Experience

Eurasian Harm Reduction Association

• Lithuania
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Team Lead

  • Nov 2017 - Present



Eurasian Harm Reduction Network

• Lithuania
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Membership and Community Strengthening Team Lead

  • Apr 2015 - Nov 2017

  • Manage the Team’s annual workplan development and long-term planning;• Manage Team’s program activities to achieve expected results in accordance with EHRN’s quality standards;• Coordinate the implementation of assigned project/s;• Manage monitoring, evaluation and reporting of Team’s projects in accordance with the approved organizational worklan;• Manage and monitor the Team’s annual budget;• Develop funding proposals to ensure sustainability of programmatic activities;• Manage and mentor Team’s staff and hold regular performance appraisals;• Represent EHRN at international and regional events;• Ensure the Team is engaged into cross-functional collaboration;• Contribute to Senior Management Team’s decisions and consensus;• Oversee the work of Team’s Advisor and Team’s Manager/s.



AIDS Healthcare Foundation

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Europe Bureau: Prevention, Testing and Linkage Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014



Estonian Network of PLWH

• Director of National Policy and Advocacy

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Work area: Scaling up HIV testing and earlier care among hard-to-reach and vulnerable to HIV populations (men, who have sex with men, drug users, sex workers).• Plan and implement advocacy activities aimed for the policy change in compliance with organization mission and goals;• Organize community-based rapid HIV testing and condom distribution events in Estonia;• Ensure effective PR activities (mass media, social media, Internet);• Ensure that advocacy activities are supported by the national authorities;• Provide information on funding opportunities to support advocacy work;• Maintain good working relationships with national partners and external agencies.

• Project manager

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

  Project: Advocacy of HIV Rapid Testing in Estonia

• Grand manager

  • 2007 - 2009

  Project: Support groups and Case management for HIV positive people.



Convictus Estonia

• Estonia
• Non-profit Organizations

• Project manager

  • 2004 - 2010

  Project: Needle exchange program and consultations for IDU´s Project: Needle exchange program and consultations for IDU´s



United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

• Trainer

  • 2008 - 2009



2003

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Support groups leader

  • 2003 - 2004

  Project: Support Groups for HIV+ People in Prisons of Estonia Project: Support Groups for HIV+ People in Prisons of Estonia



Åbo Akademi

• Finland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adviser

  • 2003 - 2003

  Project: Migration and Crime: Issues of Health Promotion among In-prisoners in Finland. Project: Migration and Crime: Issues of Health Promotion among In-prisoners in Finland.