Катерина

Kateryna Babak
Age: 37 y.o.
Location:Kharkiv
Contact details
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Work experience
November 2024 - presently - Manager, MHPSS department, International Medical Corps (managing the assigned MHPSS project(s) in Kharkiv and Sumy to meet the project objectives within budget and within the allotted timeframe, promptly reporting operational concerns to the MHPSS coordination, contributing to the development and implementation of an appropriate and effective MHPSS strategy including coordinating assessments at new field sites, monitoring and supervising MHPSS activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of all MHPSS activities, etc.)
June 2024 - October 2024 – Officer, MHPSS department, International Medical Corps (processing requests for procurement, evaluating new locations, monitoring and evaluating group activities provided by the team, negotiating and arranging new locations, maintaining reporting documentation, etc.)
April 2023 - June 2024 – Assistant, MHPSS department, International Medical Corps (interpreting and translating meetings and documentation from/into English, Ukrainian, Russian), organizing and preparing for trainings, maintaining documentation, financial reporting, communicating with all participants of the process);
2022 - translation of a children's book from Ukrainian into English (sold on Amazon).
2017 - till now - online English teacher (students successfully passed exams for professional development in IT companies in English - from junior UX / UI designer to middle UX / UI designer, from middle UX / UI designer to senior UX / UI designer, from senior UX / UI designer to lead UX / UI designer).
Teaching English (business English, general English, English for social managers, grammar course) to different age groups, organizing student life of the tutoring group, scientific activities (writing articles, abstracts, participating in international / internal conferences, seminars, supervising writing of student research papers, etc. I have certificates of completion of seminars / webinars (professional development), a certificate of passing British PTE exam with merit for level C1 (December 2021).
2008 - teacher of English and German, secondary school 135 (grades 2-8).
2010-2023 - Senior Lecturer of English, tutor, Kharkiv University of Humanities “People's Ukrainian Academy”
Education
2004 - 2009 - H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Foreign Languages (English / German), qualification: teacher of English and German languages and foreign literature;
2019 - 2021 – Kharkiv University of Humanities 'People’s Ukrainian Academy', postgraduate student, major: Philology (English, German);
2022 - 2023 - a course in practical psychology (international certificate with the right to teach);
2023 - 2024 - H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, major: Psychology (practical psychology).
2022 - 2025 – CERTIFIED courses: Detecting and preventing suicidal behavior; Positive psychology; PFA (Psychological first aid); SH+ (Self-help+); Stop the bleed; Psychology of addictions; Psychosomatcis; Cognitive bahavioral therapy (3-months course); Active Longevity; Positive Parenting; Safe detection and referral of mental health cases; Effective interaction with veterans and their families based on basic psychosocial skills; Mental Health Case Management; Inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people in humanitarian response in Ukraine; Education in Emergencies.
Language skills
Russian - fluent
Ukrainian - fluent
English - advanced level
German - intermediate level