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Curriculum Vitae
Yevhen ZHYFARSKYI
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Experience (total - 15 years, humanitarian projects - 10 years, legal - 12 years):
1. Terre des hommes, Dnipro
Project Manager. From December 2025. Led the launch of an inclusive education project.
2. Premiere Urgence Internationale, Dnipro 1 year
Deputy Protection Manager. From December 2024 till November 2025
 managed the protection programs within BHA, CDCS, UHF, and AICS projects
 planned, launched, coordinated, and monitored a broad range of protection activities,
including needs assessments, IPA, regular MPCA, social taxi services, training, counselling,
awareness-raising, and case management
 supervised the protection team and delivered ongoing capacity-building support
 collaborated with local authorities and humanitarian partners; represented the organization
in the Protection Cluster and GBV AoR Working Group
3. FHI 360, Dnipro 10 months
Senior Protection Officer. From February till December 2024
 planed, launched, coordinated, and monitored distribution of 8,000 dignity kits and
conducting GBV awareness-raising sessions for 2,000 people
 supervised and provided capacity building for the team
 implemented the project aimed to support civil society organizations and community
initiatives
 developed legal aid, general protection, and GBV case management standard operating
procedures
4. International Commission on Missing Persons, Remotely 1 year, 1 month
Civil Society Initiatives Program Officer. December 2022 - January 2024
 developed a database including more than 200 national and international organizations
involved in missing persons' issues
 established partnerships with dozens of family associations and civil society organizations
 organized and conducted needs assessments, workshops, and informational sessions
5. Danish Refugee Council 2 years, 5 months
Sievierodonetsk, Sloviansk, Dnipro offices
Protection Assistant, promoted to Protection Officer. July 2020 - December 2022
 provided legal aid for hundreds of conflict-affected people
 collaborated with local authorities, INGOs, and civil society organizations
 delivered capacity-building support for 8 lawyers of implemented partner
 implemented Local Self-Government Project
  organized and conducted needs assessments, webinars, workshops, and networking events
 prepared of advocacy products regarding human rights (booklets)

6. CF Right to Protection, Siverskodonetsk office 4 months
Lawyer, March 2020 - July 2020
Provided legal aid for conflict-affected people; organized and conducted webinars; prepared
advocacy products regarding human rights (articles for media)
7. Norwegian Refugee Council, Siverskodonetsk office 4 years, 7 months
Technical Officer (ICLA), August 2015 - March 2020
 provided legal aid for more than 3,000 conflict-affected people
 significant contributed to the start-up of legal protection programme in Luhansk oblast,
including organization of ICLA information campaign
 collaborated with local authorities, INGOs, and civil society organizations
 launched Community Mobilizers Project
 prepared advocacy products (booklets, articles for media)
 organized and conducted needs assessments, workshops, round tables, and HLP working
group meetings
8. Business enterprises, Luhansk, Chernihiv 4 years
Lawyer, 2011-2015. Provided legal support for commercial activities in the industrial, agricultural
and logistics sectors
9. Luhansk City Council (local self-government institution) 1 year, 5 months
State servant, lawyer of Architecture Department, March 2010 - August 2011. Court proceeding.

Education
2004-2009 – Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs (full-time). Master’s degree in law.
Recent courses/workshops:
 Case Management in Social Work (R2P - 2025)
 Training for Trainers GBV Core Concepts & Safe Referrals (HIAS - 2025)
 Project Management Foundations (Linkedin - 2024)
 Introduction to Child Protection (UNICEF - 2023)
 Gender-Based Violence Core Concepts (UNICEF - 2023, UNHCR - 2024)
 Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection (University of London - 2023)
 International Organizations Management (University of Geneva - 2023)
 What is Protection (DRC - 2022)

Core competencies:
 Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English
 Excellent understanding of Ukrainian humanitarian contenxt
 Ability to work independently and as part of a team
 Strong organizational and problem-solving skills