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IEVGEN ROMANENKO
Programme & Policy Advisor | International Procurement | International Trade & Development,
EU Integration & Economic Reform
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior programme, policy and legal professional with 14 years of experience across EU integration, anti-corruption, regulatory and
customs reform, international trade, private-sector development and donor-funded technical assistance. Managed multi-stakeholder
programmes and expert teams for EU programs and USAID, advised Ukrainian public institutions and business-support organisations,
and worked with the World Bank, EU institutions, OECD, GIZ and other international partners. Combines programme delivery,
policy/legal analysis, grants and procurement, consultant management, MEAL and senior stakeholder engagement.
SELECTED IMPACT
• Managed EUACI technical assistance across the NACP, Parliament’s Anti-Corruption Committee, the State Operator for Non-
Lethal Acquisition and the EU-accession track, coordinating 50+ experts across these workstreams.
• Supported a national deregulation programme covering 1,323 regulatory instruments; 65% were reviewed, 43%+ were cancelled,
and the programme reported an estimated USD 300+M business effect.
• Managed USAID-supported cooperation with chambers of commerce through 7 grant projects; 1,300 SMEs received export-
related support, with USD 60.4M+ in new sales.
• Contributed legal and policy support to customs transformation, including the Single Legal Entity model, post-clearance audit
procedures and the End-Use customs regime.
• Supported World Bank-funded reform work linked to USD 150M in additional macro-financing during the COVID-19 response.
CORE EXPERTISE
Programme & Project Management • Technical Assistance • International trade • EU Integration • Governance & Anti-Corruption •
Regulatory Reform • International Trade & WTO/EU Rules • Customs Reform • Private Sector Development • Stakeholder Engagement
• Policy & Legal Analysis • Grants Management • International Procurement • Procurement Risk Management • Electronic Procurement
• Power Utilities Procurement • Consultant / Expert Team Management • MEAL • Anti-crisis management • Business Support
Organisations • Public-Private Partnerships
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant on international development
Europe | since Jun 2026
• Delivered analysis, consultations and strategies on development of international procurements, international trade and
participation in international aid and technical assistance projects.
Consul | Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus | Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
• Delivered legal, diplomatic and consular support for Ukrainian citizens and companies as well as analysis of Ukraine–Cyprus
trade issues under WTO and EU rules.
• Designed and launched business-support initiatives and supported bilateral negotiations on cooperation in crime prevention,
education, youth and sports.
• Coordinated legal and diplomatic work with Cypriot ministries, police, the EU Delegation and partner embassies; supported two
official visits of the President of Ukraine.
Project Manager – Anti-Corruption | Embassy of Denmark to Ukraine / EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI)
Kyiv, Ukraine | May 2024 – Dec 2025
• Designed and managed full-cycle technical assistance for Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions (NACP, Parliament’s Anti-
Corruption Committee, the State Operator for Non-Lethal Acquisition) and Ukraine’s EU-accession anti-corruption track.
• Managed 50+ experts across institutional-capacity and policy workstreams, including consultant recruitment, full cycle of
international procurements, full cycle of grant support, delivery oversight and MEAL.
• Designed and coordinated development of 3 sector studies for European Commission accession preparations, 5 anti-corruption
sector studies, and analytical inputs to the new State Anti-Corruption Strategy and Programme.
• Oversaw anti-corruption policy and integrity initiatives, including corruption-proofing analysis of 180 priority draft legal acts and
support related to ISO 37001 certification of procurement procedures.
• Designed and managed anti-crisis support for Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions during the war conflict in Ukraine.

Senior Legal Advisor | USAID Competitive Economy Program (USAID CEP) (Chemonics International Inc.)
Kyiv, Ukraine | Aug 2021 – May 2024
• Led legal and programme support to Government deregulation, customs reform, SME/business-support initiatives and economic
recovery, combining policy analysis, technical assistance and stakeholder coordination.
• Managed expert teams, full cycle of international procurements and full cycle of grant support for 40+ Ukrainian companies,
chambers of commerce and business-support organizations, including monitoring and evaluation components.

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• Supported review of 1,323 regulatory instruments and reform recommendations; programme results included 43%+ cancellations
and an estimated UAH 12+ billion (USD 300+ million) effect for businesses.
• Structured USAID–chambers of commerce cooperation through 7 grants that supported 1,300 SMEs and generated USD 60.4
million+ new sales;
• Legal support for structuring and establishment of the Diia City national IT regime.
• Designed and implemented customs simplification initiatives including End-use regime and digitalization.
• Designed and managed anti-crisis support for SMEs and BSOs during the war conflict in Ukraine for relocation and recovery.
External Legal Expert – Creative Economy / PPP | USAID Competitive Economy Program
Kyiv, Ukraine | Jan – Aug 2021
• Developed legal and institutional frameworks for investment and PPP projects in culture and cultural heritage, including pre-
feasibility work, stakeholder engagement and fundraising for pilot projects.
External Legal Consultant – Customs Transformation | USAID Competitive Economy Program
Kyiv, Ukraine | Sep – Nov 2020
• Structured the action plan and priority legislation for transformation of the State Customs Service and regional customs offices
into a Single Legal Entity, which was an IMF benchmark.
Legal Consultant | World Bank – Ukraine Social Safety Nets Modernization Project
Ukraine | Feb – Sep 2020
• Prepared legal and process-reform analysis for simplification and digitalisation of social-support services and supported
procurement-related legal structuring; led legal framework linked to USD 150M additional macro-financing.
Deputy Head, Foreign Economic Activities Department | Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI)
Kyiv, Ukraine | Jan 2018 – Feb 2020
• Managed export and investment-promotion services, trade-policy analysis, international technical-assistance cooperation and
grant-funded activities for businesses and regional chambers.
• Led and supervised a team of 5+ experts and delivered export-market advisory services with partners including Eurochambres,
Enterprise Europe Network, GIZ and ITC.
EARLIER EXPERIENCE
2012–2017 | Government, trade policy and legal roles in Ukraine
• Head of Division, Export Development Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2016–2017): legal structuring
of the Export Strategy of Ukraine 2017–2021, International Trade Council, trade-policy analytics and export promotion.
• Chief Specialist, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers (2015–2016): policy and legal advice on WTO, OECD, UN, OSCE, World
Bank, EBRD and EIB cooperation, trade sanctions and international economic agreements.
• Chief Specialist, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2013–2015): drafting trade and investment legislation and
international agreements; legal expertise for government authorities.
• Earlier legal roles: EURO 2012 infrastructure agency and Legist Law Firm (2012–2013).
SELECTED POLICY & REFORM CONTRIBUTIONS
• Draft National Anti-Corruption Strategy of Ukraine 2026–2030 (2025).
• Establishment of de-regulation reform in Ukraine (2023-2024)
• Draft legislation on mutual recognition of business electronic signatures between Ukraine and the EU (2023).
• Legal framework for PPP projects in cultural heritage (2021).
• Transformation of the State Customs Service of Ukraine and related customs reform legislation (2020).
• Export Strategy of Ukraine 2017–2021; establishment of the Government International Trade Council; contributions related to the
Canada–Ukraine and Israel–Ukraine free trade agreements and Ukraine’s WTO rights-protection procedure.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2013
• World Bank Group / iNET Procurement – Certificate of Achievement of the Certificate Program in Contract Management (2026).
• World Bank Group – Certificate of Completion of the Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD) (2026).
• World Bank Group – Certificate of Completion of the E-Procurement Learning (2026).
• World Bank Group / iNET Procurement – Certificate of Achievement of the Program in Procurement and Contract Management
in Power Utilities (2026).
• IBM / Coursera – Artificial Intelligence Essentials V2 (2026).
• Kyiv-Mohyla Business School – Project Management for NGOs, including grants cycle and fundraising (2025).
• Danish MFA Academy – Meetings and Negotiations in English (2025).
• Mr. Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director of the Fisher Center for Business Analytics – UC Berkley– Data Training (2023).
• Ukrainian Catholic University / U.S. Embassy in Ukraine – American Politics and Government (2022).
• College of Europe, Natolin – Implementation of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement: Experience of Poland (2015).
LANGUAGES
English – C1 | Ukrainian – Native | Belarusian – B1 | German – A2

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