Samuel Hepher

I am a Law (LLB) and Human Rights Law (LLM) graduate with much academic experience of legal research and writing, as well as professional experience of researching global human rights and social development contexts. I also have first-hand experience of tackling development issues in disadvantaged and impoverished communities overseas. I consider myself to be extremely diligent in the completion of any work I am given, whether it be a single piece, a project, or the oversight of more complex work streams. I have, in the past, been praised on my ability to pick up new skills quickly and I am highly motivated by any work which can help the wider cause of improving social justice. Personal details: Address: White Cottage Hook Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8LL Education: Uplands Community College, East Sussex (secondary): 2000 - 2007. University College London, London (undergraduate and post-graduate): 2008 - 2012. Qualifications: Post-graduate degree: Human Rights Law (LLM) Merit Undergraduate degree: Law (LLB) 2:1 A-level: GCSE: English Literature A* English Language A* French A* Spanish A* Geography A Design and Technology: Food Technology A Mathematics A Science (double award) AA ICT (double award) CC English Language/Literature A Law A French A Economics (AS-level) A Mobile: 07794580997 Email: hepher8@hotmail.com

Relevant previous employment: International Citizen Service (ICS) volunteer - VSO Indonesia, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; September 2013 December 2013. First-hand experience of a wide range of social and economic development and human rights issues affecting impoverished communities, particularly those relating to youth and education. Experience of developing and delivering educational courses for children of varying ages to raise awareness of environment-related development issues. Included devising evaluation procedures to monitor the effectiveness of such courses. Improved skills of leadership, team-work, initiative and communication as a result of working within cross-cultural groups in unfamiliar and challenging situations. Increased fundraising skills having organised various charity events to help fund my time volunteering in Indonesia, including the use of local press for wider publicity. Researcher (Human Rights and Social Development) - Maplecroft, The Towers, St Stephen's Rd, Bath, Somerset, BA1 5JZ; September 2012 April 2013. Very good knowledge of human rights and social development landscapes in many countries and regions, as well as related sector and commodity-specific issues. Excellent research and report writing skills; able to effectively source information relevant to the above issues and analyse its significance from a multi-stakeholder viewpoint. Experience in the collation of information concerning social trends, case studies and relevant stakeholder input in order to draft suggested best social responsibility practice for both private and public organisations. Experience of project/event organization and management; particularly in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the GE Foundation and other influential stakeholders in the development and dissemination of the online Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum. Related experience of web content management and editing, and data reporting for the purposes of budgeting and assessing completion of work streams previously agreed upon with project funders. Comfortable with, and inspired by, both individual and team-based project work. Experience of collaborating on human rights work with team members from a wide-range of national, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, further improving my understanding of global social development contexts. Other previous employment: Bartender - The Lord Clyde Public House, 340-342 Essex Road, London, N1 3PB; November 2011 September 2012. Bartender and waiter - The Royal Oak Hotel, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Kent TN18 4EP; June 2011 - September 2011. Warehouse assistant - QVS Marketing, 1 Angel Row, Queen Street, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5HX; June 2010 - September 2010. Sales assistant - Burgess Stores, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 1AL; February 2008 - July 2008.

Other relevant skills and expertise: Professional:

 Excellent communication skills, as acquired by many years experience in customer and client-oriented industries. Experienced and comfortable with frequent deadline-oriented work; excellent time-management and quality-control skills. High level of competence with a range of MS Office programs and other software, as well as digital and social media, and web content management. Academic: Logical and analytical approach to problem-solving, as developed and enhanced by legal academic studies. Deep understanding of the relationship between law, policy, philosophy and reality; particularly its application in the field of human rights. Broad understanding of human rights and equality issues, as achieved through my study of, amongst other things, domestic and international rights adjudication, UK equality law, religious and gender rights, and rights in the workplace. Ability to identify potential or existent human rights violations in policy and procedure, as well as necessary steps for remediation. Knowledge of a wide-range of legal subjects, including domestic and international public law, tort law, jurisprudence and legal theory, criminal law, company law and European Union law. Intermediate ability in both spoken and written French thanks to academic study at GCSE and A-level. Interests: I have a keen interest in many sports including football, tennis and especially golf, at which I have played at county level. I am also very interested in the arts, including modern art and photography, as well as music, both modern and classical. I enjoy the cinema and theatre and took full advantage of living in London for my university studies by visiting many of the cultural sites the city has to offer. I feel it is necessary to be constantly aware of current affairs, both nationally and internationally, and therefore take time to read newspapers and other media sources. References: 1. Neil Mallett - UK Programme Supervisor, Youth Volunteering Team, VSO. Address: c/o Youth Volunteering Team, VSO, 100 London Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6QJ. Telephone: 020 8780 7500 Email: vso.ics@vsoint.org 2. Gus Macfarlane - Director, Maplecroft. Address: Maplecroft, The Towers, St Stephen's Road, Bath, BA1 5JZ Telephone: 01225 420000 Email: gus.macfarlane@maplecroft.com