Yelysaveta Demydenko

Experience

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  Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

  Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

  Intern

  Job responsibilities: legal research, translation of draft law, analysis of legal framework, dealing with the public inquiries on certain national legislation, liaison between departments.

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  Victor Pinchuk Foundation

  Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  Intern

  Job responsibilities: coordination of international participants/speakers, preparation of conference materials, organizational work for the YES Annual Meeting

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  EVERLEGAL

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2017

  Trainee

  Dispute Resolution Practice- Drafted SPA/M&A agreements and closely reviewed contracts to ensure compliance with applicable law and business practices.- Conducted legal analysis for international arbitration disputes and commercial court proceedings.

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  Integrites

  Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

  Junior Associate

  International Arbitration & Capital Markets Practice- Performed legal analysis for arbitration proceedings related to the aviation industry.- Prepared submissions to international commercial arbitration courts.- Provided legal advice to Swiss banks regarding the credit lines of a Ukrainian agricultural group.

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  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Consultant

  Environment Division, Water Convention- Evaluated the level of implementation and compliance under the UNECE Water Convention while supporting the Implementation Committee and the Compliance Committee.- Conducted data collection and analysis of countries' progress under the Water Convention and SDG 6.5.2, and co-authored publications on the water-food-energy-ecosystem nexus.

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  GIZ

  Nov 2018 - May 2019

  Project Assistant

  Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Projects:1) "Support to Energy Efficiency Fund and climate-friendly reforms (S2I) in Ukraine"2) "Support to establishment of an emission trading scheme (ETS) in Ukraine"3) "Energy Efficient District Lviv"- Supported implementation of energy efficiency and climate change projects with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Infrastructure.- Contributed to the development of emissions trading legislation and analysed the impact of energy efficient refurbishment on the energy grid. Show less

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  OSCE

  May 2019 - Oct 2020

  Environmental Officer

  OSCE SMM to Ukraine, Office of Head of Mission- Supported monitoring, assessment, and reporting on environmental issues in the conflict-affected areas and elsewhere in Ukraine.- Coordinated a network of environmental focal points in 13 field offices.- Provided risk assessment and policy updates on energy markets.- Developed an internal sustainability strategy.- Coordinated GIS mapping and risk analysis for hazardous sites.

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  Global Water Partnership

  Oct 2020 - now

  Senior Programme Associate

  Water Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals & Transboundary Water Cooperation