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YULIIA BOIKO
HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME & SRHR PROFESSIONAL
Programme Implementation | Monitoring & Evidence | Community Engagement & AAP | Partner Coordination
Kyiv, Ukraine | Open to International Relocation & Remote Opportunities | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Humanitarian programme and SRHR professional with nearly 8 years of progressive experience across the UN and INGOs, and 14+ years of professional experience overall. Career progression spans frontline mine action and field assessment, logistics, food security, community engagement and AAP, humanitarian project management, and nationwide SRHR programme implementation. Currently supports UNFPA Ukraine programming across 153 barrier-free SRHR service delivery points in 23 oblasts, building monitoring and needs-assessment mechanisms, translating field evidence into programme action, and coordinating with healthcare providers, government counterparts and UN partners.
Brings a distinctive combination of field credibility, systems thinking and human connection: able to enter complex or under-structured environments, understand how they work in practice, build usable tools and processes, and connect the people needed to make delivery work. Experience includes inclusive programming and LNOB, partner assessment, capacity building, programme operations and technical SRHR development, including CMR/IPV Trainer and Training-of-Trainers certification and MISP training.
SELECTED CAREER IMPACT
153 SRHR service delivery points | 23 oblasts | 123 localities - Re-established direct engagement and built structured monitoring/follow-up across a nationwide facility network after implementing-partner support ended.
~72% autonomous facility reporting - Strengthened reporting ownership across the SDP network; all 153 facilities are contacted quarterly, with targeted monthly follow-up based on reporting gaps and programme concerns.
National HPV coordination - Established UNFPA working-level engagement with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO and now coordinates UNFPA communication inputs and nationwide outreach channels, with particular attention to rural populations.
14,000+ people reached | 60,000 information leaflets - NRC community engagement and COVID behaviour-change work across conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, including a ~250-person session facilitated personally.
8 capacity-building sessions | 26 programme staff - Designed and delivered HIAS training on AAP, community engagement, rapid needs assessment, Project Cycle Management, Sphere and minimum humanitarian standards.
~70% reduction in recurring office operating costs - Reorganised FSD field-office procurement and expenditure controls while maintaining operational support for two Mine Risk Education teams.
CORE EXPERTISE
Programme & SRHR: Programme Implementation | SRHR Service Delivery | CMR/IPV | MISP | HPV Awareness | Inclusive Programming / LNOB | GBV-related Service Access | Capacity Building
Monitoring, Evidence & Data: Field Monitoring | Field & Needs Assessment Tools | Kobo Toolbox | Service-user Feedback | Data Quality | Reporting | Evidence-to-Action | Corrective Follow-up
Coordination, AAP & Operations: Community Engagement | AAP | Government & UN Coordination | Partner Assessment | Stakeholder Management | Project Cycle Management | Procurement & Budget Follow-up | SOP / Process Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA)
Programme Assistant, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Apr 2023 - Present | Kyiv, Ukraine
• Re-established direct programme engagement with a nationwide network of 153 barrier-free SRHR service delivery points across 23 oblasts and 123 localities after implementing-partner support ended, rebuilding facility contacts, trust and regular programme communication.
• Designed and introduced Field Assessment and Needs Assessment tools and a structured monitoring mechanism combining routine reporting, Kobo data, field visits, stakeholder consultation and periodic verification; approximately 72% of facilities now report independently without individual prompting.
• Conduct field monitoring visits to healthcare facilities, verifying how UNFPA-supported services, equipment and supplies function in practice and translating observations and direct consultations with healthcare personnel into programme follow-up.
• Apply a risk-based monitoring approach: review reporting monthly, follow up directly with facilities showing gaps or concerns, and conduct 100% outreach to all 153 facilities each quarter before consolidated reporting.
• Integrated LNOB principles into monitoring and feedback mechanisms, including QR-based service-user feedback; identified gaps between intended service modality and actual access and translated findings into targeted awareness-raising and corrective follow-up with SDP personnel.
• Contribute to UNFPA Ukraine's Leave No One Behind Technical Working Group, developing practical mechanisms for respectful collection of inclusion-related data and supporting application of LNOB-informed tools across VONA, VILNA, SRHR programming, mobile teams and SDPs.
• Established UNFPA working-level engagement in Ukraine's HPV vaccination coordination process with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO; support the UNFPA contribution focused on behaviour-change communication and public awareness, including underserved rural populations.
• Coordinate UNFPA HPV communication inputs, translating technical content into accessible public-facing messaging and connecting communications colleagues with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO to maintain consistency across print, media and digital products.
• Coordinate end-to-end delivery of CMR/IPV capacity-building activities for SRHR professionals and completed CMR/IPV Trainer and advanced Training-of-Trainers certification after strong assessment performance.
• Manage cross-functional programme workflows spanning procurement documentation, consultant contracts, requisitions, receipt of goods and services, budget checks and implementation follow-up across Quantum, Atlas, Oracle, UNAll and AoDocs.
HIAS
Projects Manager | Mar 2023 - 15 Apr 2023 | Kyiv, Ukraine
• Designed a structured partner-selection and scoring tool for local humanitarian organisations seeking grant funding and launched its use during the first selection round in close collaboration with Monitoring & Evaluation colleagues.
• Introduced a partner accountability and monitoring approach spanning pre-award assessment, implementation monitoring and end-of-project reporting to strengthen oversight of grant-funded activities and evidence of results.
• Designed and delivered eight humanitarian capacity-building sessions for 26 programme staff across Kyiv headquarters and regional hubs, covering Community Engagement, AAP, Rapid Needs Assessment, Project Cycle Management, Sphere and minimum humanitarian standards, reinforced through practical assignments and follow-up.
• Helped translate humanitarian standards into programme documentation and working procedures, including strengthening documentation for existing GBV activities and introducing systematic MoUs with government counterparts.
FREEDOM ID
International Consultant | Apr 2022 - Nov 2022 | Czech Republic
• Supported establishment and organisational development of a humanitarian NGO responding to displacement after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including emergency assistance and relocation support for Ukrainian refugees across the EU.
• Built donor and stakeholder mapping covering 27 countries; researched programme opportunities and potential partners and contributed to project concepts, budget proposals and donor engagement.
• Coordinated procurement, purchasing and cross-border delivery of food and hygiene assistance from Prague to eastern Ukraine; conducted rapid needs assessments and supported financial control of operational processes.
• Developed data-collection and reporting mechanisms and drafted organisational and partnership documentation, including MoUs, Code of Conduct and GDPR materials.
NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (NRC)
Community Engagement Officer | Aug 2020 - Dec 2021 | Ukraine
• One of three Community Engagement Officers in NRC Ukraine's pilot community-engagement function, helping build practical approaches, tools and working methods where no established country model existed; adapted international guidance to conflict-affected eastern Ukraine and fed field learning into revised tools.
• Co-developed tools and methodologies for community entry, stakeholder and needs mapping, FGDs, rapid information collection and Kobo-based data capture, creating trusted entry points for WASH, Cash/Voucher, Legal and other NRC teams.
• Designed and delivered COVID behaviour-change and social-norm activities, including session content, presentations, training materials and dissemination procedures; supported production and distribution of 60,000 public-information leaflets and programme outreach reaching 14,000+ people.
• Personally facilitated a large-scale session for approximately 250 healthcare, social-work and education representatives in Sievierodonetsk, preparing the presentation and materials for onward use in their institutions and communities.
• Built sustained working relationships with conflict-affected communities, IDPs, local authorities, healthcare and education institutions, emergency services, NGOs and local activists, connecting identified needs with relevant NRC programme teams.
NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (NRC)
Food Security Programme Assistant | Sep 2019 - Jun 2020 | Kurakhove / Donetsk oblast, Ukraine
• Conducted field-based food-security and vulnerability assessments using structured digital questionnaires, collecting data for subsequent eligibility scoring and programme analysis and following up where beneficiary documentation required clarification.
• Assumed informal day-to-day coordination of a three-person field team during a management transition, planning field locations, work schedules and deployment days to maintain delivery until a new team lead was appointed.
• Responded to programme-related complaints and feedback referred through NRC's hotline, following up with affected people across the Kurakhove/Donetsk area and addressing cases within the Food Security team's responsibility.
SWISS FOUNDATION FOR MINE ACTION (FSD)
Logistic Officer | Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 | Sloviansk, Ukraine
• Managed day-to-day logistics and administration for the Sloviansk field office and two Mine Risk Education teams (6 field staff), covering office operations, local procurement, fleet support, HR administration and field logistics.
• Reorganised fragmented office procurement and expenditure controls, reducing recurring office operating costs by approximately 70% while maintaining required supplies and working conditions.
• Coordinated office rehabilitation and maintenance, local contractors, supporting documentation and payment follow-up with Kyiv; managed operational support for two vehicles, including maintenance, fuel-card monitoring and secure parking.
• Served as field-office focal point for routine HR administration and supported international and donor delegation visits across Donetsk oblast alongside programme colleagues.
DANISH DEMINING GROUP (DDG / DRC)
Deminer | Aug 2017 - Apr 2018 | Ukraine
• Conducted manual humanitarian demining under strict safety procedures, maintaining mine-detection equipment and personal tools to operational standards.
• Consistently processed approximately 31 m² of search area per working day versus a typical team output of approximately 18-20 m² per deminer, while maintaining required safety and quality procedures.
• Supported timekeeping administration for a 13-person field team and transmitted accurate records to head office to support timely payroll processing.
EARLIER COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
NOVA POSHTA
Customer Service Cashier | Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
• Provided frontline customer service, payment processing, parcel handover and initial handling of customer claims.
MADICOM
Sales Representative | May 2016 - Oct 2016
• Managed an assigned retail territory, including account relationships, product availability, sales and accounts receivable.
FOZZY-FOOD
Goods Receiving & Accounting Specialist | Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
• Managed goods receipt, barcode-based inventory processing and warehouse allocation in a high-volume retail environment.
ELFA PHARM
Sales Representative | Jun 2011 - Nov 2012 | Mariupol, Ukraine
• Managed a portfolio of 1,500+ pharmacy and retail counterparties across five districts of Mariupol, prioritising account visits and follow-up based on sales activity, product needs and outstanding receivables.
• Expanded product penetration in selected accounts, frequently growing stocked portfolios from approximately 5 products to 15-20 SKUs within 3-4 weeks; developed new accounts and consistently achieved assigned sales targets.
DONPROMEXPORT
Secretary to the Director General | Nov 2011 - Jul 2012 | Ukraine
• Supported the Director General in launching a new oil-trading and petroleum-products business line alongside the company's metal-trading activity; conducted open-source counterparty research and credibility checks for management.
• Supported the full commercial relationship cycle across contracts, documentation, meetings and follow-up, including cross-border oil movement, customs liaison, refining arrangements, payments and downstream fuel-distribution agreements.
PROCTER & GAMBLE
Brand Promoter / Promotional Events Support (Part-Time) | Jul 2006 - Nov 2011 | Ukraine
• Progressed from frontline consumer promotion to supporting design and delivery of retail launch campaigns, co-developing event concepts, competitions, customer messaging, sampling and promoter guidance across household, hygiene, oral-care and personal-care categories.
• Supported successful store-opening campaigns across multiple regions, including a major activation for the launch of a 120-store neighbourhood retail network in Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro).
EDUCATION
Master of Intellectual Property - Pryazovskyi State Technical University, Mariupol, Ukraine | Nov 2011
Specialist Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering (Metallurgical Heat Treatment) - Pryazovskyi State Technical University, Mariupol, Ukraine | Jun 2010
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering - Pryazovskyi State Technical University, Mariupol, Ukraine | Jun 2009
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified CMR/IPV Trainer & Training of Trainers (ToT) - UNFPA | 2025
• Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) Training - UNFPA | 2024
• Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations - UNFPA | 2023
• Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE) - United Nations | 2023
• Community Coordination Toolbox for Community Engagement - Training & Coaching - NRC | 2021
• Remote Food Security Monitoring - Leiden University | 2020
• Technical Project Management in WASH Emergencies - Oxfam | 2020
• Monitoring & Evaluation / Data Analysis / Logframes / Theory of Change - IRC | 2019
• Cash and Voucher Assistance: The Fundamentals; Introduction to Market Analysis - CALP Network | 2020
• GBV Core Concepts and Safe Referrals - International Medical Corps | 2019
• Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response | 2017

DIGITAL & PROGRAMME SYSTEMS
UN / ERP & operations: Quantum, Atlas, Oracle, UNAll, AoDocs | Data & monitoring: Kobo Toolbox, ODK, SPSS, Power BI, QGIS | Productivity: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, 1C
LANGUAGES
Ukrainian - Native | Russian - Native | English - Fluent