BRENDA BRAINCH
An independent mediator and dispute resolution process facilitator with a legal background, Brenda has extensive global experience in ADR, justice and mediation-related programme design, implementation and review.
She also works at the front end of infrastructure projects on assessing socio-economic risks and advising on conflict avoidance and mitigation, as well as the design and implementation of the FPIC process. Brenda has designed and delivered training programmes in mediation awareness and skills to government, private sector and at community level, linking in to conflict and risk mitigation as well as management and resolution.
Brenda is interested in and sensitive to cultural variations in application of international standards in dispute resolution and process design, training and practice and is a passionate believer in the value that mediation / problem-solving can bring to successful interventions in the informal justice sector. She has managed large-scale dispute resolution processes between communities, government and international investors and helped in the development of international accountability mechanisms. She is committed to monitoring the implementation of agreements to ensure positive outcomes with long-term benefits to all stakeholders. Brenda is also experienced in workplace mediation and sits on the panels of mediators in this respect for the World Bank Group Internal Justice Services and the UN.