Arman Poghosyan

Experience

• 

  AMX | Armenia Securities Exchange and Central Depository

  Mar 2003 - Jan 2007

  Legal consultant

  Represent client in court or before government agencies;Provide legal advice to staff as well as to internal clients;Prepare legal suits, briefs and opinions, file appeals in court, and monitor enforcement procedures; Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.

• 

  Bar Association of the Republic of Armenia

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

  Project coordinator

  Lead the planning and implementation of project;Advise and take part in selection of the project team by overseeing ToR drafting, screening and evaluating applications; Supervise activities of the Public Centers of Legal Aid in Yerevan and regions of Armenia; Act as a mediator between beneficiaries and project team; Track project deliverables using appropriate tools; Prepare periodic project progress reports and final self-evaluation report.Implemented projects: 1) Access to justice (funded by OSIAF-Armenia); 2) Strategic litigation (funded by OSIAF-Armenia). Show less

• 

  Armenian Institute for Development

  May 2006 - Dec 2010

  Project coordinator, legal expert

  Monitor project progress and performance;Provide status and financial reports to the project sponsor; Manage project evaluation and dissemination activities;Recruit, train and support external project team;Provide technical and legal support to lawyers;Draft and finalize legal documents, review cases.Implemented projects: 1) Strategic litigation in the Caucasus (funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary for State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs); 2) Strategic litigation fund (funded by Armenian representative office of ABA/CEELI Inc.);3) Monitoring of the judicial system of the Republic of Armenia: fair trial (funded by OSIAF-Armenia). Show less

• 

  Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

  Direct and manage project development from beginning to end; Develop full-scale project proposals and associated communications documents; Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis; Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders;Manage project budget and resource allocation; Plan, schedule and track project timelines and milestones; Develop and deliver progress reports, requirements documentation, and presentations; Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work. Number of implemented projects: 13 Show less Draft strategic plan for the Chamber of Advocates of RA; Arrange different types of activities such as workshops, public forums for the Chamber so that they can communicate their strategic priorities to all stakeholders; Undertake an assessment of the budget, human resources and financial capacity of the Chamber and then prepare capacity building and procedural plans to be implemented;Carry out needs assessment and strategic process mapping undertaken to sustainable, coordinated and cost effective implementation on prioritized basis. Show less

  • Adviser to Chairman on Project Matters

    Jul 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Project expert

    Jul 2012 - May 2013
• 

  Legelata law firm

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  Partner

  Cooperate with partners to come to a clear consensus as to the directions and goals of the firm;Ensure that services are rendered in a professional, ethical, timely, and economic manner;Support staff to review workplace developments and to answer questions and address concerns;Training, mentoring and review of all personnel, and the professional development and promotion of individual lawyers and staff members.

• 

  American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS

  Nov 2012 - Apr 2013

  Member of selection committee for Legislative Fellows Program (PFP)

  Evaluate PFP applications for 2013 spring & fall for Armenia;Participate in pre-selection meeting of Armenian PFP applicants; Interview Armenian PFP semi-finalist.

• 

  Council of Europe

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2017

  Senior project officer

  Planning, organising, co-ordinating and monitoring of project activities in Armenia in close co-operation with the Programme Manager in Strasbourg, other colleagues and consultants/experts involved in project implementation, and in accordance with the Project Description and work plan;Contribution to the Programme implementation at HQ level (Strasbourg);Co-ordinating, co-operating and liaising with relevant beneficiary institutions in Armenia, donors, experts and consultants engaged in the Project;Contribute to the drafting of the project's narrative and experts' reports and other relevant documents, as well as any other contributions or briefing papers needed;Performing other duties related to the Project's implementation or the Office operation in Armenia as requested by the Head of Unit or the Head of Office.Implemented projects: 1) Strengthening health care and human rights protection in prisons of Armenia (PGG project; budget 900,000 Euros) http://www.coe.int/en/web/yerevan/completed-projects2) Strengthening the capacity of lawyers and human rights defenders for domestic application of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Revised European Social Charter (Joint programme between European Union and the Council of Europe) http://www.coe.int/en/web/yerevan/completed-projects Show less

• 

  Legelata Law Firm

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Managing Partner

  Cooperate with partners to come to a clear consensus as to the directions and goals of the firm;Ensure that services are rendered in a professional, ethical, timely, and economic manner;Support staff to review workplace developments and to answer questions and address concerns;Training, mentoring and review of all personnel, and the professional development and promotion of individual lawyers and staff members.

• 

  Council of Europe

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2019

  Senior Project Officer

  Planning, organising, co-ordinating and monitoring of project activities in Armenia in close co-operation with the Programme Manager in Strasbourg, other colleagues and consultants/experts involved in project implementation, and in accordance with the Project Description and work plan;Contribution to the Programme implementation at HQ level (Strasbourg);Co-ordinating, co-operating and liaising with relevant beneficiary institutions in Armenia, donors, experts and consultants engaged in the Project;Contribute to the drafting of the project's narrative and experts' reports and other relevant documents, as well as any other contributions or briefing papers needed;Performing other duties related to the Project's implementation or the Office operation in Armenia as requested by the Head of Unit or the Head of Office.Implemented project:1) Strengthening health care and human rights protection in prisons of Armenia (PGG project; budget 380,000 Euros) http://www.coe.int/en/web/yerevan/completed-projects Show less

• 

  UNDP

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2019

  Task Lead

  Provide substantive inputs to the annual workplan and budget; monitor progress of implementation of activities using the results-based management tools; work towards its timely implementation with project partners and beneficiaries; monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions as necessary;Contribute to the selection of international and national consultants/companies and preparation of procurements and contracting packages in line with the work plans and UNDP rules and guidelines;Organize and attend field missions and draft reports on monitoring missions;Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the Project and contribute to their dissemination;Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, speeches, donor profiles, and participate in donor meetings and public information events;Ensure accurate observance of administrative rules, regulations and procedures within the framework of Project and in line with UNDP SOPs for Recruitment/Procurement/Finance;Promote networking and experience sharing between the Project stakeholders and target groups;Liaise and establish professional relationship with the authorities;Ensure coordination with Project partners, international organizations and other stakeholders, for timely and successful implementation of the planned interventions.Implemented project: 1) Electoral Support Project in Armenia 2 (ESPA-2) (Government of Japan; budget 1,028,880 USD) Show less

• 

  Council of Europe

  Oct 2019 - now

  Senior Project Officer

  Planning, organising, co-ordinating and monitoring of project activities in Armenia in close co-operation with the Programme Manager in Strasbourg, other colleagues and consultants/experts involved in project implementation, and in accordance with the Project Description and work plan; Contribution to the Programme implementation at HQ level (Strasbourg);Co-ordinating, co-operating and liaising with relevant beneficiary institutions in Armenia, donors, experts and consultants engaged in the Project;Contribute to the drafting of the project's narrative and experts' reports and other relevant documents, as well as any other contributions or briefing papers needed;Performing other duties related to the Project's implementation or the Office operation in Armenia as requested by the Head of Unit or the Head of Office.Project in charge: 1) Strengthening the Probation Service in Armenia (The Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026; budget 500,000 Euros) https://www.coe.int/en/web/yerevan/fgdfhdImplemented project: 1) Support the scaling-up of the probation service in Armenia (The Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2019-2022; budget 871,995 Euros) https://www.coe.int/en/web/yerevan/probation Show less