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Curriculum Vitae For
Suleiman Francis
11 Niklaus Konrad Weg 4143, Dornach CH.
Home: 0041617013509 Mobile: +4915750266863
Email: dominofranksj@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Dedicated, Social Worker with over 18 years’ experience with Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) from Africa to Asia. Highly
experienced in cross culture environments with proven talent to lead teams and train individuals in child protection policy in
third world countries. Hold Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Management with hands-on experience in managing large
scale projects and financial budgets in education, community development and healthcare. Strong organisation and
communication skills. Seeking new role to leverage experience to add value to humanitarian organisation with a mission to help
others in peace building, gender equality, Youth and society development or other related areas.
EDUCATION
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012: Master of Advanced Studies, Peace and Conflict Transformation. The University of Basel, Switzerland
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008: International Diploma Degree, Humanitarian Development Assistance,FordhamUniversity, Royal
College of Surgeons and UN Staff College New York, USA
Jan 2000 - June 2003: Diploma (in Theology); awarded by the Ateneo de Manila University Manila /Philippines
July 1991 - Dec1995: Bachelor’s Degree, Social Work, and McGraw University, Ohio, USA
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
June 2003 - Dec 2003: Certificate, Pastoral Health Care. The Asian Institute of Pastoral Health, Manila Quezon City
Philippines
Jan 2010 - April 2010: Rotary Peace Fellowship Professional Development Certificate in Peace and Conflict resolution,
Chulalonkorn University Bangkok, Thailand sponsored by Rotary Peace Club of Melbourne
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
April 2014 – Present: Volunteer, OESSA (Oekumenischer Seelsorgerdienst Fur Assylsuchende),Switzerland.
Work with project for counselling, integration, hygiene, animation and capacity building of refugees and asylum seekers
in Otter Bach Dogan.
Feeding and clothing of refugees and Asylumseekers in Basel OESA
Interviewing and counselling of refugees and Asylum seekers.

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Jan 2014 – March 2014:Dean of Student Affairs, Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, Nigeria
• Led academic administration and operations for a Jesuit secondary schoolcomprising over 600 students aged 10 – 18
years. Owned financial budget and worked to ensure services delivered on time and within budget.
• Coordinated disciplinary and student appealactions to ensure rules were enforced to maintain high quality standards.
Sept 2012 – Sept 2013: Co-Founder, Good Life Gundeli, Basel, Switzerland
• Developed new community development project and played key role in the implementation.
• Led efforts to secure funds from a major sponsor, Christoph Merian Stiftung, valuing 50,000CHF for the organisation.
• Goodlife gundeli soup kicchen coordination for intercultural cooking.
Sept 2009 – Dec 2011: Project Lead, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), across Guerida, Chad and Sudan Regions in Africa
Managed a large-scale, $3.5MM project financed by UNICEF and Incorporation Francaise.
• Served as project lead on key initiative for the Security, Protection, and reintegration of approximately 393 former child
soldiers. Collaborated with UNICEF/UNHCR/PW liaising with various regional artisans and merchants to identify job
opportunities to place former child soldiers into internship roles.
• Organised major project for community development with organic farming, vocational and entrepreneurial section.
Worked with various groups to successfully complete the construction of16 water wells.
• Served as evaluator and budgeting programme planner for JRS in Chad and Sudan.
Jan – April 2010:Development Education Programme for Daughters and Communities (DEPDC) Centre, across Laos,
Myanmar and Thailand
• Assisted in driving project for identifying and tracking down child traffickers at the “Golden Triangle” in cooperation
with DEPDC.
Oct 2008 – Sept 2009:Project Leader, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Central African
Supervised a team of up to 20 staff. Provided coaching and training.
• Led several projects to successfulcompletion including the following: o Collaboration with the Central African
Ministry of Education and UNHCR Bangui, Central African Republic for the training and certification of 33 Sudanese
teachers in methodology and pedagogy (UNICEF).
o Collaboration with the Central African Ministry of Health Education and the World Food Program, PAM
Ouadda Province for providing nutrition materials for 71 schools in the Ouadda Province, Central African
Republic (WFP).
o Coordination of 71 School feeding and deworming programing in the province.
o Youth Project in collaboration with Triangle Humanitaire for the construction of 4 new schools and water
boreholes in Sam Ouandja, Central African Republic 14 Wells (WASH Health).
o Facilitation and mediation leading to reconciliation between the government of Central African Republic
and UFDR rebel groups.UNICEF UNHCR.
Sept 2007 – Oct 2008:Administrator, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Centre, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Completed various administration and logistics tasks for organisation.
Oct 2004 – Sept 2008:Project Leader, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Centre, Monrovia,
Led a team of up to 20 people.
• Managed the following projects :
o Organisation of vocational skills for over 35,000 internally displaced people (IDP’s).
o Construction of 5 new and 3 reconstructed schools,7 new and reconstructed churches and 2 boreholes, in
the Suen Mecca district, Liberia (UNICEF).

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o Repatriation of approximately 5,000 Liberian refugees in Kasua, Ghana (2007), approximately 1,850
Sierra Leonean refugees in VOA, Liberia (2006) and approximately 11,200 refugees in Sacleapea, Liberia
(2006) (IOM).
o Design, construction and furnishings of the Alfred and Agnes Boys/Girls Hostel, Browerville bore hole
and Library in Monrovia, Liberia, in collaboration with UNMIL Irish Battalion and CIMIC (UNICEF)
o Facilitation of the Disarmament Demobilisation Repatriation and Rehabilitation (DDRR) in Montserado.
(UNMIL).
Jan 2000 – Dec 2003:Jesuit Social Ministry, Cubao, Manila
• Led project for the socialisation of youths living on the street. Facilitated training in vocationaland cultural education
Skills to land mine victims in Cambodia. Served as volunteerat L’arche community For Mentally challenged
individuals.
Jan 1996 – Jan 2000: JesuitParish Social Ministry, Benin City, Nigeria
Worked in social welfare and served as a prison officer.
• Served as coordinator at Faith Hose Orphanage and Handicap Home
• Provided support to project at soup kitchen and hospice for handicapped individuals, mentally challenged individuals,
rehabilitated international prostitutes and those living with HIV/AIDS.
ADDITIONAL
Languages: English (Mother Tongue), French (Fluent), and Taglish, Sango, Arabic and German (Basic)
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
• Reading, Travelling, Theatre going, Folk songs and Stories, Cooking and Singing.
• Co-Founder: Good life Gundeli, Basel Switzerland, www.goodlifegundeli.org /. Rebuilding Identity.
http://rebuildingidentity.org/ Anglo Nigerian Association for the Blind (Anwab)
www.anwab.org
Online Publications:
Peril or Protection: http://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/peril-or-protection-making-work-safe
Liberia is rising again (2007).
• A Good Night With the rebels: (2009)