• Consultancy with ACTED on developing an emergency preparedness inventory in the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine and preparations for launching a Conflict Preparedness and Protection programme under 3P (Prevent Prepare Protect) Consortium.

• Consultancy with Project HOPE setting up the country presence and rolling out humanitarian operations in Ukraine on security risk assessment and humanitarian access.

• Coordinate and oversee the overall implementation of the Women, Peace and Security portfolio in Ukraine's regions;

• Guide programme coordination with national partners and other stakeholders;

• Coordinate the monitoring and reporting on the Women, Peace and Security portfolio;

• Manage people and finances of the Women, Peace and Security portfolio;

• Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies;

• Advocate and facilitate knowledge building and management and communication.

• Ensuring effective project management of the assigned projects by maintaining the delivery of appropriate technical, operational, financial and administrative outputs, while tracking the project progress through monitoring, evaluation and reporting;

• Maintaining collaborative working relationships among key project partners and donors, through effective communication, consultation and reporting;

• Developing of programmes and projects in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation;

• Support the establishment and maintenance of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction projects and activities.

• Providing advice to the Office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine on disaster risk reduction strategic planning;

• Providing advice to the UNDP Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme on risk and threat management coordination nation-wide, and at regional and community levels in the Eastern Conflict Area of Ukraine.

• Providing advice to the Office of the Prime Minister, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers, and the State Commission on Safety and Emergencies in coordination of humanitarian and socio-economic responses to address the national crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak in Ukraine;
• Assisting Government in the preparation, development or refinement of the crisis response and recovery plans;
• Assisting Government in monitoring and analyses on crisis developments, disaster relief and emergency management related to the COVID-19 response and recovery;
• Reviewing and providing advice on policy issues for safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance and crisis response incorporating gender-related considerations;
• Supporting advocacy initiatives on issues impacting humanitarian needs and response efforts.

Supported the setting up of the grant & tender management function at a foundation of startups accessing international markets through:

• Coordinating fundraising activities, grant and tender application processes;
• Development of proposals, concept notes, preparation of documents for bids in accordance with donor requirements;
• Coordination of grant projects;
• Writing and editing project reports;
• Correspondence with partners.

• Provided policy advisory support to the US Government's integrating contractor implementing the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) in Ukraine;
• Supported the development of Biosurveillance and Health Security initiatives under the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) in Ukraine;
• Contributed to the development of reports, assessments, analyses, and plans pertaining to country-level/regional efforts on biosurveillance and other Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) objectives;
• Advised the science team on the integration of policy aspects into human health and One Health objectives of the Biological Threat Reduction Program.

Supported the Head of Programme and Programme Office of UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) within the Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group (ROLSIG), UN Assistance Mission in Somalia through:

• Preparing briefs and talking points, political briefs and updates on the current political developments;
• Drafting new projects and extensions of ongoing projects;
• Producing and drafting routine and ad-hoc reports including but not limited to: weekly inputs for Senior Management Meeting, UN Secretary General report inputs, Weekly and Monthly report, UNMAS Annual report, UNMAS Factsheet and programme brief;
• Preparing inputs for Quarterly Review, Annual Review and donor meetings;
• Reviewing and updating the UNMAS Multi-Year Strategy and Theory of Change in coordination with Programme Management Office;
• Supporting Programme Office with Annual Budget and Regular Budget submissions and follow up and monitoring the progress of donor-funded projects ensuring compliance with donor requirements on project activities;
• Supporting Programme Office and Programme Management Office with budget tracking and monitoring & evaluation functions;
• Liaising with UN partner agencies regarding peacekeeping mission support and the Sustainable Development Goals integration into the special political mission's programming;
• Providing programme information to partner agencies and internal staff;
• Supporting the Programme's front office in public information activities;
• Leading and developing induction briefs and presentations;
• Serving as Gender focal point at the UNMAS Somalia Programme Office.

• Served as mentor for a group of students at Syracuse University's Maxwell School on Middle East politics and conflicts at the joint International Relations seminar with the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel.
• Facilitated risk management workshops with the Syracuse University Leadership Team.
• Conducted research on US-Ukraine security cooperation at Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law.

Worked with Country Director to ensure successful implementation of the European Union-funded project 'Building Capacity for the Protection of Civilians in Eastern Ukraine' meeting deliverables on time, within budget, and according to donor standards through:

• Developing strategies for the project implementation;
• Conducting advocacy activities;
• Developing project planning documents for policy, advocacy, partner engagement, technical assistance to the government partners, coordination with international organizations and local civil society;
• Overseeing and providing guidance for the project implementation at the regional level in eastern Ukraine;
• Representing the organization with international organizations, government stakeholders, and NGOs promoting collaborations and partnerships;
• Preparing reports on the project implementation and ideas for the country programme's development.
• Conducted research and analysis for the 'Falling through the Cracks: Improving Ukraine's Assistance to Conflict-Affected Areas' project on the impact of armed conflict on livelihoods, communities and governance in eastern Ukraine.

Helped establish and situate one of the first Ukrainian mine action and conflict rehabilitation NGOs through drafting the charter and bylaws, recruiting board, developing project proposals.

• Managed a portfolio of projects in accordance with the performance-based programming & budgeting and project management standards through the project cycle including identification, development including the preparation of project proposals and budgets, implementation including monitoring, and evaluation informing future project identification;
• Supervised and conducted project activities, selecting and overseeing consultants, implementing partners and vendors; managing working groups, seminars, conferences, trainings, study tours, publications; supervising the project teams;
• Established and maintained relations with project partners, ensured coordination of planning and conduct of projects with stakeholders inside and outside the organization, including through the UN cluster system;
• Prepared project implementation reports as required by the donor institutions and headquarters;
• Assisted national stakeholders (project beneficiaries) with reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy;
• Supported fundraising through needs assessments, donor visits and presentations, concept note and project idea development.

• Conducted research on Ukraine-China relations and on the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

• Coordinated with project heads the design, performance, evaluation and reporting, budget, and logistics of projects throughout the entire project cycle on behalf of the Office of Head of Mission to ensure compliance with OSCE policies and programming standards.
• Provided administrative support in grants management, conducted due diligence, monitoring and liaised with project grantees and contractors.
• Maintained and updated programme documentation and knowledge management systems.
• Conducted monitoring of project activities, collected and analyzed data for internal oversight, regulatory compliance, project-management quality control, and project evaluations.
• Development and promotion of OSCE public information materials, management of the mission's website;
• Prepared political briefs.

• Provided language and information management support (editing, proof-reading, database compilation) for business projects (audit, management advisory, tax & legal, insurance).

• Planned and coordinated the implementation of NATO-Ukraine Individual Partnership and Partnership for Peace programmes by Ukrainian state institutions;
• Prepared reports on the programme implementation;
• Prepared contributions to the government strategic planning and review documents (white papers, strategic bulletins, directives);
• Prepared briefs and talking points;
• Performed translation and administrative support at conferences and official visits.

• Planned and delivered training and retraining programmes for recruits and experienced service members.
• Responsible for performance, morale and welfare of a 20-person unit.