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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan

REGIONAL APPROACHES FOR COMBATING SAND AND DUST STORMS AND DROUGHTThe ultimate goal of the project is to enable an environment for coordinated action and data sharing at national and regional levels and informed decision-making in addressing drought and SDS risks in Central Asian Region.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Preparing project-related thematic documents, policy briefs, and training materials- Supporting the Environmental Management Team in resource mobilization- Facilitating donor and partner negotiations related to project implementation and resources mobilization- Liaising with state entities to ensure the smooth operation of the project team in five Central Asian counties- Responsible for effective execution, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities- Effective budget and activities planning, staff coordination, step-by-step project implementation- Ensuring compliance with internal and donor project implementation and reporting requirements- Development of the Narrative Reports

Almaty, Kazakhstan

UN ESCAP Subregional Office for North and Central Asia - Planning, organizing, implementing and assessing Programme activities and events in line with the Subregional work plan, UN ESCAP rules and regulations, and Programme Cycle Management guidelines. Including setting up a system of tracking indicators as outlined in the Programme work plan and Logical Framework to assess the progress and to fulfill reporting requirements;- Monitoring and analysis of the project implementation, funds tracking and reporting;- Review of the reporting, analytical and financial data (documents);- Liaise with relevant parties, including Strategy and Programme Management Division as Programme Monitoring and Evaluation focal point, national coordination units and working groups;- Implementation of the activities as per the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) Workplan in collaboration with substantive divisions and UNECE;- Research, analysis, and presentation of the information at the conferences and meetings;- Monitor financial resources and accounting to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports;- Facilitation of external relations with the host country, representatives of the Member States and other relevant entities.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Developing the strategic vision of the "Smart Waters Project" for CA and Afghanistan and synergies between other projects implemented by CAREC;- Effective budget and activities planning, staff coordination, step-by-step project implementation.- Developing, tracking and implementing of the annual work plans for the project, providing their approval by the donor and key relevant stakeholders;- Maintaining close cooperation with the Donor, project partners, and national stakeholders.- Overseeing the development of project reports (bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual), annual work plans, and other documents as required by USAID;- Implementing the IWRM principles and Basin planning approach at the basin level in pilot territories;- Coordination of work with Academic community of the region;- In coordination with PR specialist and KPRM unit, facilitates knowledge management, communications, and information flow for the project;- Overseeing the activities implemented in Afghanistan, including technical and advisory support to the project staff in Kabul, field visits and on the ground trainings;- In charge of providing technical and managerial leadership including technical oversight, overseeing monitoring and evaluation specialist, financial management and administration.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

World Bank Group (IBRD) Central Asia Regional Office - Drafting, formatting, and editing key project-related documents;- Exercising quality enhancement function for project documents by ensuring adherence to departmental, VPU, and institutional guidelines;- Selection and recruitment of consultants and experts in compliance with IBRD rules and regulations;- Assisting in evaluating and monitoring of delivery of agreed services under the ToR; - Organizing and supporting conferences, meetings, workshops, and video-conferences - including preparation of material;- Participating and assisting during client negotiations in the transport, energy, governance, and PPP Global Practice (GP) negotiations;- Assisting the team in preparation of the Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCD) and Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Central Asian countries;- Supporting Citizen Engagement and Social Safeguards team in project preparation and implementation;- Working with Almaty city Akimat Energy Working Group in analyzing and compiling necessary data for the Energy Efficiency project in Kazakhstan.

Budapest, Hungary

- Researching, compiling and analyzing necessary qualitative and quantitative data for workshops aimed at SDGs implementation for decision-makers using geospatial and analytical software;- Maintaining regular contacts with local and international partners, organizations and institutions;- Updating the sustainability toolkit to increase the resilience of communities to combat climate change-related challenges and increase understanding of SDGs;- Developing promotional materials for the ISEPEI Project, e.g. posters, flyers, brochures, etc.;- Administrating ISEPEI Project webpage;- Assisting in the organization and implementation of the summer courses and workshops carried out in cooperation with UNOOSA and UNDP.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Working directly with the Government of Kazakhstan Tax Administration on quarterly submission of the VAT refund forms for the projects implemented by the USAID in Kazakhstan; - Managing the US Payroll reporting system; - Managing and maintaining Financial Management filing system in accordance with the US Government and USAID Records Management regulations; - Serving as the principal information source for the Central Asian region on Financial Management issues and procedures; - Providing administrative and general clerical support to all FMO personnel; - Scheduling and arranging meetings, maintaining appointment calendars, making travel arrangements;- Training FMO FSN staff members on rules, regulation, and procedures of VAT reporting;- Assistance in annual budget calculations, and preparation of quarterly budget statements.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

UN ESCAP Subregional Office for North and Central Asia - Organization, implementation and reporting on the projects aimed at addressing Energy, Water, Disaster Risk Reduction and Transboundary cooperation issues in Central Asia within the scope of MDGs, Post-2015, and SDGs;- Preparing necessary project related documents (outputs, deliverables, timetables, budget, ToRs, LoAs);- Selection and recruitment of consultants and experts in compliance with UN rules and regulations;- Monitoring processes and schedule outputs, products, tasks related to the project implementation activities; - Providing continuous assistance for the planning, preparation, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and follow-up of all activities undertaken within the framework of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) in 2012-2014 with Ministries of Foreign Affairs of SPECA member states; - Preparing and processing administrative requests/documents (e.g. requisitions, purchase orders, travel requests, contracts, expenditure authorizations, visa applications, etc.) in compliance with UN rules and regulations;- Researching, compiling and organizing information and reference materials from various sources for reports, work plans, studies, briefings, meetings, conferences, etc.;- Maintaining the SONCA websites by scanning, converting and posting a variety of documents onto the website.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

UN ESCAP Subregional Office for North and Central Asia Projects:- Subregional Seminar “Development of a methodology to assess the safety of Class IV low-pressure hydro-technical systems in Central Asia” (Moscow, Russian Federation) - June of 2014- Subregional Seminar "From Rio +20 to real results: Strengthening of regional cooperation in North and Central Asia in order to improve the efficiency of the water resources management"​ (Almaty, Kazakhstan) - November of 2013- Subregional Seminar "Energy for Sustainable Development: Policy Dialogue on Opportunities for Cooperation in North and Central Asia” (Almaty, Kazakhstan) - November of 2013- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Training "Exchange of advanced sub-regional experience and practices (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan) in the Aral Sea Basin" (Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan) - October of 2013- High-level Policy Dialogue “Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable and Resilient Growth in North and Central Asia” (Almaty, Kazakhstan) - August of 2013- ESCAP Youth Forum on the Implementation of Rio+20 for East and North-East Asia and North and Central Asia (Vladivostok, Russia) - August of 2013- ESCAP panel session “Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive and Sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific” at the VI Astana Economic Forum (Astana, Kazakhstan) - May of 2013

Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Conducting negotiations with international partners and sales representatives;- Implementation of the development and marketing strategies at local (HQ) and regional level;- Preparation of contracts, delivery follow-ups, and payment monitoring;- Collection and preparation of proper documentation for the governmental agencies and custom clearance;- Employee management, bonus system implementation and recruitment;- Compiling payment documentation, making payments using book-keeping software (1C) and assisting in the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports;- Conducting training for the staff (MS Office Package and 1C software).

Los Angeles, Usa

- Extensive research in the field of: “Power Struggle in the Religion” within the context of politics, religion and violence;- Analysis of classic and modern literature and statistical data;- Examining the role of women within the context of selected religions of the world.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Assistance in implementation of the UN Women work plan and preparation of the documentation related to the missions of the office;- Analysis and organization of the information database: printed and digital media;- Translation of documents, reports, concept notes and programme documentation of the UN Women Almaty office.

Los Angeles, Usa

USC Technical Service Library- Creation of copy cataloging records for Russian materials for the interuniversity library search system through various tools such as Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (2nd ed.), Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification Scheme;- Collection, sorting, organization, and recording of Russian Literature and other materials in the Russian Language in compliance with OCLC rules.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: President of Judo Club

Master’S Degree, Environmental Sciences And Policy

Thesis – “Legal aspects of transboundary biodiversity conservation: Ural River Sturgeon Park”

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, 3.43

High School Diploma

Soros Student Exchange Program