Hovhannes Ghazaryan is the new Executive Director of MY Step Foundation

10 October, 2018
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.

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.

10 October, 2018
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