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YUSTYNA ZANKO

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WORK EXPERIENCE
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch, International Labo ur Organization Home-based
Consultant in proposal design and donor relations May 2022 – Present
- Developing the proposal documentation for the project "Improving labor statistics as part of the roadmap
towards full and productive employment and decent work" in response to the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in
Nouakchott.
- Lead and budget consultant for the proposal on the "Project to Combat Child Labor and Promote Acceptable
Conditions of Work in Tanzania’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector" for submission to the US
Department of Labour.
- Working on the development of two project proposals on Combatting Descent-based Slavery in the Sahel
Region of West Africa in response to the US Department of State’s notice of funding opportunity.
- Developing a cost proposal for the ILO-IOM-UNODC-University of Georgia project “Standard tools for
measuring trafficking in person" for the US Department of State’s funding.
- Developing a cost proposal for the EU-funded action to address the root causes of child labor in supply chains in
collaboration with UNICEF, FAO, and ITC.
- Preparing the budget for the extension of the ILO-INDITEX partnership to promote an integrated approach to
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) in the lower tiers of the cotton supply chain.
- Lead and cost proposal consultant for the bid on "Supporting Regional, National, and Local Action to Address
Child Labor in West African Agriculture" for submission to the US Department of Labor.
- The revision of the project proposal "Empowerment for Resilience: Survivors Combat Slavery and Slavery -
based Discrimination in Mauritania and Niger through Sector -Based Social Partnerships and Sub-regional
Collaboration" in response to the notification letter of the US Department of State.
- Lead and cost proposal consultant for the project proposal “Sustainable skills for child protection in South
Sudan” in response to the US Department of State’s notice of funding opportunity.
University Paris-Est Créteil Paris, France
Adjunct Lecturer Nov 2024 – Present
- Lectures on “Project Budgeting” for master’s degree students.
Eurasia Division, OECD Paris, France
Policy Analyst Oct 2021 – May 2022
- Developing a project proposal on strengthening public administration in Ukraine at the subnational level.
- Conducting research on women empowerment and gender equality in Ukraine.
- Drafting/updating/adjusting Country Note, COVID-19 Note, and Newsletter on Ukraine, as well as Flyer on the
OECD-Ukraine co-operation.
- Providing support to the organization of the OECD events with Ukraine's participation.
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch, International Labo ur Organization Home-based
Consultant in proposal design and donor relations Aug 2020 – Oct 2021
- Working with a team from the ILO Country Office for Côte d'Ivoire on the development of the project proposal
"Engaging Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor in Côte d'Ivoire".
- Developing the Statement of Interest for projects on combating human trafficking in Egypt and Madagascar in
response to the US Department of State's notice of funding opportunity.
- Developing with a team from the FUNDAMENTALS Branch a project proposal for funding under the
Norwegian Development Programme to Combat Modern Slavery.
- Developing a full proposal to combat human trafficking in Egypt in response to the invitation of the US
Department of State following the selection results of the initial Statement of Interest stage.
- Preparing a cost proposal for the project “Promoting Decent Work for refugees and host communities in
Rwanda’s Informal Economy” in response to the US Department of State's notice of funding opportunity.
- Supervising the preparation of budgets for project proposals in response to the US Department o f State's 2020
TIP Office Annual Program Statement to Address Impacts of COVID-19 in 12 countries.
- Preparing a cost proposal for the project to eradicate descent-based slavery in Mauritania and Niger in response
to the US Department of State's notice of funding opportunity.
- Providing support for the preparation of the 5th Global Conference on Child Labor and Forced Labor.
- Preparing a project proposal on the elimination of child labor in Africa as a component of the Accelerator Lab
8.7 for funding of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
- Working on a project proposal to support global action to accelerate progress to eliminate child labor and forced
labor for the US Department of Labor’s funding.
- Donor mapping on the topics of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
- Preparation of issue briefs on descent-based slavery in the Sahel region.
University Paris-Est Créteil Paris, France
Temporary Lecturer and Research Assistant in Economics (ATER) Sep 2018 – Aug 2021
- Seminars on “International Economics”, “International Trade”, and “Business Calculus” for bachelor’s and
master’s degree students.
- Supervising master's theses and internship reports of students.
- Seminars on internships in the field of development cooperation.
Eurasia Division, OECD Paris, France
Trainee (paid) Sep 2019 – Feb 2020
- Participation in drafting the report "Monitoring Implementation of Ukraine’s SME Development Strategy 2020”.
- Providing inputs to the report "Snapshot of Ukraine's Energy Sector: Institutions, Governance and
Policy Framework".
- Providing inputs to the report “Monitoring of the Energy Strategy of Ukraine until 2035”.
Department of Partnerships, International Labour Organization Geneva, Switzerland
Intern in Donor Relations (paid) Aug 2017 – Jan 2018
- Identification of/application for funding opportunities with the USA and private sector.
- Updating database of PPP and the USA funded projects.
- Preparation of due diligence questionnaires.
- Preparation of minutes, factsheets and ppt on ILO development cooperation.
- Mapping of potential partners for social impact bonds.
- Analysis of unsuccessful bids for the USA grants.
- Collection and submission of progress reports to donors.
EDUCATION
University Paris-Est Créteil Paris, France
PhD in Economics Nov 2016 – Jan 2024
PhD Thesis: Three Essays in Political Economy: Populism, Political Survival, and Informal Economy
Supervisors: Prof. Ferhat Mihoubi and Assoc. Prof. Boris Najman
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, the USA
Visiting Scholar Sep – Oct 2022
University Paris-Est Créteil Paris, France
Master 2 Development Economics and Int’l Project Management, Department of Economics Sep 2013 – Aug 2014
International Trade, Growth & Development, Econometrics
Master Thesis: Energy Policy in the Context of Economic Reforms in Ukraine
Master 1 International Economic Studies, Department of Economics Sep 2014 – Dec 2015
Labour Economics, Economic Policy, Econometrics
Master Thesis: Economic Reforms in Ukraine: Successes, Failures and the Future
M1&M2: Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Lviv, Ukraine
Master of International Economic Relations Sep 2012 – Jun 2013
Master Thesis: Socio-Economic Reasons and Consequences of Migration
Bachelor of International Relations Sep 2008 – Jun 2012
Bachelor Thesis: Foreign Trade of the Republic of Korea
University of Alberta Edmonton. Canada
Graduate exchange semester Sep – Dec 2012
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Seoul, South Korea
Undergraduate exchange semester Sep – Dec 2011
LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS
Languages Ukrainian (C2), English (C2), Russian (C2), Polish (C1), French (B2), German (B1)
Software STATA, E-Views, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Project, Publisher