Kseniya Kharchenko

● Independent consulting in project management, process design, and mediation across international and cross-cultural contexts ● Facilitation and conflict resolution support for organizations operating in complex, multilingual environments Strategic communication and content development for international organizations including UNDP, IOM, Chatham House (London), Batory Foundation (Warsaw), and Renaissance Foundation (Kyiv) ● Co-wrote the script of the award-winning documentary Dear Beautiful Beloved (dir. Juri Rechinsky, Horse&Fruits, Austria) — premiered at Locarno Film Festival 2024; Österreichischer Filmpreis for Best Editing ● Translation and intercultural communication support for Ukrainian refugees in Austria, including children's books and integration guides

● Managed end-to-end delivery of a €1M+ internationally funded program, overseeing 300+ grants selected from 3,000+ applications — with full compliance, governance, and reporting accountability ● Built operational infrastructure from scratch, applying agile methodologies and change management principles to scale program delivery while maintaining institutional quality standards ● Initiated and managed stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships in the Austrian-Ukrainian context, including a media cooperation between Suspilne.Kultura (UA) and ORF (AT) reaching 200,000+ readers ● Led production of 30+ short documentaries with partners in Ukraine, increasing program visibility internationally ● Delivered high-profile international formats in Vienna, including the Austrian premiere of Oscar-winning 20 Days in Mariupol and the Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War exhibition during FOTO WIEN 2023 Selected achievements: ● Managed the Ukraine War Archive partnership and contributed to the publication of the photo book 13 Stories of War with the Hasselblad Foundation — an internationally recognized initiative documenting the war in Ukraine ● Facilitated the Context of Truth film program with this human world — International Human Rights Film Festival 2023

● Established and developed the Ukrainian nonfiction segment at the country's leading book e-commerce platform, delivering 15+ new titles within two years ● Led a team of 5 specialists (production & editorial) and external contractors through the full end-to-end publication cycle — consistently meeting quality, budget, and deadline targets ● Identified market potential through trend analysis; acquired new authors and guided them through the entire development process from concept to market launch, including coaching and editorial support ● Produced several award-winning bestselling titles recognized by BBC Ukraine Book of the Year, Debut of the Year by BaraBooka, PEN Ukraine Best Books 2020–2021, and KBU Awards 2020 ● Oversaw translated titles and personally translated The Red Parcel (Das rote Paket) by Austrian authors Linda Wolfsgruber and Gino Alberti from German to Ukrainian

Delivered lectures on creative project management, cross-sector collaboration with international donors, and fundraising strategies for creative organizations.

● Managed budget planning and operational delivery of 30+ bilateral programs commissioned by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs — with full grant management responsibility and cross-border institutional cooperation ● Steered selection procedures and contract management for 20+ partner organizations — ensuring stakeholder engagement and compliance within the bilateral cooperation framework ● Prepared strategic reports for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; ensured full compliance across all ministerial audits with zero findings ● Developed and managed Polish literary projects in Ukraine — leveraging intercultural communication skills in cooperation with Polish and Ukrainian writers, translators, and key cultural stakeholders

● Led program management and operational delivery for Ukraine's largest human rights documentary festival — 20,000+ visitors annually; established international collaborations and secured grant funding from external partners ● Designed and launched the Living Library initiative — an innovative facilitation format challenging prejudice through dialogue; moderated 50+ public events including screenings, Q&As, and press conferences with audiences of 800+ ● Managed editorial production of the festival catalog for six years — recruiting and leading a team, establishing content governance standards, and coordinating multilingual communication across media partners

Special series featuring Ukrainian celebrities who speak German: Wladimir Klitschko (boxing world champion), Andrii Kurkov (writer), Roman Kofman (conductor). Video diaries “Auf dem Weg zu Start Deutsch 1” and “Deutsch lernen ist leicht!” (Learning German is easy!).

THEMIS Project by Institute of Sociology (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and supervised by the International Migration Institute, University of Oxford (UK). Focus group development and in-depth interviews with return migrants and family members of current migrants to EU countries; transcribing and translation into English.

2005 — 2007 – Master, Department of Journalism 2001 — 2005 – Bachelor, Department of Publishing and Editing