PEDRO NOVOA ZAMBRANO
Ottawa,Canada
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker provides exceptional professional care and implements appropriate interventions. Utilizes variety of resources to identify unique needs and assist vulnerable populations. Adept at establishing strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Counsellor
Odawa Friendship Centre Aboriginal Community Justice Program
01.2013 - 12.2013
- 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
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
Professor
Military University Nueva Granada
01.2017 - Current
- Responsible for leading seminars on national and international legal and institutional frameworks for human rights and international humanitarian law, and seminars on anti-corruption laws; and taught courses in administrative law, constitutional law and international economic law
Independent Consultant
Independent Consultant
01.2015 - Current
- Guest lecturer at various international conferences covering a wide range of topics inclusive of: gender equality, human rights, human trafficking, and forced displacement
Community Interpreter
Immigrant Women of Ottawa
01.2012 - 01.2024
- Specialized in interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering) of English to Spanish and Spanish to English
Legal Advisor and Consultant
Legal Department of the Colombian Army
01.2019 - 11.2019
- Provided legal advice, support, and guidance to military commanders to improve knowledge of, and hence compliance with, international humanitarian law to help them apply and teach international humanitarian law
School of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Colombian Army
01.2015 - 11.2019
- Responsible for instruction of courses specialized in human rights, international humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court, critical thinking, and the peaceful resolution of conflict
Community Interpreter
Across Languages
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Specialized in interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering) of English to Spanish and Spanish to English
Education
Master's Degree - National Security and Defence
War College of Colombia
Ontario College Diploma - Social Service Worker (CO-OP)
Algonquin College
Ottawa, OntarioLaw Degree - Administrative and Constitutional Law
Autonomous University of Colombia
Skills
- Disciplinary matters
- Interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering)
- Healing Circles
- Life skills workshops
- Substance abuse treatment programs
- Gender and Behavior management programs
- Youth services
- Case management support
- Advocacy
- Suicide intervention
- Sexual violence
Certification
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Sexual violence and Human Trafficking
Interpreter-Spanis and English
Citizen Academy Program
Timeline
Legal Advisor and Consultant
Legal Department of the Colombian Army
01.2019 - 11.2019
Professor
Military University Nueva Granada
01.2017 - Current
Independent Consultant
Independent Consultant
01.2015 - Current
School of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Colombian Army
01.2015 - 11.2019
Counsellor
Odawa Friendship Centre Aboriginal Community Justice Program
01.2013 - 12.2013
Community Interpreter
Immigrant Women of Ottawa
01.2012 - 01.2024
Community Interpreter
Across Languages
01.2009 - 01.2012
Master's Degree - National Security and Defence
War College of Colombia
Ontario College Diploma - Social Service Worker (CO-OP)
Algonquin College
Law Degree - Administrative and Constitutional Law
Autonomous University of Colombia
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Sexual violence and Human Trafficking
Interpreter-Spanis and English
Citizen Academy Program
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