Judith Adongo Oloo (Ph.D)
Advocate Of The High Court Of Kenya
Nairobi,Nairobi County
Summary
I am a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with outstanding academic, communication, organizational, and people skills. An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, I hold a PhD in Law (International Human Rights) with 10 years of experience in legal practice and 12 years academia. My passion lies in human rights, and development, having worked extensively with civil society actors in Kenya and regionally for the last 5 years. As CEO of the East African Centre for Human Rights (EACHRights), I run governance and human rights projects. I publish articles on human rights issues affecting us, as a way of my social responsibility. In recognition of my work, I made it to the Top 100 list of French African Young Leaders in 2021, earning myself an opportunity to be trained on leadership and development in France and Senegal. I also received the Civil Society of the Year Award 2021, from the Law Society of Kenya, in recognition of my contribution to the work the Civil Society undertakes in Kenya.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
East African Centre for Human Rights
Nairobi, Nairobi
01.2017 - Current
Roles
§ Organizational Leader: Collaborating with colleagues in the organization to steer it towards its strategic plan and ensuring the quality of programs and partnerships for the organization.
§ Strategic Leadership: Leader of the workforce, representing the organization in high-level meetings/engagements, help staff internalize and actualize the organization's vision, mission and strategy.
§ Project Management: Overseeing 4 projects from initiation, definition and planning, execution, implementation, control -monitoring and evaluation, and close out.
§ Team manager: Procuring the requisite staff at a reasonable cost, ensuring they are oriented properly, provided with the equipment they need to deliver. As team builder I ensure staff satisfaction and subsequent retention.
§ Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization: Oversee fundraising activities including planning appropriate strategies for responsible management of organizations funds.
§ Ensuring visibility of the organization and its projects: Popularizing the organization through stakeholder engagements, constant media advocacy, publication of opinion pieces on various human rights concerns among others.
Senior Lecturer & Head of Public Law
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
Nairobi, Nairobi County
11.2015 - Current
§ Team leader of the Public Law Department reporting to the Dean.
§ Fundraising for the Public Law Department
§ Training on International Human Rights Law and Rights of the Child
§ Supervising students’ dissertations and projects.
§ Supervising students on judicial practicum.
§ Took a leading role in the development of LLM Curriculum.
§ Developed a mentorship policy for the school of law in 2018.
Lecturer & Head of Private Law Department
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Nairobi, Nairobi County
07.2012 - 11.2015
§ Trained on Human Rights Law, International Law and Rights of the Child.
§ Supervising students’ dissertations and projects.
§ Supervising students on judicial practicum.
Legal Researcher
T.O. K’opere and Co. Advocates
Nairobi, Kenya
05.2009 - 08.2014
- Researching for cases and materials to aid in litigation of the cases.
Drafting of legal instruments such as affidavits and contracts.
Lecturer
Mount Kenya University -
Nairobi, Nairobi
01.2010 - 12.2012
§ Human Rights Law, International Law and Rights of the Child.
§ Supervising students’ dissertations and projects.
§ Supervising students on judicial practicum.
Education
Ph.D. - Law
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Mwanza, Tanzania 11.2013 - 12.2017
Master of Arts - International Human Rights Law
University of Mysore
India 07.2007 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Law
University of Mysore
India 07.2002 - 06.2007
Skills
Leadership Project Management Research & training skills People management skills Reasoning and problem solving Mentorship Leadership and teamwork Fundraising Proficiency in using computer and related applications Proven record of ongoing professional development Communication Board governance
Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
East African Centre for Human Rights
01.2017 - Current
Senior Lecturer & Head of Public Law
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
11.2015 - Current
Ph.D. - Law
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
11.2013 - 12.2017
Lecturer & Head of Private Law Department
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
07.2012 - 11.2015
Lecturer
Mount Kenya University -
01.2010 - 12.2012
Legal Researcher
T.O. K’opere and Co. Advocates
05.2009 - 08.2014
Master of Arts - International Human Rights Law
University of Mysore
07.2007 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Law
University of Mysore
07.2002 - 06.2007