Катерина

Sobolieva Kateryna

📍 Poltava, Ukraine | ✉️ [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
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Professional Summary

Experienced Project and Communications Manager
with 20+ years in the public sector, civil society, and
media. Skilled in community resilience, inclusion, veterans and IDP support,
and recovery programming across Ukraine. Strong background in stakeholder
engagement, field coordination, donor communication, and project reporting.

Key Skills

●​ Project Implementation & Coordination
●​ Stakeholder & Partner Engagement
●​ Donor Reporting & data accuracy
●​ Event organization (online/offline)
●​ Media outreach & press relations
●​ Budget & Grant Administration
●​ Multimedia production (photo, video, editing supervision)
●​ Field Work & Regional Outreach
●​ Self-motivation and accountability

Professional Experience
Senior Project Manager
RePower Ukraine Foundation (Charitable Foundation)
August 2025 – March 2026

●​ Ensuring structured and consistent communication with international
partners and donors; preparing presentations, managing correspondence,
and participating in negotiations.
●​ Developing grant proposals and preparing comprehensive project
documentation and reporting (operational, financial, and narrative) in line
with donor requirements.
 ●​ Coordinating the work of the communications specialist, SMM manager,
education programme manager, and external experts; planning tasks,
monitoring timelines, and ensuring quality delivery.
●​ Preparing financial reports in cooperation with the accounting team and
monitoring budget utilisation within projects.
●​ Managing the Foundation’s communications component: developing
content plans, drafting key messages, strengthening brand visibility, and
expanding the partnership network.​

Project Manager
Institute of Rehabilitation and Adaptation (NGO), Poltava
Feb 2025 – Aug 2025 (Part-time)
●​ Planning and overseeing project activities.
●​ Preparing donor reports in accordance with funding requirements.
●​ Coordinating with community representatives to support effective project
implementation.
●​ Developing content aligned with the project’s communication plan.
●​ Documenting activities and providing administrative support.​

Communication Manager​
DREAM Ecosystem Implementation Team, Institute for Analytics and Advocacy
(Private Entrepreneur)​
Mar 2024 – May 2025

●​ Coordinated with the DREAM Project Office and local authorities
●​ Advocated DREAM adoption among municipalities
●​ Built regional contact bases in 5 oblasts
●​ Developed content for social media and websites
●​ Created and distributed monthly digests
●​ Produced videos and mini-documentaries with a film crew
●​ Launched targeted ads and ordered promotional materials
●​ Managed reporting and documentation

Key Achievements:

●​ Increased awareness of the DREAM ecosystem
●​ Successfully completed two projects with the team
●​ Published 100+ posts, created ~20 videos and 20 articles across 7 regions​
Information and Analytical Consultant​
Poltava Regional Council – Poltava, Ukraine​
Jan 2019 – Mar 2024

●​ Maintained the official website and social media pages
●​ Drafted press releases and managed photography
●​ Facilitated communication with deputies, journalists, the public
●​ Compiled annual reports on council activities
●​ Managed documents via electronic system “ASKOD”
●​ Prepared official correspondence and supported image-building

Chief Broadcast Editor​
Poltava Regional State Television and Radio Company “Ltava”​
Jul 2000 – Dec 2018

●​ Managed daily and weekly programming
●​ Monitored production output and reporting
●​ Maintained staff schedules and broadcast plans
●​ Administered radio’s Facebook page
●​ Handled long-term planning and reports for national media department

Education

Master’s Degree in Public Administration​
Kharkiv National University of Economics, Ukraine​
Sep 2019 – Dec 2020

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Auditing​
Poltava National Technical University named after Yurii Kondratiuk​
Sep 2000 – Mar 2006

Achievements

●​ 2nd place – National Journalism Contest “Electoral Reform in Practice”
(2017)
●​ 2nd place – National Journalism Contest “Local Governance Reform”
(2017)

Languages

●​ Ukrainian – Native
●​ English – B1- B2
●​ Polish, German – A1​