ADR Group Appoint New Director of Education & Training
ADR Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Rahim Shamji as Director of Education and Training. This is a new senior management position within the company which was created in response to increasing demand for mediation education and development programmes in the university sector.
Richard Schiffer, Chairman of ADR Group, commented: “As we grow domestically and internationally it has become necessary to have someone with the right sort of background to nurture this part of our business. Rahim brings valuable educational and training experience which will enhance ADR Group’s relationships with education institutions and international partners, in key geographic regions including South and East Africa. He brings a wealth of experience as a mediation practitioner and trainer, and this unique combination of real-life experience and academic methodology is a valuable asset to our business.”
After being called to the Bar, Rahim became Senior Law Lecturer at BPP Law School. Since qualifying as a mediator in 2006 he joined the International Mediation Training Faculty and has been involved in training mediators within the Conciliation and Arbitration Boards of the Ismaili Community. Rahim has undertaken mediation training in East Africa, Middle East, Pakistan, North America and Europe. Rahim is the Vice-President of Overseas for the International Academy of Dispute Resolution based in Chicago. He also mediates as a board member of the National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for the UK within the Ismaili Community and is a door tenant at Mitre House Chambers, which specialises in human rights and judicial review work.
In the UK, ADR Group has a strong training record including within education institutions and in-house at law firms. ADR Group is the only private sector mediation provider operating a dedicated student education programme designed to raise the profile, knowledge and practical understanding of mediation amongst the next generation of legal professionals. ADR Group mediation programmes combine front line practical mediation experience with appropriate legal contextualisation which provides a valuable resource for in-house programmes.
Internationally, ADR Group workswith private funders and international donor agencies including the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, IFC, DIFD, Europe Aid, European Stability Pact, European Commission (PHARE) and the British Council. In cooperation with its sister company ADRg Ambassadors, ADR Group also provides training to international organisations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
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