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OLHA VOROZHKO
Kyiv, Ukraine | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) WhatsApp

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Humanitarian funding and strategy lead with three years owning the full institutional fundraising lifecycle —
donor scoping, eligibility and due diligence, proposal design, budgeting, consortium formation, and donor
reporting — and over four years in the humanitarian sector. Develops proposals and concept notes across a
wide donor base — GiZ, UN agencies (IOM, UNDP, UNICEF, Ukraine Humanitarian Fund), the European
Commission, Department of State, FCDO, and other funders — spanning veteran reintegration and MHPSS,
protection, winterisation and energy access, social cohesion, livelihoods, and shelter. Authored Alight’s
Ukraine mission strategy and initiated the development of the mission’s donor engagement framework. A
medical graduate, brings clinical analytical discipline and health-sector fluency to protection, health, and
MHPSS programming.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Institutional & government donor management
- Proposal & concept note design
- Budget development
- Donor eligibility & due diligence
- Consortium & partner management
- Regranting & subgranting schemes
- Funding strategy
- Donor reporting & compliance
- Stakeholder representation

EXPERIENCE

Alight
Ukraine & Poland | Jun 2022 – Present
Funding and Strategy Development Lead, Kyiv | May 2025 – Present
Business Development Lead, Warsaw | Oct 2024 – May 2025
Business Development Specialist, Warsaw | Jul 2023 – Oct 2024
Funding strategy & research
• Authored Alight’s Ukraine mission strategy; scoped and initiated building a funding strategy and donor
engagement framework: mapping priority donors, their interests, alignment with programming, and
entry points.
• Leads research for needs assessments — reviewing sector reports, assessments, and evidence to inform
programme design and proposals.
• Analyses donor landscape and programme demand to shape funding strategies; tracks funding gaps and
forecasts.
Proposal development & budgets
• Leads proposal and concept note development across various donors — 20 proposals and concept notes
for Ukraine response programming with a combined requested value of nearly 10 million USD —
spanning veteran reintegration and MHPSS, protection, winterisation and energy access, social cohesion,
and shelter.
• Sole owner of budget development for all funding applications.
• Owns the complete submission process end to end — donor questionnaires, package assembly, sign-off,
and on-time submission, including bilingual (Ukrainian/English) donor documentation.
• Coordinates with programme teams to ensure proposals reflect current practice and cluster standards.
Compliance, due diligence & partner registration
• Leads donor eligibility and due diligence assessments against any donor’s requirements.

• Secured Alight’s registration as a UHF partner and pre-qualification as an IOM Ukraine implementing
partner; contributed to the ECHO ex-ante assessment.
• Owns donor communications and reporting — preparing, proofreading, and/or editing narrative and
financial reports for timely, quality submission.
Partnerships, representation & communications
• Identifies, selects, and manages implementing and consortium partners — led EC consortia as lead
applicant and positioned Alight as a consortium partner on larger research calls.
• Designs and manages regranting and subgranting components, including mandatory EC regranting and
subgrants to local veteran-serving organisations.
• Builds and maintains relationships with institutional donors, governments, and agencies; maintained
private-donor relationship-building alongside the institutional portfolio.
• Produces two-pagers, presentations, and summary pieces for HQ leadership, donors, and other internal
and external audiences.
• Represents Alight in internal and external meetings as delegated by the Regional Director; participates in
recruitment and hiring interviews from the programme side.
Area Lead, Lublin | Oct 2022 – Jul 2023
• Managed a local team of three housing guides supporting displaced Ukrainians under the Uniting for
Ukraine Jobs sponsorship programme.
• Planned and delivered monthly local projects (up to USD 1,000) — food vouchers, NFIs, clothing — based
on Kuja Kuja needs-assessment data, and its analysis for monthly trends.
Housing Guide, Wrocław | Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
• Supported beneficiaries through PFA and Kuja Kuja needs surveys; arranged accommodation and
provided interpretation.

Mindy Teams, Sumy | Feb 2021 – Sep 2022
Deputy Quality Manager · Quality Assistant · Data Annotator | Feb 2021 – Sep 2022
• Trained annotator teams of 5–100 per project and supervised a team of 3 quality assistants.
• Maintained quality logs in the company CRM and built and managed advanced reporting in Google
Sheets.
• Communicated with English-speaking clients; deputised for the Quality Manager.

EDUCATION
Specialist in Medicine – Sumy State University, Sumy

CERTIFICATES
• Project Planning & Persuasive Proposal Writing – ELD Training
• Advanced English (C2) – Cambridge University Press & Assessment
• Foundations of Project Management – Google
• Ukraine Humanitarian Analysis Bootcamp (5 weeks) – ACAPS Analysis Hub
• Main Principles of Combating Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Harassment – NGO Girls
• Practical aspects of preventing and addressing Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Exploitation and
Harassment in professional settings – NGO Girls
• Humanitarian response for LGBTIQIA+ communities – NGO Sphere
• Explosive Ordnance Risk Education – CF Octopus
• Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) – CF Octopus

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian – native
English – C2
Polish – A2
French – A2