Hovhannes Ghazaryan is the new Executive Director of MY Step Foundation
As a result of a multistage recruitment process which lasted for more than two months, the candidacy of Hovhannes Ghazaryan was approved by the Board of Trustees of “My Step” Foundation for the position of the Foundation’s Executive Director. We are thankful to more than 150 applicants for their interest in Foundation. We are grateful to all those candidates who spent their time for the process of interviews and written tasks. We are confident that there will be opportunities to cooperate with many of them in the future.
Biography of Hovhannes Ghazaryan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United Nations Office in Armenia
09/2017-10/2018 Head of UN Resident Coordinator’s Office
Office of the President of Armenia
10/2016-09/2017 Advisor to the Chief of Staff
Office of the President of Armenia
07/2008-10/2016 External Relations Department, Deputy Director; Advisor; Chief Specialist
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia
2003-2007 International Relations and Military Cooperation Department (Defence Policy)
Military Officer
EDUCATION
2014-2015 Harvard University, John F.Kennedy School of Government,
Master in Public Administration, Cambridge, MA, USA
2007-2008 College Of Europe, Bruge, Belgium
Department of International Relations and Diplomacy,Master of Arts in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies
1998-2003 Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov
English and French languages
Non-formal education
2011-2012 Yerevan School of Political Studies of the Council of Europe
06-07/ 2010 John Smith Fellowship Programme, London, UK
2006 – 2007 School for Young Leaders, Yerevan, Armenia
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
08-09/2016 OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission in the Russian Federation,Parliamentary Elections, Long-term observer
01/2012 OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan,Parliamentary Elections, Short-Term Observer
04/2011 OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan,Presidential Elections, Short-Term Observer
MARITAL STATUS
Married, two daughters.


