Khrystyna

Khrystyna Nyzhnyk
Project/event Manager

Lviv, Ukraine
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I have 2+ years of experience in project/event management and strong organizational and
communication skills. I have experience in building and leading effective teams,
managing all aspects of project implementation, including planning, reporting, and
budgeting. I am skillful in problem solving, risk management and achieving success in
challenging environments.

I am responsible, punctual, self-motivated, stress-resistant, result- and quality-oriented,
and a quick learner. I like to work with people and for people.

SKILLS
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Project management:
-​ Creating, executing and reviewing a project plan
-​ Creating a team structure
-​ Monitoring the implementation of the project plan
-​ Evaluating the performance of team members
-​ Create reports

Managing the project process:
-​ brainstorming, surveys

Communication management tools:
-​ information dissemination, meetings

Programs:
-​ Zoom, Figma, Canva, Google Workplace, MS Office, some experience with Jira

Knowledge of languages
-​ Ukrainian - fluent, native language
-​ English - Upper intermediate (written and spoken, certified)
-​ German - beginner level
EXPERIENCE
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Event manager of the student organization “Subconscious”, Ukrainian Catholic
University (01/2024 - present)

Responsibilities:
-​ Working in a team to analyze the audience, understand the needs of our target
audience and create project ideas
-​ Brainstorming and development of event concepts
-​ Creating an event plan and assigning responsibilities
-​ Creating a strategy for advertising and distribution of events
-​ Contacting speakers and contractors for events
-​ Identification and resolution of project risks
-​ Analyzing the event topic and writing a plan
-​ Event implementation
-​ Analysis of the event and feedback from participants. Analysis of mistakes
-​ Managing a meeting to discuss what can be improved

Mentor of the “Yellow Hearted” project, NGO “Ukrainian Volunteer Service” (09/2023 -
12/2023)

Responsibilities:
-​ Co-organization of the School of Volunteering with the mentee team
-​ Training the team to create a end-to-end project
-​ Creating a budget plan and writing a financial report after the project
-​ Offline project coordinating for 3 days
-​ Communication with speakers and holding a panel discussion
-​ Distribution of responsibilities and deadlines
-​ Working with crisis management
-​ Conducting sessions with the mentee group during the trainings;
-​ Individual progress meetings with each team member every two weeks
-​ Establishing group dynamics
-​ Helping to develop a plan for each participant to achieve their goals during the
program
-​ Consultation with mentees on their questions that arose during the work

Coordinator of case managers, NGO “Ukrainian Volunteer Service” (03/2022 - 02/2023)

Responsibilities:
-​ Daily communication with case managers and motivating them
-​ Creating strategies for the distribution of work for greater efficiency
-​ Searching and updating the database of contacts
-​ team reflections and individual calls on the emotional state of the team, their
problems in work and what can be improved
-​ Training of new volunteers and their involvement in the team
-​ Publishing announcements about the search for volunteers or other assistance.
Volunteer Manager at the Humanitarian Center of the Ukrainian Catholic University
(03/2022 - 06/2022)

Responsibilities:
-​ Keeping records of humanitarian aid
-​ Establishing the process of volunteers' work and the schedule of their tasks

President of the district school student government, Lviv Student Parliament (09/2021 -
06/2022)
President of the school student government, secondary school №27 (09/2019 - 06/2023)

Responsibilities:
-​ Establishing group dynamics of the team and distribution of tasks
-​ Creating projects and events at the district and city level
-​ Communication with guests, speakers, management
-​ Developing an event plan and budget
-​ Creation of photo and video from events

EDUCATION
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(2023-present)

Ukrainian Catholic University, bachelor's degree, Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences,
2nd year student

COURSES
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Communications and Marketing course at the Ukrainian Catholic University (January-May
2024)

Visual Communications course at the Ukrainian Catholic University (January-May 2024)

“Basics of Project Management” at Prometheus

“School of Universal Journalist” at the National University of Ostroh Academy (2020-2021)

Participation in trainings:
-​ “Fundamentals of Volunteering and Volunteer Management”, “Project
Management and Creating Your Own Project”, “The Future of the Public Sector”
from the NGO ”Ukrainian Volunteer Service”