Experience

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  European endowment for democracy (eed)

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2017

  Grant reporting assistant

  • Grant management: worked on Eastern Partnership country portfolios; supported grant management procedures; monitored beneficiaries’ projects and prepared due payments.• Reporting and continuity: reviewed financial and narrative reports of partners; assisted the Senior Grants Officers analyse country portfolios; translated documents between English and Russian, when relevant.

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  The international society for fair elections and democracy (isfed)

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  Project assistant (elections)

  • Coordination and Planning: Planned and coordinated regional activities for the EU funded project; involved in the “I vote for the first time” campaign; supported organisation of trainings for election observers; assisted election team coordinate program activities with diverse stakeholders, including across government institutions; supervised Georgia’s Election Portal.• Fundraising support: Supported the Project Manager in preparation and submission of the EU grants proposals (contributed to two successful applications); liaised with international donor community in Georgia.• External representation: Represented ISFED at meetings and high-profile events; participated in in-country pre-election campaigns; represented ISFED at the international observation mission to the Norwegian Parliamentary Elections in 2017. Show less

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  Prague civil society centre

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

  Programme assistant (grants)

  • Program coordination and operational support: overall operational coordination of Eastern Partnership and Central Asian country portfolios; led for one country portfolio during the first year of employment; involved in optimising partnerships on the ground; designed, led and implemented sub-granting processes; performed financial operations.• Monitoring and evaluation: Monitored and recorded files in a secured grants database; supported cross-team efforts in periodic evaluations of country portfolios; supported donor reporting.• Events organisation: Assisted thematic team in delivering regional capacity building activities, gamification events or conferences; supported participants selection for such events based on country-expertise. Show less

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  World organization of the scout movement (wosm)

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  Fundraising manager

  • Fundraising: led implementation, review and continuous improvement of the fundraising strategy of the European Region; ensured and increased access to funding opportunities by supporting income diversification, developing funding applications for applicable EU funds (Erasmus+, European Commission’s DG calls, Council of Europe); supported staff in charge of funded projects (donor requirements, reporting); managed internal grants monitor.• Direct support to member organisations (MOs): provided and coordinated support to MOs in their fundraising activities and development of funding applications; coordinated trainings and other relevant activities supporting MOs attract funding.• External relations: overall communication and process management with the European Commission’s DGs and the Council of Europe; liaison with other youth organisations on different aspects of EU programs; maintain and strengthen collaboration with other funding and donor organisations, foundations in Europe. Show less

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  Eastern partnership civil society forum

  Apr 2021 - Nov 2024

  • Represent the EaP CSF in consortium online and offline meetings and act as a mainpoint of contact for project matters.• Ensure timely implementation, monitoring and reporting on project progress andresults.• Facilitate advocacy-related activities and efforts to promote policy recommendationsstemming from SHAPEDEM and other Forum projects.• Lead project communication, dissemination and exploitation activities in collaborationwith the EaP CSF Communications Manager.• Liaise with the EaP CSF membership and experts to gather input and policyrecommendations on various topics pertinent to the project and EaP CSF overalladvocacy priorities.• Organise project meetings, focus groups, workshops and support the organisation ofpublic events to promote project results.• Draft various background documents, including reports, policy briefs, articles based onproject results.• Coordinate with the EaP CSF Finance team to ensure sound financialmanagement and reporting. Show less • Created cohesion and supporting linkages between the EaP CSF structures.• Managed the large database of member orgasanitions.• Identifying the needs for capacity building of the members, organisation's difference structures and conducted relevant capacity building.• Administered the financial support to National Platforms that included the full cycle of operational and project support.• Ensured the coherence between the National Platforms' activities and the activities at the level of the EaP CSF and seeked for synergy effects of the policy efforts of both.• Optimised the internal information flows towards the EaP CSF members. Show less

  • Programme Officer - SHAPEDEM-EU

    Mar 2023 - Nov 2024

  • Membership and Grants Manager

    Apr 2021 - Mar 2023