Demetris Demetriou

Demetris Demetriou With FWC November 2011 - present Key Project(s) Strengthening Asylum for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Cyprus

Work Experience

Future Worlds Center

Unit:Development, Education and Humanitarian Affairs ;
Implementing Partner of UNHCR Project Strenghtening Asylum in Cyprus Dates: November 2011 - present

Legal Advisor Main Activities and Responsibilities: Legal representation in the field of asylum and refugee law at all stages of the asylum application.


Facilitating the submission of asylum applications at the Immigration Police Officers and detention centres. Submitting applications for legal aid on appeal at the Supreme Court of Cyprus. Liaising with the Ombudsman and governmental authorities to obtain adequate responses.

Ioannides Demetriou LLC

Dates: September 2010 - September 2011
Lawyer
Duties undertaken seats in the corporate department and in general litigation. Qualified and admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association.

Blackstone Group: Nido Kings Cross

Dates: November 2007 - August 2008
Resident Assistant
Duties: Created a sense of community through organising and advertising social and educational events for residents fortnightly. Responded to real life emergencies and offered day-to-day support. Carried out front desk, customer service and marketing tasks.

Military Service

• Title: Sergeant
• Trained as a Sergeant on the use of military equipment and enforcement of military policies and codes of conduct on soldiers of lower rank.
• Worked as a cashier and a waiter at the Military Officers Association.

Education

Legal Council of the Republic of Cyprus

• Degree: Cyprus Bar Exam
• Fields of study: Vocational Course, Licence to Practice Law
• Title earned: Barrister-at-law

University College London

• Degree: LLM Public International Law
• Fields of study:
  International Human Rights
  Foreing Relations Law,
  International Law of the Sea,
  International and Comparative Secured Transactions

City University London

• Degree: LLB Law
• Main fields of study: Contract law,
  Criminal law,
  Tort,
  Constitutional and Administrative law,
  Commercial law,
  International Criminal Law,
  European Law
• Title earned: Bachelor of Laws

Workshops - Seminars

• Training Seminar, 4-6 May 2012, Bologna, Italy
Title: ELENA Advanced Course, Generalised violence, Armed Conflict & the Need for International Protection
• Training Seminar, 14-15 December, 2011 / Nicosia, Cyprus
Title: Investigation and documentation of torture according to the Istanbul Protocol
• Training Seminar 16-17 November 2011, Nicosia, Cyprus
Title: Fleeing Homophobia, seeking safety in Europe: asylum on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

Skills and Competences

Personal Skills and Competences

• Mother tongue : Greek
• Other language : English (advanced), Russian (basic), French (basic)

Social Skills and Competences

• Team Spirit
• Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments
• Good communication skills

Organisational Skills and Competences

• Leadership
• Good sense of organisation and team management

Computer Skills and Competences

• Very good use of the internet
• Very good use of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™)
• Very good knowledge of Smartdraw and In-Design program