Olga Gvozdyova

Advisor to Director at Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office (Ukraine)
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(386) 825-5501
Location
UA
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Ukrainian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • IELTS - International English Language Testing System (8.0)
    British Council

Experience

    • Ukraine
    • International Trade and Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Advisor to Director
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      • Provide direct technical assistance to companies: conducting research of foreign markets; assistance in selecting priority countries for export development; identifying needs for additional niche expertise, and supporting the identification and development of networking opportunities and linkages with foreign customers• Provide advisory support to the Export Promotion Office of Ukraine in the framework of the creation of the first state agency for entrepreneurship and export

    • Head of Market Intelligence Department
      • Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

      • Consulting Ukrainian companies on developing export activities; conducting research of foreign markets; assisting in selecting priority countries for export development• Conducting training for SMEs on foreign market research, EU regulatory requirements, and export development; • Developed Helpdesk for Ukrainian companies planning to start exporting to the European Union helpdesk.epo.org.ua • Coordinating team of 3 analytics

  • Donbas SOS
    • Ukraine
    • Advocacy Coordinator
      • May 2014 - Nov 2018

      Donbas SOS – non-government organisation founded in March 2014 as a community of volunteers and activists in order to coordinate help for the civilian population in the combat zone in the Eastern Ukraine. More about Donbass SOS: http://donbasssos.org/about_en/ It is easy to help! http://donbasssos.org/donate_en/ In case you have any questions in regards to Donbass SOS activities - please do not hesitate to contact me. Donbas SOS – non-government organisation founded in March 2014 as a community of volunteers and activists in order to coordinate help for the civilian population in the combat zone in the Eastern Ukraine. More about Donbass SOS: http://donbasssos.org/about_en/ It is easy to help! http://donbasssos.org/donate_en/ In case you have any questions in regards to Donbass SOS activities - please do not hesitate to contact me.

    • Ukraine
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Policy Officer (Healthcare Issues)
      • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

      Coordination of the Chamber advocacy campaigns in the Healthcare Sector:- serve as the main point of contact handling inquiries of policy makers, establish and maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of the Government of Ukraine, global pharmaceutical companies and public interest groups; - contribute to the development of regulatory and legislative proposals, letters to support Committee's strategy as well as arrange the release of policy statements to the public; - maintain and coordinate Chamber Healthcare Committee operations on a daily basis, including organisation of meetings, coordinating agenda, preparing updates and issuing minutes, monitoring relevant Ukrainian legislative and regulatory initiatives, recruiting new participants, updating appropriate information on the web site.

    • Junior Policy Officer (Committees)
      • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

      Serve as a liaison for the advocacy & lobbying efforts via the network of the Chamber’s Committees and Working Groups. Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:• coordinate Chamber Committee’s and Working Groups’ operations on a daily basis;• maintain necessary contacts with state officials;• monitor relevant Ukrainian legislative and regulatory initiatives.

    • Coordinator of the Chamber Healthcare Committee
      • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

    • Policy Team Assistant
      • Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

      Assisting Chamber Committee Coordinators with the day-to-day operations of the following Committees: - Banking and Financial Services; - Tax;- Customs; - IPR;- ICT. • Assisting Chamber Policy Team in its lobbying and advocacy activities: - building and supporting constructive relations with state officials and non-governmental authorities to ensure adequate representation of the Chamber Membership at these institutions; - providing administrative support to Policy Officers during preparation and coordination of Policy Events (committee meetings, round tables, high-level meetings with governmental officials , etc.);- monitoring of Ukrainian legislative and regulatory initiatives and preparing updates for the Chamber electronic publications for further dissemination among international business community in Ukraine.

    • Intern in Department of Public Information
      • Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

      • Assistance with the organization of the UN Days observances, press conferences, other DPI and UN-led activities; • Contribution to the development and production of the communications products including publications, promo materials; • Daily press clipping and mass media monitoring; translation of communication pieces from Ukrainian into English and vice versa; • Drafting information notes and features for local distribution based on material received from Headquarters UN RC Communication Officer/DPI Focal Point and/or UNDP Communication Officer in Ukraine; • Updating UN system in Ukraine website, www.un.org.ua

Education

  • College of Europe
    MA in European Economic Studies, European Economic Integration and Business (EEIB)
    2014 - 2015
  • Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
    Master, International Economics
    2009 - 2011
  • Donetsk National University
    Bachelor, International Economics
    2005 - 2009

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