Oksana Kosenko
Kyiv
Summary
A highly motivated development professional with a passion for civil society development and civic engagement, human rights and democratic governance. Advocate of youth-inclusive policy-making and youth-led activism, online and offline. An established project manager with significant leadership skills, comfortable in rapidly changing environment and leading teams using collaborative governorship and strong interpersonal skills. Experienced in establishing and maintaining dialogue with government officials, both local and national, NGOs, partners, donors and communities.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Civil Society Project Coordinator
United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine
Kyiv
10.2020 - 08.2024
- Ensured overall operational management, M&E and reporting of the Civil Society Development project and Women's Political Participation project with annual budget up to 1 mln
- USD funded by Danish MFA and Norway MFA;
- Built capacity of and maintained ties with the key partners and stakeholders at the national and subnational level including Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Social Policy, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers, various CSOs and initiative youth groups;
- Ensured achieving the overall project outputs and outcomes, timely implementation of project activities and 100% delivery of funds;
- Supervised work of the project team members as well as external experts and consultants, including the preparation of the terms of reference, facilitation of recruitment;
- Developed and implemented institutional capacity development programme for CSOs working in the area of human rights, democracy and youth civic engagement;
- Provide inputs to the UNDP DG policy briefs, policy documents, strategies on the subject areas related with democratic governance, human rights, civil society and youth civil engagement
Capacity Building Manager
Ukraine NGO Forum
Kyiv
05.2017 - 08.2021
- Ensured efficient project management of all wide range of programmatic activities
- Funded by USAID, Canada, US Embassy in Kyiv
- Developed and coordinated the implementation of a comprehensive capacity-building programme for over 60 humanitarian NGOs
- Coordinated the capacity assessment and training needs assessment and ensured a tailored appoach to capacity their capacity development
Civil Society Officer
United Nations Development Programme
Kyiv
08.2019 - 10.2020
CSO Capacity Development specialist
United Nations Development Programme
Kyiv
04.2017 - 04.2019
Programme Manager
HelpAge International
Kyiv
03.2015 - 11.2015
- Facilitated efficient coordination among more than 90 NGO Forum members and partners
- Developed and delivered training on Sphere standards in humanitarian response for staff of national and international NGOs
- Served as Sphere project focal point in Ukraine
- Supported the implementation of $2 million emergency programme by USAID, OFDA and DFID in east of Ukraine on both sides of f conflict line
- Coordinated the needs assessment process of over 4.5 thousand senior citizens in conflict affected areas of Ukraine
- Ensured quality implementation of protection related project activities and coordination with relevant local authorities, UN agencies, ICRC and civil
- Developed and maintained programme monitoring and evaluation system, coordinated monitoring activities and drafted donor reports
- Coordinated the work of over 30 project staff in two field offices in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
- Supported field project staff in area of volunteer training and capacity building
Programme Officer: National Programs
International Alliance of public health
Kyiv
08.2005 - 08.2008
- Coordinate the full grant management cycle including developing grant competition announcements, reviewing proposals, finalizing proposals, monitoring and evaluation of the grantees activities;
- Assess the capacity and prioritize the needs of potential grantees, provide technical support to develop their capacity;
- Coordinate general program communication with the grantees, conducting training programs on HIV prevention and harm reduction as well as facilitate regular grantee meetings;
- Draft correspondence and memoranda, letters to grant applicants, grant documentation
Economic Recovery Programme Project Manager
Helvetas Ukraine
- Manage and monitor project execution, ensuring timely delivery within budget
- Coordinate with stakeholders to assess needs and prioritize recovery efforts
- Supervise program teams, ensuring efficient resource allocation and task completion
- Prepare and present reports on program progress and outcomes to donors and senior management
- Ensure compliance with relevant policies and frameworks in program implementation
Grant Management Officer
All-Ukrainian Network "100% Life"
Kyiv
- Coordinate the full grant management cycle including developing grant competition announcements, reviewing proposals, finalizing proposals, monitoring and evaluation of the grantees activities;
- Developing and conducting training programs for personnel from partner NGOs in the area of HIV case and support, human rights protection of people living with HIV/AIDS;
- Coordination of the process of developing and publishing of informational materials for HIV positive people in Ukraine
Education
M.A. - Industrial Organizational Psychology
City University of New York Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY, USA06.2011
Bachelor - Social work
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Kyiv07.2005
Skills
- Programme and project management
- M&E and reporting
- Training and capacity building
- Leadership & Teamwork
- Development of learning products
- Civil society development
- Civic engagement
- Human rights
- Gender
- Democratic governance
- Social cohesion and incluision
Publications
- Co-author of publications
- Research "Impact of COVID-19 on youth"
- Methodical recommendations of the development of community statute
- Training materials "English for NGOS"
Languages
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Details
- +380953663844
- Oksana.kosenko@undp.org
Timeline
Civil Society Project Coordinator
United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine
10.2020 - 08.2024
Civil Society Officer
United Nations Development Programme
08.2019 - 10.2020
Capacity Building Manager
Ukraine NGO Forum
05.2017 - 08.2021
CSO Capacity Development specialist
United Nations Development Programme
04.2017 - 04.2019
Programme Manager
HelpAge International
03.2015 - 11.2015
Programme Officer: National Programs
International Alliance of public health
08.2005 - 08.2008
Economic Recovery Programme Project Manager
Helvetas Ukraine
Grant Management Officer
All-Ukrainian Network "100% Life"
M.A. - Industrial Organizational Psychology
City University of New York Brooklyn College
Bachelor - Social work
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
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