Oleksandra Lytvynenko

Experience

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  Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  Senior Assistant at International Relations Office

  - Collect and analyze data.- Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.- Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents using word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.- Support with the organization of foreign delegations visits.- Do research on joint educational programs and international scholarships and grants.- Manage and respond to project related emails.- Prepare, maintain, and update website materials.- Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations.- Translate official working documents. Show less

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  American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Membership Development Specialist

  - Responsible for building relationships to increase membership interactions, engagement and growth.- Support the overall strategy and plan of the membership team that is based on the engagement, recruitment and services for members in order to increase member satisfaction and enlarge significantly the membership base.- Draft Membership Program communication strategy.- Frequent communication with member companies to increase interactions and encourage their participation in Chamber activities.- Make research on potential member companies for their recruitment.- Network within the business community to identify new Members.- Prepare and lead pitch meetings with new corporate prospects, present partnership ideas, and deliver/coordinate follow up meetings and proposals.- Prepare financial statements, invoices using word processing, spreadsheet, Microsoft Dynamics CRM - - Database and presentation software.- Translate official working documents.- Collect membership fees. Show less

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  Ukraine NGO Forum

  Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

  Communication Specialist

  - Assist in internal and external communication and outreach activities to foster Ukraine NGO Forum visibility among national and international stakeholders and beneficiaries.- Draft articles, briefs, press announcements, press releases, and respond to media inquiries related to the work of Ukraine NGO Forum.- Assist in cooperation with external media and Ukraine NGO Forum communications counterparts.- Assist in content creation, maintain and update organization's online and social media resources, ensuring sustainable and timely dissemination of information and key messages. - Develop detailed and impactful internal communications strategies and initiatives that keep member-organizations employees well-informed and engaged.- Collaborate with contractors for producing presentations, informational, visibility and promotion materials.- Assist in the organization of public awareness campaigns and events. Show less

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  IOM - UN Migration

  Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  Communications Officer

  - Implement communications and outreach activities to foster the organization's visibility among its governmental, non-governmental, international partners, the Ukrainian society and support programmatic objectives of the IOM Mission in Ukraine.- Develop and implement detailed and impactful internal communications strategies and initiatives that keep IOM staff well-informed and engaged.- Create and disseminate the Mission’s and programmes’ newsletters, circulars, promotional, visibility, analytical and administrative publications, products and materials.- Maintain and update the Mission’s online and social media resources, ensuring sustainable and timely dissemination of the key messages.- Create articles, briefs, press announcements, press releases, as well as initiate and respond to media inquiries related to the work of the Mission and IOM globally.- Facilitate the preparation of the Missions and programmes’ information and promotional materials and publications by monitoring the work of external service providers.- Initiate and implement public awareness campaigns on different issues of the Mission’s work.- Liaise with IOM global, local media, communications representatives of other international and donor organizations in Ukraine, Ukrainian Government and civil society structures. Show less

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  Zagoriy Foundation

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

  Head of Partnerships and Development

  - Sustain existing partnerships and mobilize new and nontraditional strategic partners to collaborate within support of current and planned programs.- Manage, maintain, and track current partnerships. This includes reviewing all partnerships for strategic value, process compliance, and mission alignment (in Ukraine and internationally).- Successfully lead and manage a team of 3 specialists.- Coordinate and manage external communications.- Oversee the preparation of publications and relevant communications for new partners.- Develop and implement the corporate communications, marketing policy and strategy.- Develop and implement methods to track the impact/reach external communications.- Monitor activities carried out under partnership agreements, communicate concerns, results and impacts to the Director and the Board.- Participate in and represent the foundation in national and international events and conferences.Maintain knowledge of and relationships with external entities that operate within the scope of the foundation’s mission and vision.- Handle media and press inquiries and interactions.- Support the Director in the compilation of documentation pertaining to partnerships and communications for the Board. Show less

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  CO "100% LIFE"

  May 2021 - Oct 2021

  Communication Expert

  Ensuring equal access to vaccines and drugs for COVID-19 treatment. Phase 2. - Create articles, briefs, press announcements, press releases, as well as initiate and respond to media inquiries related to the work of the project.

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  Crown Agents

  Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

  Communication Expert
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  MacPaw Inc. 🇺🇦

  May 2022 - now

  • Public Relations

    May 2022 - now

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    May 2022 - now
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  Chemonics International

  Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

  Strategic Communications Consultant

  Provision of comprehensive strategic communication support to NGO "Donbas SOS", which included:- Communication capacity assessment- Development of the first-ever communication strategy for NGO “Donbas SOS”- Capacity building and training for the in-house specialists (Strategic comms, PR, media relations)- Information campaign planning- Provision of consultancy support - Monitoring and evaluation- Donor reporting