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Elwira Dolina

Brussels

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Coordinator

Médecins sans frontières
01.2022 - Current

2022 – present, 4 missions, total 14 months in the field in DRC, Poland, Ukraine and Haiti

  • Managed emergency projects in HICs (High Insecure Context). Experience in epidemic outbreaks, nature and man made disasters (DRC), Migration (Poland), Medical evacuation train East – West (Ukraine) and Emergency Trauma Centre (Haiti)
  • Designed and implemented operational strategies & Log Frames, including planning and monitoring of objectives with evaluation/expected results (and SWOT)
  • Analysed health needs and political and humanitarian context
  • Risk management /analysis & context analysis in HICs
  • Critical incident management
  • Negotiated access with NSAGs (Non State Armed Groups) and police
  • Led negotiations and drafted MoUs with various levels of health ministries (provincial, district and regional) and health facilities
  • Established partnerships and collaborations with CBOs/CSOs, other NGOs & community leaders
  • Managed and monitored budget (up to 5.5 MM)
  • Managed team of 250 locally hired staff and 8 internationally hired staff

Logistics Manager and Logistics Team Leader

Médecins sans frontières
10.2017 - 12.2022

10 missions, total 3 years in the field in DRC, South Sudan, Haiti, Zimbabwe and Syria

  • Prepared, sized and deployed emergency explos and interventions. I coordinated more than 20 # humanitarian and/or medical interventions (Ebola, measles, yellow fever, IDP crisis, refugees crisis, cholera, cyclone)
  • Designed, set-up and supervised medical structures (70 beds Ebola Treatment Centre in DRC; Field hospital and 20 beds Cholera Treatment Centre in IDPs camps in South Sudan; 30 beds COVID Centre in Syria)
  • Coordinated vaccination campaigns for measles, Ebola, yellow fever for the target population varying from 10 000 – 60 000 beneficiaries (DRC and South Sudan)
  • NFI Distributions in IDP camps (Syria)
  • Negotiated access with external NGO through joint WASH activities (co-design of the general strategy –Syria)

LOG Department Assistant & HR/Fin Manager

Médecins sans frontières
05.2015 - 09.2017

Volunteer Day Care Center for Street Children

Sharana, Social & Development organisation,
09.2013 - 05.2014

Communication Officer

Joint European Commission - UNDP Task Force on Electoral Assistance
11.2012 - 05.2013

Film Production Assistant

KAOS Films, Audiovisual Media Designers
11.2011 - 03.2012

Education

Master of Arts - Corporate Communication

Université Libre De Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
06.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations

HELB Ilya Prigogine
Brussels, Belgium
06.2009

Skills

  • Emergency preparedness and response
  • Health care delivery in conflict settings
  • Context analysis and security
  • Project and team management

Trainings

 

  • Risk Management Course, MSF
  • Second Line Tactical Training, MSF
  • Water Hygiene & Sanitation in Emergencies, MSF

Languages

French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Polish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Project Coordinator

Médecins sans frontières
01.2022 - Current

Logistics Manager and Logistics Team Leader

Médecins sans frontières
10.2017 - 12.2022

LOG Department Assistant & HR/Fin Manager

Médecins sans frontières
05.2015 - 09.2017

Volunteer Day Care Center for Street Children

Sharana, Social & Development organisation,
09.2013 - 05.2014

Communication Officer

Joint European Commission - UNDP Task Force on Electoral Assistance
11.2012 - 05.2013

Film Production Assistant

KAOS Films, Audiovisual Media Designers
11.2011 - 03.2012

Master of Arts - Corporate Communication

Université Libre De Bruxelles

Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations

HELB Ilya Prigogine
Elwira Dolina