- following and analyzing general humanitarian and political environment in the Russian Federation, so to shape ICRC’s engagement with Russian stakeholders; - in collaboration with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs Diplomacy, advising on national and regional issues and political affairs and how they impact/relate to humanitarian action; - contributing to strengthening a national network of stakeholders connected to humanitarian affairs and beneficial to the delegation and the ICRC as a whole, including government and non-government bodies, civil society, media, think-tanks; - when required, representing the ICRC in fora/events autonomously and in collaboration with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs Diplomacy and/or relevant departments.

- drafted an overview of more than 35 projects implemented in CIS countries with Russian financial support, including an analysis of key achievements, lessons learned and possible areas of enhancement of existing activities; - maintained regular communication with UNDP Country Offices (COs) on the Trust fund for Development (TFD) projects implementation; prepared analytical reports, information notes and other materials on the Russia-UNDP Partnership; - prepared an Annual Report on the implementation of the Russia-UNDP Partnership for Russia-UNDP consultations; - liaised with the line Russian ministries and UNDP COs on the Knowledge Management and other TFD-related activities; - assisted the Head of Office in development of programme strategies based on the stakeholder’s priorities and COs’ requests; - organized and facilitated Russian Governments’ monitoring missions to UNDP COs and UNDP officials’ visits to Moscow; - provided ad-hoc information/analytical support to UNDP COs, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub and the Russian Government, including background documents (media reviews, analysis of political environment), briefing notes and presentations.

- conducted research overlooking the ongoing projects in their accordance with the gender mainstreaming component; - performed analysis of Turkey’s contribution to development activities in the CIS region; - assisted the RBM specialist with her daily tasks, such as contribution to quality assurance process; preparation of training materials and production of matrices to track resource mobilisation; - provided regular data updates on the corporate and regional platforms (project data, regional events); - prepared a KM Gateway guide for project management (web-based QA platform) and performed other duties upon request, such as note-taking, preparing minutes and background notes for Board meetings and other high-level events, etc.

As an Assistant to the editor-in-chief of the Paris branch of RIA Novosti News Agency, I was performing the following duties: - tracking of the agenda on the key developments in French political, social and economic spheres; - keeping track of the most relevant media topics on the French agenda for coverage; - drafting reports and analytical materials; arranging, conducting, and transcribing interviews with leading experts on diverse political issues concerning Russian-French bilateral affairs; - attending public events such as rallies, public speeches, conferences in order to ensure their proper coverage in the news.

My duties included: collecting success-stories for inter-agency conflict prevention publication with focus on governance, rule of law and peacebuilding; providing a framework for preparation of Guidance and Learning Unit’s main knowledge management products: such as practice notes, lessons learned studies literature reviews, collation of good practices on policy strategies and etc; taking notes and drafting reports of meetings, including annual retreat of Peace and Development Advisors (PDAs); drafting policy briefs on national policy developments to support mediation activities in case-studies conducted by mediation specialists; organizing Brownbag lunches connected to DPA’s work, including women leadership in conflict resolution and etc. Finally, I prepared a note on DPA’s capacity building initiatives tackling ways to eliminate conflict-related sexual violence, sexual discrimination and abuse at work-place, including high-level advocacy, field trainings and etc.

In my capacity as a primary liaison for and communication with political and military representatives of the Russian Federation to the Syria-related issues, facilitated communication with Russian co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), regularly acting as an interpreter in bilateral meetings between members of Russian and American delegations to humanitarian and ceasefire taskforces; - Supported SE’s team during weekly ISSG meetings by analyzing major humanitarian and policy trends of the Russian government as ISSG co-chairs; - drafted extensive reports and timely updates reviewing Russian-language media reactions to Syria-related developments; - complied research documents and briefing notes regarding major security issues and policy developments in the greater MENA region, and more particularly in Syria and neighboring states; - within the period of intra-Syrian talks, I was assisting SE’s office by drafting talking points and background notes for preparatory consultations for the development of diplomatic strategies and policy guidelines, as well as assisted in organizing and supporting the strategic policy dialogues to advance women’s participation in peace and security in Syria as part of the “Track II” negotiations; - took minutes and prepared summaries and analytical reports of the meetings between SE’s office and Syrian counterparts, as well as supporting both governmental and civil society delegations in their daily activities during the talks.

In my capacity as an intern at the Operational Centre for monitoring of violations of the regime of Cessation of Hostilities (CoH), I was: - maintaining up-to-date knowledge related to security and political developments in Syria and the greater MENA region; - collecting and reporting alleged incidents of the CoH violations and conveying this information to the Russian side; - providing consecutive interpretation during high-level meetings; - preparing regular newsletters of the Russian media on the Syria-related issues; - drafting minutes and summaries of high-level negotiations and civil society meetings; - assisting in receiving Syrian delegations for their participation in intra-Syrian talks; - facilitating coordination between Russian and the American teams by assisting with daily tasks and ad-hoc requests. In the result of this internship, I developed a regularly updated virtual database on ongoing clashes in the areas under the ceasefire agreement. This tool allowed to maintain better visibility and foresee areas with the potentially deteriorating humanitarian situation in order to secure humanitarian aid delivery.

Duties included: - conducting independent research into a variety of issues for the Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ Affairs, Eurasian Integration, and Communications; - analysis of political and cultural developments in the CIS region and preparation of reports, concept notes, and policy updates; - attending and drafting notes and summaries of conferences and meetings for senior legislative staff.