Event manager/ Project Coordinator. Проєктна менеджерка/ Івент менеджерка/ Координаторка

CV OLENA MOZGINA

Date of birth: 23.04.1989

Phone: +380671947271;

E-Mail: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April – July 2019, City event manager, municipal company “m.EHUB”

• Developing concepts of city events (Day of City, Day of Europe etc.)
• Managing city events (logistics, oversight, reporting stc.)

November 2018 – February 2019, ‘Tourist Routes’ Project coordinator, NGO “Cultural space “Vezha”

• Developing project concept and managing the project (oversight, media relations, reporting etc.)

May – July 2018, Field coordinator at the Festival VIA Carpatia (http://viacarpatia.org/en/), organized by NGO Koktebel Jazz and Espresso TV, 

• Management and logistics of the events
• Communication with participants and local counterparts
• Financial management of the event

January – August 2018, Field  at the STARTUP GogolFest – 2018, implemented by Mariupol City Council and Gogolfest team. Covered wide responsibilities, was main regional contact point regarding the Festival in Mariupol which took place on April 27- May 04, 2018 http://sugf.org/.

November 2017 – January 2018, event manager in project Marathon of initiatives with Mariupol Development Foundation,

• Citizen engagement into the project
• Management and logistics of the events
• Event reporting
• Communication and promotion of the event in media

October 2017 – January 2018, regional coordinator in the project Museum open for renovation (Donetsk and Luhansk oblast), Ukrainian Crisis Media Center (UCMC).

• Networking and engagement of experts and counterparts
• Event management and logistics
• Event reporting

November – December 2017, Regional Coordinatorin Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Democracy Reporting International Ukraine (DRI).

• Supporting series of trainings/workshops in the three cities of Donetsk region (Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk) in coordination with DRI’s Country Representative, writing and submitting final report to DRI’s Country Representative on the obtained results;
• Amending concept/programme and other materials necessary for the trainings/workshops in coordination with DRI’s Country Representative;
• Participating in selection procedure of participants and maintain regular communication with regional participants on logistics, content and other trainings related issues;
• Disseminating relevant documentation to the training’s participants and larger audience;

August – November 2017, co-member of the field monitoring assessment of civic hubs in Kramatorsk, Sloviansk and Mariupol with Impact Hub Odessa.

November 2016 – March 2017, Regional Coordinator for Programming Events, International Republican Institute (IRI).

• Search and invitation of potential participants to IRI events
• Logistic and event administration
• Communication with participants, feedback collection etc.
• Preparation of reports on results of events, monthly reports for IRI.

July 2016 – present, Event Manager, Art-Cluster TU.

• Organize creative art events;
• Invite speakers, experts, art celebrities;
• Communicate and attract beneficiaries among Mariupol communities encourage them to participate and volunteer;
• Promote events among counterparts including media and local government
• Draft reports.

August – November, 2016, Mariupol Local ProjectManager, NGO Dyvovyzhni.

• Responsible for preparation, organization and comprehensive support of events,
• Invite participants, volunteers etc. in Mariupol.
• Build networks and maintains working relationship with national and local stakeholders – media, lcal government, NGOs;
• Responsible for logistics of materials for events,
• Search for appropriate procurement partners,

May, 2016 – July 2016, Guest Editor, NGO “Donetsk Institute of Information”, Media Project “Mariupol week”

• Search for the experts for the project according to requirements;
• Assess professional capacity of experts and guests;
• Negotiation (communication) with agencies, NGOs in order to attract best experts for the video shooting;
• Search of the necessary contacts – celebrities / experts / public people;
• Participate in negotiations with counterparts;
• Internal and external record preparation;
• Full communication cycle with potential project experts;
• Preparations for video shooting: inviting guests to the studio, responsible for their arrival to the filming area, providing them behavior instructions;
• Control and accompaniment of guests, experts, celebrities both in the studio and shooting location;
• Report drafting.

2015 – 2016, ad-hoc local project coordinator, “MEREZHA Foundation”

• Develop new concepts and new formats of events;
• Coordinate local project from the stage of the project idea to the stage of final report
• Draft event budget
• Develop timeline for the project work including division into stages, responsible executives and deadlines. Setting tasks to other employees, execution control;
• Arrangements with the administrations of settlements, preparation of letters and formal notices;
• Written and oral communication with the representatives of cultural institutions;
• Preparation and approval of announcements of events with the PR-department, posting information in social networks and on the organization’s website. Design of posters;
• Keeping database of the participants;
• Promotion of the website and project through social networks.

August 2015 – July 2015, local Project and program manager,IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives.

• Developing program of the field work research.
• Drafting of methodical, working programs and research on Mariupol urbanhistory and urban development
• Popularization of the research results, delivering presentations at conferences, seminars
• Writing publications.
• Managing the fieldwork for the experts who were developing recommendations for the implementation of the research results.

2006 – present, part- time media and NGO freelancer, project manager

• Project management;
• Communication with counterparts (coordination of plans, timelines, requirements, and budgets);
• Maintaining the project and technical documentation (calendars and schedules, technical enquiry, functional specification, financial reports);
• Agreement drafting.

2014 – 2015, Journalist, Mariupol news Media

• Wrote the analytical materials;
• Developed and implemented own thematic projects;
• Recorded interviews and commentaries;
• Responsible for daily market monitoring and media monitoring;
• Wrote text for the news.
• Covered the specialized activities and events;

2013-2014, Sales manager, Retail chain «Natalie»

• Searched and captured the new customers (incoming requisition processing, active client search, negotiations, treaty making);
• Maintained relationship with constituency;
• Kept the accounts of current client work and incoming requests.
• Fulfilled large advisory work on the product line.
• Received the articles and merchandised it in the display area.
• Delivered trainings and presentations about the new products and specials.

2013, trainer, LLC «College of information technologies»

• Conducting training for students during the educational process.

Aug – May 2012, PR-manager services, restaurant «TraktirnaGrecheskoj»

• Responsible for cooperation with media;
• Developed advertising and PR projects;
• Wrote commercial articles and press-releases for offline and online media;
• Controlled the external advertising;
• Chaired business negotiations;
• Participated in development of creation principles of corporate profile.

2009 – 2010, Private entrepreneur.

2007-2008, Script Reader, Radio.

• Created plots and stories;
• Searched for subjects, characters and settings for the stories;
• Wrote scripts, articles and speeches.

SOCIAL ACTIVISM

July-August 2009, volunteer, UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

• Distributed information;
• Developed and implemented social campaigns;
• Trained and coordinated volunteers and volunteering journalists;

March 2016 – present, manager of the civic initiative “City 2.0”                               

EDUCATION

2006-2012, MA, International relations, Mariupol State University.

2012, Desktop publishing (DTP) Certificate

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE

1-2 Feb 2016, “Participation in the Active Citizen Local Training 2015-2016”, British Council

2015, “School of conscious citizen certification”, The Open University of Maidan.

15.12-17.12.2015, “Professional Citizen Journalism”, DW Akademie

2015, «How to resist the information war», Ukrainian peacekeeping school.

9-13 Oct.,2015, “Investment attractiveness of your region”, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Foundation “Europe 2”, “Maidan Monitoring”.

7-12 July 2008, “Ukraine-Czech republic-EU: current state and future trends”, European university of the international relations, Praha, Czech Republic.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

English – intermediate, Ukrainian – fluent, Russian – mother tongue, Greek – beginner

PERSONAL QUALITIES          

The desire for professional growth and self-improvement. A person of high responsibility, quick learning ability, communication skills. Excellent time management. Creative approach to problem solving, analytical mindset. Proactive and open for multitasking person.