Катерина

KATERYNA CHERNOKNYZHNA
 [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») |  [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | 28.03.1995
EXPERIENCE

International Medical Corps (IMC)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Senior MHPSS Officer, Coordination Office October,2025 – till now
• Provided comprehensive administrative and operational support, overseeing procurement processes,
financial tracking, and partner performance monitoring.
• Coordinated key program events end-to-end, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Supported the integration of sustainability and long-term impact measures into project activities by following
up on post-training supervision and certification procedures.
Odesa, Ukraine
Senior MHPSS Officer, South Office November,2024 – March,2025
• Managed multi-donor budgets, aligning allocations with program priorities and compliance standards.
• Produced the MHPSS Success Stories Booklet to showcase impact for donors and stakeholders.
• Coordinated with operational and MEAL department to ensure accurate data collection, validation, and
reporting.
• Co-led the phase-out of MHPSS activities in Southern Ukraine, ensuring continuity of care for beneficiaries in
Mykolaiv Oblast through a self-developed service mapping tool.
MHPSS Officer April,2023 – November,2024
• Delivered 60+ trainings for over 1,000 beneficiaries on PFA, mhGAP, Self-Help Plus, Mental Health Case
Management etc.
• Conducted needs assessments, focus group discussions, and monitoring visits, dedicating ~40% of role to
field research and stakeholder engagement.
• Contributed to launching MHPSS services in Mykolaiv and Pervomaisk, including procurement, staffing, and
local stakeholder engagement.
• Assisted in developing gap analyses and mapping existing services to strengthen local MHPSS networks.

LAIS - maritime crewing agency Odesa, Ukraine
Crew/Project manager May, 2020 – March,2023
• Managed end-to-end recruitment for 30+ seafarers/month, ensuring compliance with international maritime
standards.

ARENACS – event management company Kyiv, Ukraine
Project Manager January, 2020 –May, 2020
• Managed large-scale events (400+ participants) including budget development, team supervision, and client
relations.
Project assistant March, 2019 - January, 2020
• Supervised the accounting documentation from clients and contractors. Executed the turnover & profitability
KPI’s twice higher than the established benchmark.

“Kyiv School of Economics” (KSE) September 2018 – December 2018
Placement Officer/TEDxKSE Project Manager
• Developed strategic plan for Placement Office, organized career conference and first TEDxKSE event.
Negotiated and facilitated the meetings with HRs of the leading Ukrainian companies.

EDUCATION

Relevant Additional Education:
Mental Health Safe Detection and Referral Training by IMC February, 22-23, 2024
The Basic Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Training by IMC May, 16-18, 2023
Psychological First Aid Training by IMC July 07, 2023
Organizing the Project and its Components by eCornell December 13-26, 2023
Identifying and Managing Emotions by eCornell August - September 30-12, 2023

Kyiv School of Economics / University of Houston (USA) Kyiv, Ukraine
Master of Arts in Economics September 2016 – June 2018

Odessa National Economic University Odesa, Ukraine
Bachelor of Science in Finance and Credit September 2012 – June 2016

LANGUAGES

Ukrainian – native | English – fluent | Russian – fluent | German – Elementary proficiency