Key skills and expertise

With 27 years of experience, this expert excels in risk management, team and project leadership, research, and negotiation. Extensive expertise in agricultural insurance, climate risk research, and underwriting has been demonstrated through leading both international and local development projects. Collaborations with organizations such as the World Bank and UNDP highlight a career marked by designing risk management programs and providing capacity-building training. Responsibilities have included managing insurance portfolios and developing client relationships, with leadership roles such as senior underwriting and department head positions.

Project experience and donor exposure

Working across diverse projects involving international donors, the expert has collaborated with entities like the World Bank, UNDP, KFW, ISF, GIZ, and Oxfam. Their involvement includes project implementation and capacity building in development projects focused on climate change resilience and disaster risk solutions. These projects have spanned regional and national scopes, with geographic locations including Switzerland and other developing countries.

Sectors and geographic focus

Background includes positions in sectors such as rural development, agriculture, livestock, disaster reduction, and science and innovation. Previously held roles include independent consultant, senior underwriter, and department head, with responsibilities encompassing managing insurance portfolios and leading risk management projects. The expert's interdisciplinary expertise includes climate risk research and agricultural insurance, with a geographic scope covering regions like Eastern Europe, Australia, and developing countries. This experience has provided a deep understanding of local governance, cultural dynamics, and regional development issues.

Languages and education

Bringing a rich linguistic capability, the expert is a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian and is fluent in English. They possess good proficiency in German and intermediate skills in French, utilized in diverse international settings, including work in multilingual teams. The educational background features a PhD in Biology Sciences with a specialization in phytopathology from the Research Institute of Plant Protection, Ukraine, and a Diploma with distinction in MSc Biology and Botany, with a teaching qualification in Biology and Chemistry from Kiev National University of Shevchenko, Ukraine.