Iryna Ivankiv

Experience

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  Privately owned enterprise “TRK “POISK-TV”

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2009

  Jurist (In-House Counsel)

  Main duties:- Current legal consulting, conduction of all legal cases on the enterprise, including questions on commercial, civil, labor, and financial law;- Consulting on privacy and human rightsMain achievements:- Managed to establish well-functioning consumers' rights protection system;- Successfully represented the company in courts;- Successfully led the cases in anti-monopoly bodies.

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  Nicolaus Copernicus University

  Oct 2009 - Jul 2010

  Independent Research Fellow

  Scholarship Program for Young Scientists by the Government of the Polish Republic.Main duties:• Conduct research on human rights and comparative law matters;• Conduct seminars for undergraduates on the Council of Europe mechanisms of human rights protection. Main achievement:• Finalized and presented research paper “Influence of Practice of the European Court of Human Rights on Legislation and Legal Practice in Ukraine” (in Polish)

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  American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2013

  Staff Attorney

  Main duties:• Coordinate and manage capacity building projects for law professionals: Combat Child Trafficking in Ukraine” (2010-2012), Project “Combating Cyber Crime in Ukraine” (2010-2013), Project on Strengthening Legal Capacity in Belarus (2011-2013).• Conduct legal assessments of legal, political and social environment of Ukraine and Belarus;• Represent ABA ROLI at meetings with partners, donors and beneficiaries.Main achievements:• Simultaneously managed three nation-wide projects with multiple tasks, stakeholders, and participants;• Played key role in development and implementation of the first training program for investigators and detectives on cybercrime investigation;• Coordinated development and publishing of practical manual for law students and professionals on cybercrime investigation;• Organized series of the trainings for law-enforcement officers; co-organized the international conference on latest achievements in cyber security and cybercrime investigation;• Played key role in creation of the network between the universities, law enforcement officers and international organization. • Managed to implement a rule of law project in Belarus, where no other international NGO was able to operate legally. Show less

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  IThreat Cyber Group (ICG)

  May 2013 - May 2015

  External Legal Consultant

  Main duties:• Provide legal research on matters connected with the cybercrime investigation and cyber security in Eastern Europe;• Provide legal translation.Main achievements:• Successfully completed the cyber security analysis of various web-content for ongoing investigations;• Acted as a liaison between the company and Ukrainian government;• Successfully worked with sensitive and classified documents;• Provided a quality legal translation on short notice.

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  Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Independent Research Fellow

  Scholar within the Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program Main duties:• Conduct research on human rights and international public law matters;• Conduct lectures and seminars for undergraduates on human rights situation and international policy of Ukraine.Main achievement:• Finalized and presented research paper “Selected Human Rights of the Third Generations as Humanity Rights” (in Polish)

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  OSCE

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2021

  Main duties:- Advise on rule of law matters and provide legal support to the SMM management and field teams;- Closely co-operate with the field teams in the regions, providing guidance and oversight for the rule of law focal points;- Advise on legal aspects of national minorities' and religious rights, closely working with National Minorities Advisor and respective focal points in the regions.Main achievements:- Contributed to regular Mission reporting in rule of law area;- Organized and conducted internal Mission trainings on Criminal Procedure, International Humanitarian Law, and national minorities’ rights;- Provided regular updates and briefing for the Mission’s management on legislative developments in Ukraine;- Was elected as a Vice-Chairperson of the SMM Staff Committee. Show less

  • National Rule of Law Adviser at Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

    Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

  • National Project Officer (Rule of Law and Human Rights) at Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine

    Jun 2015 - Sept 2018
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  National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2022

  Senior Lecturer
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  United Nations Human Rights

  Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Analyze relevant draft legislation, bylaws and policies in line with agreed office priorities;• Monitor the work of the parliament and the government and update the team on legislativeand legal developments relevant to focus areas of the team and on related human rightsconcerns;• Advocate with relevant authorities for the compliance of laws and bylaws with internationalhuman rights standards,• Advise team members on applicable international humanitarian and international humanrights law standards;• Lead and coordinate the activities of the human rights working group;• Contribute to and coordinate the submission of joint United Nations Country Team reportsto human rights mechanisms. Show less Main duties: • Within the area of regional responsibility, identifying human rights problem areas, emerging and evolving trends of human rights concerns and violations as well as response and capacity gaps, and substantively contribute to the development of a strategy to respond to the situation• Research, collect, document, and analyse information pertaining to the human rights situation• Provide input and advice on human rights issues as relevant to the mission’s work in the geographic area of assignment• Prepare briefing, interviews notes, analytical documents and substantively contribute to the production of various documentation and reports• Ensure the safe handling of information, especially sensitive information in human rights violation cases• Build and facilitate key contacts and partnerships to ensure effective dialogue on human rights issues• Support awareness raising and capacity building to protect and promote human rights for partners in the area of responsibility• Ensure the integration of universally recognized human rights, and the gender dimension, in all activities to be carried out Show less

  • Human Rights Officer (Legal unit)

    Apr 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Human Rights Officer

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
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  OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

  Nov 2022 - now

  Main duties: • Co-ordinating the implementation of a project dedicated to the human rights defenders’ support in the OSCE region• Preparing project documentation, reporting and supporting good donor relations, including preparation of project proposal, development of logical framework and budget;• Advising to management on co-ordination of the allocation of pledges to project tasks, monitors expenditure and expiration of pledges, and oversees expenditure in line with pledge agreements• Monitoring of the situation of human rights defenders in the OSCE region, constantly looking for the ways to improve project implementation modalities, methodologies and tools for monitoring, dialogue and capacity-building• Taking lead of implementation of respective project activities in case of programmatic necessity• Supporting the coordination with activities of ODIHR and other OSCE institutions in the subject area addressed by the project• Supervising of dedicated project staffMain achievements: • Improved co-ordination of the individual project tasks, reporting, and overall efficiency of project implementation• Successfully supervised a dedicated project team ensuring structured and clear distribution of tasks, providing timely feedback, and ensuring learning opportunities for the staff Show less

  • Rule of Law Adviser

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Project Officer

    Nov 2022 - Sept 2024