Tetiana

Tetiana Vakula
Legal Advisor with many years of experience. Expert in the field of protection of the rights and
guarantees of persons affected by war. Expert in working with veterans. I have positive experience
in advocacy companies. I have experience in managing a team and organizing work processes from
scratch. I have many years of experience in volunteer and humanitarian activities. I have many
years of experience working with local governments, local council members and local government
officials. I have a master's degree in public administration and hold the 5th rank of civil servant.
Personal
Work experience
Name
Tetiana Vakula Legal officer (Acting Senior Legal Officer) Aug 2022 - Present
Address International Rescue Committee, Odesa - Kharkiv - Vinnytsia
Odesa Acting Senior Legal Officer Kharkiv office (November 2024 - March 2025)
Phone number Acting Senior Legal Officer Odesa office (May 2023 - August 2023)
+30687438634 Organizing the work of the legal department, including in a mixed format
Email Development of regulations and algorithms to improve the work of the legal department
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Providing legal advice to persons affected by the war (more than 3000 consultations)
Driving licence Preparation of reports on the work of the legal department (70 reports)
Category B Strategic management and supervision of the legal team (Odesa and Kharkiv offices) - 8 months of
experience
Skills Training for the team to improve the legal knowledge of the room (more than 10 courses).
Training for public authorities and local governments (20 capacities)
Proffesionalism Expert Development and implementation of information campaigns to increase legal knowledge of people
affected by the war).
Conflict resolution Expert
Representing IRC's interests in the Odesa Region Cluster.
Leadership skills Expert Participation in the Working Group on Housing, Land and Property.
Communication skills Expert Establishing cooperation with state authorities and self-government bodies (in Kharkiv region, 6 new
Protection of people's rights and locations were opened in 4 months of activity, where lawyers started providing legal advice).
guarantees Expert Ensured the provision of quality legal services, including individual legal assistance and legal
Military law Expert awareness.
Ensuring the implementation of SOPs for legal aid provision in Odesa (5 months) and Kharkiv (5
Establishing communication with
state and local au Expert months) offices.
Supporting PRoL managers (Kharkiv and Odesa offices) in supervising legal staff and providing
Languages technical support (10 months of experience).
A successful strategy of interaction between PRoL and other areas was developed and implemented
(the Kharkiv Legal Office developed and started implementing the strategy for the provision of legal
Ukrainian Native services in 2025).
Russian Fluent A strategy for the development of the legal direction in the Kharkiv office was developed and
English B1 implemented, including: interaction with PROL areas, interaction with other programs (WPE, health,
children's rights protection), interaction with public authorities - staff training, interaction with local
governments - staff training, and work with veteran communities.
Experience in conducting roundtables (both with the participation of local and international
humanitarian organizations) on the protection of the rights of veterans and persons affected by war
(from strategy to creation of algorithms for implementing results, including advocacy).
10 information campaigns were developed and implemented:
Combating human trafficking.
Status of a person who has suffered from human trafficking: procedure for registration, payment and
compensation, rights, benefits and guarantees.
Countering cyber fraud under martial law;
Medical evacuation abroad for veterans;
Receiving compensation for destroyed (damaged) property. Algorithm of actions in 2025.
Social guarantees for persons with disabilities caused by war;
Social protection, rights, benefits and guarantees for veterans;
Determination of IDP status;
The procedure for crossing the state border under martial law.
Peculiarities of establishing communication with veterans.
Capacity Building. The algorithm of the program.
10 information booklets were created, which helped to significantly improve the quality of legal
services.

Legal advisor Sep 2020 - Aug 2022
Charitable organization “Veteran Hub++ Charitable Foundation”, Vinnitsa
Providing legal advice to veterans and their families (over 2500 successful cases).
Preparation of applications, complaints, and petitions.
Conducting educational work for veterans, their families, and families of fallen defenders.
Preparation of explanations on the realization of social rights and guarantees for veterans, their
families, and families of fallen defenders.
Development of action algorithms.
Preparation of reports and presentations in the area of work.
Preparation and provision of information about social services and secondary legal aid centers for
Veterans, their families, and families of fallen defenders.
Preparation of the roadmap for Veterans.
Advocacy at the local level.
Conducting information sessions for Veterans.
Development of information campaigns.

Head of the sector for consideration of citizens' appeals and Jul 2015 - Sep 2020
access to public information
Main Directorate of the StateGeoCadastre in Vinnytsia region, Vinnitsa
Implementation of the state policy in the field of land resources in Vinnytsia region
Implementation of the state policy in the field of realization of citizens' rights and access to public
information
Organization and coordination of personal reception of citizens in 28 districts of Vinnytsia region
Preparation of reports
Development of rules and policies for officials responsible for processing citizens' appeals and
access to public information
Establishing cooperation between state and local authorities.
Organization and control over claims and lawsuits (over 2500 positively resolved court cases)
Preparation of conclusions on compliance with the norms of current legislation land lease
agreements (more than 6,800 conclusions)
preparation of conclusions on the compliance of the developed documentation with land
management in
accordance with current legislation (more than 2,900 conclusions)
resolution of land disputes (more than 5,000 successful cases)
explanatory work with land managers of village (village councils) Vinnytsia district (more than 60
seminars); provision of methodological recommendations to developers of documentation from land
management (more than 150 explanations)

Head of the sector for consideration of citizens' appeals Jan 2009 - Jul 2015
Department of the StateGeoCadastre in Vinnytsia district of Vinnytsia region, Vinnitsa
Implementation of the state policy in the field of land resources in Vinnytsia district
Implementation of the state policy in the field of citizens' rights and access to public information
Organization and coordination of personal reception of citizens in 27 village (settlement) councils of
Vinnytsia district
Preparation of reports
Development of rules and policies for officials responsible for handling citizens' appeals and access
to public information
Establishing cooperation between state and local authorities.
Organization and control of claims and lawsuits (more than 3200 positively resolved court cases)
Preparation of opinions on compliance of land lease agreements with the current legislation (over
4,600 opinions)
Preparation of conclusions on the compliance of the developed land management documentation
with the current legislation (over 3,900 conclusions)
Resolving land disputes (over 6,820 successful cases)
Explanatory work with land surveyors of village (settlement) councils of Vinnytsia region (over 90
seminars);
Providing methodological recommendations to developers of land management documentation (over
140 explanations)
Legal counsel Apr 2007 - Dec 2008
Limited Liability Company “Duke-01”, Vinnitsa
Legal support of enterprise activity; preparation of contracts; preparation of orders; judicial ‑ claims
work; making changes to statutory documents, opening bank accounts); 1C Accounting, the client is
a bank; working with legal databases.

Legal advisor Feb 2001 - Mar 2007
Bennett's Limited Liability Company, Vinnitsa
Legal support of enterprise activity; preparation of contracts; preparation of orders; judicial ‑ claims
work; making changes to statutory documents, opening bank accounts); 1C Accounting, the client is
a bank; working with legal databases.

Education and Qualifications

Business mediator, family mediator
Mediation School, Kyiv
The mediator's toolkit includes knowledge and practical skills in the following competencies: conflict,
procedural, legal, and communication.

University degree in law
The Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv
Mastered the ability to solve complex specialized problems in the field of law with an understanding
of the nature and content of its main legal institutions, as well as the limits of legal regulation of
various social relations.

Master of Public Administration
Odesa Regional State Institute management of the National State Academy administration,
Odesa
The basic principles and regularities of the functioning of the system of public administration and
management as a set of institutions of public administration, local self‑government, civil society in
accordance with their functions and powers; relations, phenomena, processes, models and
mechanisms that characterize the manifestations of public administration and management at the
highest, central, regional and local levels are studied.