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• Manager of EU Project Delivery Services unit (portfolio of 35+ consultancy services to EU funded R&I project beneficiaries), programme management and business development.• Consulting and advisory to EU grant beneficiaries on grant award negotiation and grant agreement preparation, post-award project coordination and management, technical and financial project reporting, risk management and quality assurance. • Capacity assessment and business consultancy to SMEs and universities in the areas of EU project and innovation management; communication, dissemination and exploitation of project results; risk assessment and management; commercialisation and marketing strategies; business plans and upscaling strategies.

Management of EU Delivery Programme (portfolio of 20+ EU funded projects), supervision and quality assurance of programme´s team work, provision of business consultancy to innovative SMEs, design and delivery of trainings, business development.

• Advisory and development of project proposals (EIC Accelerator, FTI) for innovation and technology SMEs.• Advisory in project management and reporting to grant beneficiaries.• Capacity assessment and provision of training to grant beneficiaries.

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Project management, business development, proposal writing in responce to RFPs of international donors (EC, UN, USAID, World Bank, Global Affairs Canada); advisory in research, technical assistance and grant projects; monitoring and evaluation of international assistance programmes. Selected projects and roles:- Project Manager, "Evaluation of Canadian International Assistance Programming in Ukraine from 2009/10 to 2017/18" (Client: Global Affairs Canada).- Call for Proposals (CfP) and Project Expert, "Fund Operator for Global Fund for Regional Cooperation, EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2014-2021" (Client: EEA Grants - Norway Grants Financial Mechanism Office).- Project Backstopping Expert, EuropeAid project "Employment and Vocational Education and Training in Belarus".- Project Backstopping Expert, EuropeAid project "Improving Legislative Framework for Effective Civilian Oversight of Security Sector in Georgia".- Evaluation Country Expert, “Evaluation of Polish development cooperation: A multi-annual program of development cooperation for the years 2016-2020 in the middle of the implementation period” (Client: MFA Poland).- Research team member, “Analysis of the market of technology start-ups in selected countries of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe” (Client: National Centre for Research and Development of Poland).- Research team member, “Study on the feasibility and implications of lowering the fingerprinting age for children and on storing a scanned copy of the visa applications” (Client: EC/DG HOME).- Research team member,"Tourism Marketing, Promotion, Online Coverage and Destination Management for Kakheti and Imereti Regions in Georgia" (Client: World Bank).

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Senior Consultant and Deputy Manager of the International Development Unit: coordination of the Unit’s team (Acting Manager of the Unit in 2015) in liaison with the Board of Management; project management, business development, monitoring and selection of business opportunities (EU28, EuropeAid, USAID, World Bank, UN), coordination of proposal preparation and proposal writing, advisory in research and technical assistance projects, monitoring and evaluation of international assistance programmes.Selected projects:- Project Manager and Research team member, “Reform Communications Program in Ukraine” (Client: USAID). - Research team member, “Long-term consultancy services to UNICEF in the field of Strategic Foresight for Children in CEECIS region” (Client: UNICEF).- Project Manager, "On-the-spot monitoring visits on implementation of selected IPA 2009 and 2010 projects in Croatia" (Client: EC DG NEAR). – Evaluator/Country Expert (Ukraine), "Evaluation of the selected initiatives implemented under Polish development cooperation (PolishAid) in Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine and Tunisia, provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2012-2014” (Client: MFA Poland). - Country Expert (Ukraine, Belarus), "The development of the concept and methodology to evaluate the value of the result and output indicators for the ENI CBC Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020" (Client: Joint Technical Secretariat Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland - Belarus - Ukraine). – Project Manager, "Revenue Administration Modernization Project (RAMP) - Design Communication Strategies and Develop Public Relations Skills", Romania (Client: World Bank). - Deputy Project Manager, “The application of learning outcomes approaches across Europe — a comparative overview" (Client: EC Cedefop).

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Providing daily support to the Manager of the Cooperation & Assistance Team in international activities of the company: - Support in implementation the projects carried out by the team: "The application of learning outcomes approaches across Europe — a comparative overview"​ (Client: EC Cedefop), "Consultant Services for Advisory support to the MoF in preparing the functional and technical specifications for full packages of AFMIS and IPSIS solutions"​ (Client: World Bank), "E-business Competitiveness Improvement Programme Phase II"​ (Client: EC/EuropeAid), in particular: correspondence with the consortium partners, experts and clients; assistance in preparation and editing of the reports, contracts; organisation of the projects meetings.- Assess European-wide studies, surveys, reports and results of other projects undertaken by European Commission and EU agencies, international donors during the process of the proposal writing.- Development of new products and services of the team, databases of experts and partners.

Assisting the Lead Consultant and Manager of the Cooperation & Assistance Team in international activities of the company: liaising with partners, monitoring of business opportunities (EU28, EuropeAid, World Bank, EBRD), assistance in preparation of Expressions of interest and proposals, contribution to proposal writing (EuropeAid, EBRD, PolishAid, World Bank).Responsobilities included:- Support in projects' implementation.- Assess European-wide studies, surveys, reports and results of other projects undertaken by European Commission and EU agencies, international donors.- Collecting data and information related to the activities of the team.- Development of experts' database.- Preparing of legal documentation of the company at the stage of Expression of Interest, as well as submission of proposal (EC, EU agencies, EuropeAid, World Bank).- Type and proofread documents.

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Project Manager in e-business project, co-financed by Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Polish Aid programme. The aim of the project was to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among Ukrainian youth and develop small and medium enterprises in Ukraine. Tasks included:-co-author of grant project idea and winning methodology, communication with Ukrainian partner, recruitment of potential project experts; -overall project management, including preparation of Terms of Reference of the project; contracting of local partner and experts; recruitment of project participants; coordination of the project experts; evaluation of students’ applications and business plans; organisation of trainings (50 participants); preparation of the training materials and manuals; organisation of the final conference (120 participants); design of the promotional materials; design of project website and its daily maintenance; dissemination of the project results on the web and Ukrainian media, day-to-day communication and reporting on the project progress to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland; management of the project budget in line with the Grant agreement;-preparation of the Final (merit and financial) report and its submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Greater New York City Area

- Supporting and supervising Junior Camp Counselors;- Organizing and leading team building trainings for campers and retreat groups;- Assisting in organizing weekly thematic events for retreat groups and children;- Organizing and leading activity classes;- Supervising children.

Master Of Arts (Ma)

Bachelor'S Degree