Lucien Munyaka
Policy officer (Conflict, humanitarian and political)
Kinshasa,Province de Kinshasa
Summary
I am a hardworking, creative, and imaginative person who enjoys working and performing in challenging context. In the last 5 years, I have been working in Goma on context monitoring and analysis, stakeholders engagement, humanitarian coordination and donor working group member before relocating to Kinshasa as team member of the British Embassy's Eastern DRC Unit. I am involved in peace, security and humanitarian affaires since the time I joined the United Nations Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) where I worked as field-based Community Liaison and responsible for the Civil Society Support Pillar responsible.
I am so confident that my combination of practical work experience and solid educational
experience make me a successful candidate for the Security and Humanitarian Access position in Danish Refugee Council.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Policy Officer – Conflict, Humanitarian and Political
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Goma
03.2021 - Current
- Lead discrete areas of eastern-DRC related policy and programme delivery for the embassy. Draw on a wide range of internal and external contacts, as well as strong judgement, and in-depth analytical and decision-making skills, to synthesise evidence on complex issues and provide expert advice to senior staff and embassy leadership, including through oral and written briefings and reports. Proactively plan ahead for opportunities to further these agendas.
- Support UK objectives on Preventing Sexual Violence and Safeguarding in eastern DRC, by leading relationships with relevant partners in the east and identifying opportunities to further these agendas, supporting the Kinshasa-based Social Development Adviser.
- Provide sound technical analysis peacekeeping issues in eastern DRC, with guidance and oversight from Kinshasa-based conflict and humanitarian advisers. Demonstrate interest and capability to further develop conflict and/or humanitarian technical skills in line with the FCDO technical competency frameworks, supported by Kinshasa-based conflict and humanitarian advisers.
- Represent His Majesty's Government in external engagements, for example with local and international NGOs, analysts, UN, MONUSCO, civil society, religious leaders, and provincial government. Build and maintain this network of contacts, leading many of these relationships independently. Represent HMG at weekly external humanitarian coordination meetings – COPH.
Political Officer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Goma, Nord Kivu
03.2021 - 03.2024
- Ensured the political engagement for the British Embassy office in Goma through political contact-making, reporting, advice, project management and representational duties.
- Produce regular, targeted reporting and briefing for a range of audiences on developments relating to politics, security, economic and humanitarian issues in Eastern DRC, especially North and South Kivu but also Ituri, Tanganyika and Maniema.
- Built relationships and networks with provincial-level ministers and parliamentarians, civil society, human rights defenders and others.
- Built relationships with key individuals within relevant provincial level ministries and advising programme teams and seniors on political engagement to address implementation challenges or opportunities; and (ii) supporting programme teams to monitor project implementation, risk management and compliance issues, particularly safeguarding and fraud risks.
- Attend and represent the Embassy in external political and development meetings (humanitarian coordination, UN Mission, Diplomatic working group), and write timely meeting records.
Civil Affairs Assistant
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bukavu, South Kivu
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Assisted Bukavu Civil Affairs Section to support the Civil Society Unit in the implementation of initiatives aiming at enhancing the structuring and the reinforcement of civil society organisations for a sustained and meaningful political engagement.
- Supported the structuring and revitalisation of CiSO and promotion of their role in advancing democratic governance.
- Helped, facilitated, and encouraged an enhanced dialogue between local authorities and structures of the Civil Society, segments of the population, particularly youth and women, to improve confidence, collaboration, and citizen participation in local governance.
- Assisted the Bukavu Civil Affairs Section conflict management pillar to contribute to the reinforcement of the state authorities and Civil Society's efforts to promote a culture of peace and reconciliation in South Kivu province.
- Represented the Civil Affairs MONUSCO Bukavu in various Local Conflicts Management Coordination, Joint Planning and information-sharing meetings organised by internal and external partners.
- Assisted in capacity building workshops project management in favour of Local Protection Committees.
Civil Affairs Assistant
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bukavu, South Kivu
04.2019 - 07.2019
- Assisted in facilitating the prompt organization of local conflicts management events such as consultations, dialogues, advocacy meetings, etc.
- Represented the Civil Affairs MONUSCO Bukavu in various Local Conflicts Management Coordination, Joint Planning and Information-sharing meetings organized by internal and external partners.
- Provided support to Conflict Management activities and boost community engagement through Community Alert Networks (CAN), LPCs (Local Protection Committee), and regularly contact other networks to be abreast of the emergence of new local conflicts.
- Supported the Reporting unit in the provision of accurate and comprehensive reporting and analysis focused on the Protection of Civilians in the Bukavu sector.
- Facilitated the communication between MONUSCO's Civil Affairs Office in South Kivu Province and the Governmental Communication Commission on the Ebola Virus Disease Response and other involved actors to plan and jointly conduct activities related to the response.
- Represented Civil Affairs Section, when necessary, in various meetings organized by the South Kivu Provincial Health Division coordination in the framework of the Provincial Coordination for Ebola Riposte.
Field Officer
Consortium for Improving Agriculture-Based Livelihoods in Central Africa
08.2008
- Liaised with local leaders to monitor local development plans.
- Ensured coordinated and effective communication networks between CIALCA and local communities.
- Provided translation to ensure accurate information sharing and effective reporting of local population needs.
- Supervised and assessed the impact of newly implemented agricultural practices and ownership by local communities.
- Contributed to the documentation of rural development achievements and updates to the CIALCA database.
Timeline
Policy Officer – Conflict, Humanitarian and Political
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
03.2021 - Current
Political Officer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
03.2021 - 03.2024
Civil Affairs Assistant
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
07.2019 - 04.2020
Civil Affairs Assistant
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
04.2019 - 07.2019
Field Officer
Consortium for Improving Agriculture-Based Livelihoods in Central Africa
08.2008
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