Research Assistant Intern

James Bayanai

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Melissa, Texas 75454

504-***-**** ********@******.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Legal Professional with US immigration law training and 6+ years of foreign experience in community development, civil and criminal litigation, advocacy and capacity building for grassroots organizations.

Key Skills

Legal Research, Analysis and Writing

Good written and oral communication

Immigration law (good understanding of all categories of nonimmigrant visas)

Advocacy

Computer skills ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

Language skills: English, Shona and Xhosa

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Panel Moderator 05/08/2017 - Present

US Department of Education, US

Department of Veterans Affairs

Moderates a panel of reviewers for Institutional grant applications in accordance with set criterion for approval for US federal funding.

Independent Peer Reviewer 05/08/2017 - Present

US Department of Education, US

Department of Education

Analyzes, reviewes and evaluates Institutional grant applications in accordance with set criterion for approval for US federal funding.

Vita Health Initiative, LLC, US 06/06/2019- Present

Coordinator

Responsible for coordinating Covid 19 vaccination programs in the State of Texas

Researcher

Center for Human Rights Defenders of Zimbabwe 04/04/2019- Present

Research, monitor, document and publish human rights abuses by state agents in Zimbabwe and other countries through collecting and analyzing information from a wide variety of sources.

Research Assistant 03/07/2016 - 05/14/2016

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University Law School

Researched and analyzed the jurisprudential development of transsexual rights in various jurisdictions

Attorney 05/07/2012 - 06/12/2015

Muunganirwa and Company Legal Practitioners, Harare, Zimbabwe

Law Firm

Represented clients in both civil and criminal litigation

Intern 06/30/2014 - 08/08/2014

New Orleans Healing Center, New Orleans

Organization that provides holistic, safe and healing services and programs promoting spiritual, emotional and physical well being to New Orleans community

coordinated and facilitated summer programs with at risk kids

Director 08/16/2010 - 05/15/2018

Zimbabwe Youth Development Foundation Trust, Zimbabwe

Grassroots organization dedicated to promoting education in Zimbabwe

Created partnerships with international organizations such as the International Book Project and Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project which resulted in the establishment of two community libraries in rural Zimbabwe as well as distribution of 300 000 reading books to various schools.

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EDUCATION

Master of Laws (LLM), International and Comparative Law, 05/19/2016

Tulane University, New Orleans, USA

Bachelor of Laws Honors (LLB), 08/16/2012

University of Zimbabwe,

Certificate in Social Enterprise

Elos Institute, Brazil

Diploma In Personnel Management

Institute of Personnel Management of Zimbabwe

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFILIATIONS

Registered and Admitted to Practice Law in Zimbabwe, 02/19/2014

Intensive Trial Advocacy, Harare, Zimbabwe, 01/23/2015

Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, USA, 07/18/2014

Warriors Without Weapons Social Enterprise Fellowship, Brazil, 08/17/2013

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