Oksana

OKSANA V. GRYTSAI

32-V Tsentralna Str, Apt. 8
Hora Village, Boryspil Rayon, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
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EXPERIENCE

USAID/DAI Investment for Business Resilience Activity (IBR)
Head of Translation Department (August 2022 – March 14 2025)
 Act as a single entrance/exit point for translation requests
 Allocate assignments both for written and oral translations and make decisions
regarding outsourcing of the IBR translations when necessary and accept vendor-
completed translated documents
 Participate in tenders for translation services, including drafting scopes of works
and selection criteria, technical evaluation of received proposals
 Maintain the log of translation assignments and translated documents database
 Provide written translation of the Project documents and mass media publications
on the variety of topics including but not limited to:
− Finance
− Grant agreements with businesses and financial intermediaries
− Legal framework: laws, regulations, bylaws
− Digital finance, and
− IBR administrative and technical documents (correspondence, employee
SOWs, press releases, success stories), etc.
 Provide consecutive/simultaneous interpretation services at IBR events and
meetings, including online interpretation
 Establish and monitor the procedures that need to be followed within Translation
Unit
 Proofreading/editing of the IBR quarterly and annual reports, weekly highlights
 Peer reviews and quality control (randomly)

USAID/DAI Financial Sector Transformation Activity in Ukraine (FST)
Head of Translation Department (November 2016 – October 2021)
 Act as a single entrance/exit point for translation requests
 Allocate assignments both for written and oral translations and make decisions
regarding outsourcing of the FST translations when necessary
 Participate in tenders for translation services, including drafting scopes of works
and selection criteria, technical evaluation of received proposals
 Enter internal requisitions for translation services procurement into DAI system
and accept translations completed by vendors
 Maintain the log of translation assignments and translated documents database
 Provide written translation of the Project documents and mass media publications
on the variety of topics including but not limited to:
− Financial markets
− Pension reform
 − Financial literacy
− Derivatives and commodity markets
− Legal framework: laws, regulations, bylaws
− Social insurance
− Digital finance, etc.
 Provide consecutive/simultaneous interpretation services at the national, regional,
and international events, such as workshops, presentations, conferences,
roundtables, and regular meetings, including online interpretation at meetings
 Provide interpretation services during business trips
 Establish and monitor the procedures that need to be followed within Translation
Unit
 Proofreading of the FST quarterly and annual reports at request
 Peer reviews and quality control (randomly)

Freelance Translator (November 2015 – October 2016) working on numerous
projects on as needed basis, including but not limited:

 USAID Pension Bridge Project (October 2015 – August 2016)
 EU Project Evaluation of the Policy Steps Taken by the Ukrainian Government
Towards the Delivery of Social Services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
(March – July 2016)
 USAID Financial Sector Development Bridge Project (July – December 2016),
etc.

USAID/FMI, Inc. Financial Sector Development Program (FINREP- II)
Head of Translation Department (January 2013 – October 2015)
 Allocate assignments both for written and oral translations
 Provide written translation of the Project documents and mass media publications
on the variety of topics including but not limited to:
− Financial markets
− Pension reform
− Financial literacy
− Derivatives and commodity markets
− Legal framework: laws, regulations, bylaws
− Social insurance, etc.
 Consecutive/simultaneous interpretation at the national, regional and international
events such as workshops, presentations, conferences, round tables, and regular
meetings
 Provide interpretation services during business trips and study tours
 Establish and monitor the procedures that need to be followed within Translation
Unit
 Peer reviews at request
 Quality control (randomly)
 Participate in the decision–making process regarding outsourcing of the Project’s
translations
USAID/Booz Allen Hamilton Financial Sector Development Project (FINREP- I)
Translator (October 2010 – December 2012)
 Provide written translations of the Project documents and newspaper publications
on the variety of subjects including but not limited to:
− Securities market
− Banking
− Pension Reform
− Financial literacy, etc.
 Consecutive/simultaneous interpretation at the Project’s events
 Allocate translation assignments within the Translation Unit and meet the
established deadlines
 Maintain the log of translation assignments
 Perform peer review and editing of translated documents at request

Financial Markets International, Inc. (FMI)/PADCO/USAID Capital Markets Project
Translator (January 2006 – October 2010)
 Provide written translations of the Project documents and newspaper publications
on the variety of subjects including but not limited to:
− Capital markets;
− Banking;
− Pension reform;
− Legal framework: laws, regulations, bylaws;
− Social insurance, etc.
 Consecutive/simultaneous interpretation at the national, regional and international
events such as workshops, presentations, conferences, round tables and regular
meetings.
 Maintain the log of translation assignments
 Maintain the Project’s database of translated documents
 Act as a Deputy Head of Translation Department (allocate translation
assignments, monitor the performance, etc.)

PADCO/USAID Ukraine Pension Reform Implementation Project
Translator (May - December 2005)
 Perform written translations on the pension reform and social security related
issues
 Provide consecutive interpretations at the meetings for international experts

Financial Markets International, Inc. (FMI)/USAID International Business Standards
and Corporate Governance Project
Training Coordinator (November 2002-November 2004)
 Organize and coordinate seminars, training programs, conferences, and working
group meetings in different regions of Ukraine to promote the Project’s objectives
 Plan and control over the Project’s trainings budget
 Write news and stories about the Project’s activities for FMI website in Ukrainian
and English
 Translate articles for the Project Director on corporate governance and other
relevant to the Project’s activities information
 Arrange meetings for the Project Director and short-term consultants.
 Plan and make travel arrangements for the Project consultants.

Financial Markets International (FMI)
Executive Assistant (November 2001- November 2002)
 Support the daily operational and administrative needs for the Project team.
 Provide general support to visitors and short-term staff in the Project Office.
 Handle phone calls and coordinate drivers’ schedule
 Handle all incoming correspondence and translate simple letters if necessary.
 Ensure efficient documentation workflow, including mailing documents and
parcels to counterparts, vendors, using courier services.

Environmental Law Non-governmental Organization “EcoPravo-Kyiv”
Recipient of the USAID-funded Project
Translator (February 1999 – March 2000)
 Written translation of attorney reports
 Consecutive translation at the meetings

EDUCATION

Nizhyn Teachers’ Training University
Foreign Languages Department, September 1993- June 1998
Specialist Degree in Foreign Languages. Major: English. Minor: German

COURSES

 Courses of Simultaneous Translation – Ukraine –Europe Linguistic Center
 Computer Courses – Kyiv High School of Engineering
Qualification: Professional User of PC