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Curriculum Vitae
Yevhen ZHYFARSKYI
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Current residence: Dnipro, Ukraine

Experience (total - 15 years, humanitarian - 9 years):
1. INGO Premiere Urgence Internationale, Dnipro3 months
Deputy Protection Manager. From December 2024 till now
• supervision of the protection team during training, counselling, awareness raising, case management, and referrals
• cooperating on behalf of PUI with Protection Cluster, local authorities, and humanitarian actors
2. INGO FHI 360, Dnipro10 months
Senior Protection Officer. From February till December 2024
• supervision of 3 officers and 3 assistants during distribution of 8,000 dignity kits and conducting GBV awareness-raising sessions for 2,000 vulnerable people
• implementation of the civil society support project. 7 civil society organizations successfully received grant aid
• recruiting members of the protection team and volunteers
• development of legal aid, general protection, and GBV case management standard operation procedures
3. IGO International Commission on Missing Persons, Remotely1 year, 1 month
Civil Society Initiatives Program Officer. December 2022 - January 2024
• developing a database including more than 200 national and international organizations involved in missing persons' issues
• establishing and maintaining partnerships with dozens of family associations and civil society organizations
• organization and conducting needs assessments, workshops, and informational sessions
4. INGO Danish Refugee Council 2 years, 5 months
Sievierodonetsk, Sloviansk, Dnipro offices
Protection Assistance, promoted to Protection Officer. July 2020 - December 2022
• providing legal aid for hundreds of conflict-affected people, including on child protection issues
• collaboration with local authorities, INGOs, and civil society organizations
• implementation of Local Self-Government Project (planning, recruitment, cooperation with stakeholders, coordination of the implemented partner’s activities, support of the procurement process, reporting) - 8 city/town councils have received the support
• organization and conducting needs assessments, webinars, workshops, and networking events
• preparation of advocacy products regarding human rights (booklets)
5. CF Right to Protection, Sievierodonetsk office4 months
Lawyer, March 2020 - July 2020
Legal aid for conflict-affected people; organization and conducting webinars; preparation of advocacy products regarding human rights (articles for media)
6. INGO Norwegian Refugee Council, Sievierodonetsk office4 years, 7 months
Technical Officer (ICLA), August 2015 - March 2020
• legal aid for more than 3,000 conflict-affected people
• collaboration with local authorities, INGOs, and civil society organizations
• launching Community Mobilizers Project (planning, recruitment, procurement, training of mobilizers, reporting)
• preparation of advocacy products (booklets, articles for media)
• organization and conducting needs assessments, workshops, round tables, and working group meetings, including HLP TWG
6. Business enterprises4 years
Lawyer, 2011-2015. Legal support of commercial activities in industrial, agricultural, and logistic spheres
7. Luhansk City Council (local self-government institution)1 year, 5 months
Lawyer, March 2010 - August 2011. Litigation (commercial and administrative proceeding)

Education
2004-2009 – Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs (full-time). Master’s degree in law. Courses/workshops: Landmines Safety Training (UN - 2015, 2019), Basic Security in the Field (UNDSS - 2015, 2019), Prevention Corruption in Humanitarian Aid (IFRC - 2015), First Aid (RC - 2015), English for NGOs (2017, 2019), Legal Communication Skills Training (Odesa Law Academy - 2017), Training of trainers for lawyers (NRC - 2019), English courses (Preply - ongoing), Introduction to Child Protection (UNICEF - 2023), Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (UNHCR - 2019), What is Protection (DRC - 2022), Gender-Based Violence Core Concepts (UNICEF - 2023), Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection (University of London - 2023), International Organizations Management (University of Geneva - 2023), Project Management Foundations (Linkedin - 2024)

Core competencies:
• Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Teams and Power Point
• Field experience, including work near the line of contact
• Skills: report writing, capacity strengthening, ability to work independently, to take initiatives and responsibilities in a proactive approach, sense of diplomacy and negotiation, good resilience to stress, ability to prioritize