Emmanuel James Oteng

41 William Street
Brierley Hill
Dudley
DY5 3XH

7 August 2009

FAO A. Ulster
Transnational Crisis Project
Email: aulster@crisisproject.org

Dear Alex,

Re: International Policy Analyst– FATA Cell

I write to you with regards to the above vacancy advertised on the ‘Working for An MP’ website for which I
should like to be considered. Accordingly, please find attached a copy of my current résumé.

From this résumé you will see that most of my working experience and qualifications are in law but please do not
be put off by this. I was also fortunate enough to have served as a reservist with the Intelligence Corps and as
an adjunct to this, train and work as an Intelligence Analyst for Kent County Constabulary.

I believe that the skills I gained from those two roles coupled with those desk based research skills I have had to
cultivate throughout my legal career would hold me in good stead within this role.

I understand that the role is unpaid and I accept that as money is not a major reason behind my application.

From my résumé you may see that I also gained a qualification in Foreign Policy Analysis. Whilst I have worked
extensively in law this has been because – outside of government service and the usual round of policy
institutes, roles within International relations and security have always been a scarcity. From what I have read
The Transnational Crisis Project approaches matters of security analysis from a perspective that may produce
more results than ordinarily, one that may yield more utilizable results than normal.

Presumably responses to this advert will be numerous, competition will be fierce and the calibre of candidate
undoubtedly high. Despite this, I still feel I’ve got a fighting chance and would welcome any opportunity to
discuss my candidature further, at your discretion off course.

Yours sincerely

Emmanuel James Oteng

EMMANUEL JAMES OTENG, F. Inst. L. Ex.

Legal Executive Lawyer

Education & Professional Qualifications:

Certificate in Foreign Policy Analysis 2001
The London School of Economics & Political Science

Certificate in Criminal Intelligence Analysis 1998

Centre for Investigative Skills Training, Kent County Constabulary

Qualified as a Legal Executive Lawyer 15 July

1997
(http://www.ilex.org.uk/about_legal_executives.aspx)

Employment

Capital Legal Solutions Jan. 2008 –

May 2009

From January to August 2008 I helped set up Capital Legal Solutions, a legal services firm and then successfully
guided it through the substantive and procedural aspects of gaining Office of The Immigration Services
Commissioner (OISC) certification to provided immigration advice. Apart from providing immigration advice, I
also similarly assisted Coventry Debt Solutions gain an Office of Fair Trading licence to provide consumer credit.

The Office of Fair Trading – London Jun. 2006 – Aug.

2006
Working in the Competition Enforcement Division of this government regulatory body I reviewed 270 Case Files
regarding anti-competitive infringements to assist in the performance measurement of the effectiveness of
existing enforcement case work procedure.

The Standards Board for England – London May 2005 – May

2006
As Records Manager at this government regulatory body, I project-managed the roll-out and implementation of
the Records Management Policy and advised on both Data Protection and Freedom of Information. This role
also involved the drafting of Good Practice Guidelines for staff on Data Protection and file content.

Motability Finance Ltd – London Jan. 2005 – May 2005

As the Compliance Officer I ensured lessee compliance with our credit agreements for vehicle hire
purchase/contract leasing and reported on laws applicable to the company, highlighting the impact of legislation,
assessing legal risk from such legislation and identifying solutions for legal risk management.

West Sussex County Council – Chichester Sep. 2004 – Dec.

2004
Within the Legal Department of this local authority I responded to Data Protection Act requests and both drafted
content for and timetabled a council-wide Freedom of Information Act 2000 staff awareness training programme.

The greater part of this role was the writing and dissemination of relevant legal guidance in language
understandable to all staff, lay or legally qualified.
Lewisham Borough Council – London Jan. 2003 – April
2004
Within the Children & Young Adults Department of this local authority, I drafted and maintained contracts for
kinship care payments responded to Data Protection Act requests and forecast revised Kinship Care allowance
expenditure.
Refugee Council – London Dec. 2000 – Jul.
2002
As a Project Worker here, I helped, advised and assisted with the resettlement of asylum seekers and refugees
within the United Kingdom, principally advising on welfare, educational and housing options available within the
law.

Peters & Peters Solicitors – London Feb. 2000 – Dec.

2000
At this Legal 500 White Collar Crime Firm I analyzed prosecution criminal intelligence evidence in two HM
Customs & Excise VAT & Excise Evasion cases, researched Criminal Procedure in Sharia Law for a multi-
jurisdictional extradition/capital case (R – v – LODHI, ex p UAE, The Times unreported) and both carried out
further research on Director Disqualification and the Civil Procedure Rules.

Kent County Constabulary - Maidstone Nov. 1997 – Jan. 1999

Contemporaneously to my Reserve Service, I also served as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst with Forces HQ,
Kent County Constabulary. In this role I collated, classified, analyzed, interpreted, presented and disseminated
collected intelligence relating to firearms offence, robbery and handling stolen goods.

Reserve Service

From October 1996 to January 1999 I served as a Reservist with the Intelligence Corps having completed my
Common Military Syllabus on 31 May 1997 at 5 Training Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps, Prince William of
Gloucester Barracks, Grantham. I thereafter received further in-unit training at The Defence Intelligence &
Security School – Chicksands in a variety of disciplines.

Traineeship

Underwent Legal Executive Traineeship primarily in Immigration, Civil and Criminal Litigation at the firms of
Hartnells Solicitors (1992/3), Amoo-Gottfried & Co Solicitors (1994/6) and St Johns Solicitors (1996/7) with one
year (1993/4) Human Rights Internship at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International where, amongst
other things, I monitored paramilitary beatings and extrajudicial executions in Northern Ireland and the operation
of The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.

Internships

In addition to the above, I have also previously interned at The International Centre for The Legal Protection of
Human Rights (INTERIGHTS) (contributing to a strategie for the attempted prosecution of the former Chadian
President Hissein Habre under the doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction, Extraterritoriality & the United Nations
Convention Against Torture in the wake of the House of Lords ruling in R v Bow Street Magistrates ex parte
Pinochet).

Languages: English, French & Spanish

Contact Details: 41 William Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3XH

Tel.: 01384 345 155 M: 07984580921 E: emmanuel.oteng@gmail.com