Colombia to improve and enhanced the national security of Colombia, and to take control its borders.

·       Providing legal advice, support, and guidance to military commanders of the Colombian army to improve their legal knowledge, helped them to understand and complied with international humanitarian law, changing their approach to war.

Community Interpreter, Immigrant Women Services of Ottawa                                                                                             2012 – 2024

•        Interpreting in specialized way (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering) of English to Spanish and Spanish to English, clients feel less stressed, happy and confident.

•        Interpreting in numerous locations, such as hospitals, police stations, government service agencies, schools, universities, courts, etc., helping institution’s purpose become effective, real and their needs fulfill in an effective way.

Professor at University Nueva Granada                                                                    2017 – 2023

·       Lead seminars on legal and institutional frameworks for human rights and international humanitarian law; anti-corruption laws; and taught courses in administrative, constitutional and international economic law, that many talented students be satisfied and well trained.

·       Developed relevant and up-to-date curricula, syllabi, and courses for the faculty in order to updated and improved the academic level of the university and the students.

·       Evaluated work, assessing student learning, and reporting student progress to keep data base updated

·       Completed all administrative work required for the program

Counsellor, Odawa Friendship Centre Aboriginal Community Justice Program                                                                                                         2013

·       Provided legal advice, support, and guidance to first-time offenders of Indigenous background to assist in their redirection using Healing Circles and other methods within Indigenous jurisdiction help them to have a different alternative of imprisonment.

·       Implemented life skills workshops, substance abuse treatment programs, behaviour management programs, youth services and other programs under the supervision and direction of social services and health care professionals, giving them a new opportunity to develop their skills and capacities.