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Khomyn Olesya Address: Ukraine
Nationality: Ukrainian Ivano-Frankivsk
flat 37, 162 Nezalezhnosti str
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Work experience

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11 August 2025 till now National Consultant on Local Economic Development in UNDP.

I support selected Local Authorities in the M4EG Mission-oriented Economy Programme in the
design of their city missions and their mission-oriented portfolios.
My main responsibilities included:
Supporting community-led economic initiatives and improving the local business environment;
Developing community profiles to assess socio-economic conditions, assets, and development
potential;
Designing and developing project concepts and proposals aligned with community needs and
strategic priorities;
Facilitating the development of community project portfolios;
Conducting trainings and workshops for local officials, entrepreneurs, and community groups;
Facilitating and moderating community events and participatory activities;
Developing stakeholder maps and stakeholder engagement plans;
Facilitating cooperation between local authorities, civil society organizations, and business
representatives.

17 March 2025 till now Consultant of DiXi Group for realization of the energy effective project ENEW-LIFE.

ANEW-LIFE is a European-funded project committed to empowering local governments and
communities to rebuild a cleaner, more resilient energy infrastructure in Ukraine. ANEW-LIFE
develops and tests innovative financing mechanisms that make urban energy reconstruction not
only possible, but sustainable. Starting with three pilot cities—Zhytomyr, Kalush, and Nizhyn—
the project lays the foundation for broader national and European replication. ANEW-LIFE
Project | Clean Energy Transition for Ukrainian Cities

Solidarity Fund PL in Ukraine Grant Program Implementation Specialist, Solidarity Fund PL in
May 2026 till now Ukraine, Project “Firefighters”. Coordinated grant activities, managed procurement processes,
prepared project documentation, monitored implementation, and ensured compliance with
donor requirements.

May 2026 Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe – Facilitator and Consultant for a Workshop for Partner
Organizations . Designed and prepared the workshop, including stakeholder interviews, needs
assessment, session design, and coordination of the agenda and speakers. Facilitated and
moderated a two-day workshop for partner organizations. Developed a summary document
and action plan, and prepared the final report based on workshop outcomes.

March 2026
People in Need - Mentor and Capacity Building Consultant for Local CSOs (Mykolaiv and
Kherson Regions) Provided mentoring and advisory support on fundraising, donor mapping, and
project development. Supported the preparation of grant proposals, project concepts, and
budgets. Conducted training sessions to strengthen organizational capacity in resource
mobilization and project design. Developed donor mapping tools and recommendations for
funding opportunities.

16 October 2018 – 21 Local Economic Development Specialist of USAID DOBRE , Global Communities
March 2025
The DOBRE program directs a greater share of technical and financial assistance to the local
level, in particular by creating conditions for the new United Territorial Communities (CTAs) to
better manage resources, improve the quality of utilities, stimulate the local economy and
increase citizen engagement. DOBRE will help OTGs grow and thrive by empowering local
governments and creating better conditions for development, while serving as models and
motivators for other communities planning to unite. This will help build wider public support for
the decentralization process as a whole. Facebook
Contributed to building wider public support for Ukraine’s decentralization reform by helping
OTGs grow and serve as models for other communities.
Designed and implemented Local Economic Development (LED) programs and interventions
tailored to community needs.
Developed workplans, budgets, and grant competitions; conducted training sessions,
workshops, and advisory consultations for local officials and community groups.
Facilitated cooperation between local authorities, civil society, and private sector stakeholders
to support sustainable economic initiatives.
I Supported United Territorial Communities (UTCs) to better manage resources, improve utility
quality, stimulate local economic growth, and increase citizen engagement.

01 February till 15 October The Rural Develop Specialist of Project USAID “Agricultural and Rural Development Support”
2018 Chemonics

focused on improving the lives of rural Ukrainian families through working with the private
sector, communities, and local governments to implement innovative solutions to address rural
unemployment.
Worked with rural Ukrainian communities, private sector partners, and local governments to
implement innovative solutions addressing rural unemployment.
Managed short-term technical consultants, grants, and contracts to improve productivity and
market access for SMEs.
Served as task team leader: prepared scopes of work, monitored results, reported monthly
outcomes, and coordinated with market actors and donor projects.
Provided technical leadership for rural development (agriculture and non-agriculture), applying
global best practices to solve systemic local constraints.
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September 2017 till Consultant of Global Communities in the frame work of USAID DOBRE to assist communities to
December 2017 elaborate Service Delivery Improvement Plan

Assisted communities in elaborating Service Delivery Improvement Plans (SDIPs) in partner
communities (e.g., Verkhnyanska and Biloberizka, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast).
Established and guided Service Delivery Improvement Working Groups consisting of municipal
officials, service providers, citizen representatives, and other stakeholders.
Led meetings and workshops to collect, organize, and analyze data related to current public
service delivery and customer satisfaction.
Supported communities in planning and implementing improvements to prioritized local
services, such as waste management and street maintenance.

July 2008 till 30 June 2017 Community Development Officer of the Ivano-Frankivsk Recourse Centre in the framework of
the EU/UNDP Project “Community Base Approach to Local Development”

The Joint UNDP/EU Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” (CBA) is a long-
term and comprehensive capacity building initiative to promote sustainable local development
in Ukraine. The Project supports participatory governance and community-led initiatives to
improve living conditions of people in rural and urban areas throughout the country. The CBA
has a specific focus on rehabilitation of social and communal infrastructure in the priority areas
of health, environment, water management, improved management of housing sector, energy
efficiency, and local economic development. I work in all rayons in Ivano-Frankivsk region. It was
foundation more then 200 NGOs, supported more 200 community initiatives for 48,5 millions
UAH.I cooperative with rural and urban community, local government, NGOs, MASS Media and
business
The main duties were – Community mobilization, development, training of community members
and government officials, monitoring, analysis of the implementation of micro-

communities,hold tenders, prepare reports, documenting and disseminating good practice of
cooperation with the authorities of regional, district and local levels and the community.
Community Based Approach to Local Development Project

July 2007 – July 2008 Director of DP “Business Internet Centre”
The Business Online Centers Project, sponsored by the National Telecommunication
Cooperatives Association of (NTCA), funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), creates a Business Internet Centers in the cities of Ukraine where
telecommunications are underdeveloped.
Services were provided:
Services in the field of information and telecommunication technologies, including access to the
Internet, e-mail, training for work on a personal computer and use of the Internet, web design,
sending of fax messages;
Technical services such as photocopying of documents, operative printing and full color printing.

March-December 2007 The social consultant of the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund in Rogatyn district Ivano-Frankivsk
region. The common project of Ukrainian Government and World Bank

Worked throughout the Kolomiya and Rogatyn districts of the Ivano-Frakivsk region. Ukrainian
Social Investment Fund mobilizes resources and directs them on improvement of social-
communal infrastructure and social services. Using partnership between national and local
authorities, communities and private, public organizations USIF solves local urgent needs by
effective and transparent way. Performing its functions USIF supports community strengthening
and facilitates regional capacity building on effective implementation of social development
programs on community level. So my main duties were community mobilization, community
development and microprojcts implementation, monitoring, analysis of the implementation of
micro-communities, hold tenders, prepare reports, documenting and disseminating good
practice of cooperation with the authorities of regional, district and local levels and the
community in Rogatynsky rayon Ivano-Frankivsk oblast. I supported the implementation of 13
micriprojects for about1 mln. USD . In the process of implementing the project, the main areas
such as water supply and sewage, rural roads, medical clinics, schools and kindergartens,
cultural centers and environmental protection were improved. Totally 36 micro projects in
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast . Among the success stories in the city of Rohatyn was the repair of water
supply and sewage treatment plants. a school was renovated in the village of Dolynyany. In the
village of Chesnyki, the cultural center was renovated.

2001 till 2008 Association for Economic Development of Kolomyishchyna as an expert, coordinator of the
projects, assistant of the manager.

Education:
Kolomyia Industrial and Pedagogical College (1995-1999.)
Major specialization: teacher of junior classes, teacher of English
Specialist / Master`s degree

Chernivtsi National University Fedkovych by name (1997 – 2002)
Major specialization: «Language and Literature (English)»
Qualification: philology, teacher of English language and literature
Specialist / Master`s degree

Lviv University «Lviv Politechnic» (2006-2008)
Major specialization: «Economics and entrepreneurship» - not graduated

Useful information:
1. Languages: (5 – fluent; 1 - based)
Ukrainian – native language
Russian – 5
English – 5
2. Computer skills: Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, e-mail (Outlook Express), AI, Miro, Figma, Teams,
Zoom , Google Meet

Trainings:
1. Teaching the English language – Ukrainian and Canadian business-center, Ivano-Frankivsk, 2004.
2. The concept and methodology of communities mobilization " – UNDP, Kyiv 2008.

3. Public procurement: from theory to practice" - state enterprise "Vneshtorgizdat Ukrainy" of the Ministry of
economic development and trade of Ukraine, Kyiv 2016
4. Agriculture, Innovation and Technology, July 2018, TechChange
5. Systems Thinking: Tackling Complex Challenges with a Portfolio Approach August, 2025
6. Community Listening in Practice, EU, UNDP, October 2025
7.Private Sector Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas — Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) &
DisasterReady, October 2025

Name Company, e-mail and phone number Professional relationship
Yugesh Pradhanang [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»), Mob: [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»), Head of Sub Supervisor in UNDP in 2008-
national governance component, Local Governance Project in 2010
Afghanistan (LoGo) , Kabul, Afghanistan

Lesya Popelyukh [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») Colleague in 2008-2017
Mob: [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
Community development officer in Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
implementation unit
Ivano-Frankivsk, 21 Hrushevskogo str.
Lyubomyr Kava [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») Colleague
Program Officer, Global Communities. Tel [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
Ivano-Frankivsk , Ploshcha Rynok 14, office 116