Independent consultant · Senior protection experience

Social risk, assessment research and stakeholder insight.

I bring senior protection leadership, assessment design and community research to questions about how projects affect people, institutions and operating environments. I offer focused research and advisory inputs to consulting teams and organisations, with particular experience in Ukraine, conflict and displacement.

Social context · Affected communities · Institutional insight

What I do

A consultation, a concise research brief or a defined assessment workstream. Each assignment starts with a clear question, agreed outputs and the evidence needed to support a decision.

Country and social-risk briefings
Focused consultations and desk briefs on conflict, displacement, protection concerns and institutional context. Identify affected groups, material evidence gaps and questions for further inquiry.
Stakeholder and community-evidence mapping
Map relevant institutions, affected groups and community structures using an agreed evidence base. Inform research design, engagement planning and the specialist inputs a wider assessment requires.
Assessment research and evidence review
Desk research, assessment-tool review and analytical inputs for teams addressing social-impact and human-rights questions. Connect findings with practical recommendations, clear assumptions and priorities for follow-up.

Areas of focus

These contributions can inform social-impact and human-rights due-diligence work. Where a project involves permitting or lender requirements, the lead advisory team defines the applicable framework, including IFC Performance Standards where relevant.

How I work

I work independently or as part of a multidisciplinary advisory team. My contribution is defined around the question, evidence and deliverable, with methods, access and review responsibilities agreed before work begins.

Clear scope
Agree the decision to inform, the output, the timetable and the specialist inputs required.
Evidence and context
Make sources, assumptions and evidence gaps explicit. Distinguish desk research from findings that require interviews, field access or specialist verification.
Discretion and integrity
Handle confidentiality, affected-community information and potential conflicts explicitly. Agree the appropriate oversight for the wider mandate.

Background

My background spans economics, private-sector and audit experience, international institutions and senior humanitarian leadership. It combines analytical work with responsibility for assessment methods, programme quality, partners and institutional coordination.

INTERSOS · Country Protection Coordinator
Ukraine, August 2024–September 2026. Senior Management Team member with country-level responsibility for protection and gender-based violence strategy, programme quality and technical development. Designed and supervised household and gender-based violence assessments, analysed trends and translated findings into operational guidance.
UNHCR · Community-Based Protection Associate
Italy, August 2022–June 2023. Led profiling concerning Ukrainian refugees and presented findings to ministries and regional authorities. Worked on community outreach, feedback and referral mechanisms, and partner capacity assessments.

Selected experience Bocconi University · KPMG · United Nations · European institutions · Senior operational leadership in Ukraine

Education MSc Development Studies, SOAS University of London · MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies with Distinction, University of London · BSc Economics and Business Administration, Bocconi University

Selected training OECD — The essentials of due diligence for responsible business conduct (introductory e-learning, 2026).

Start a conversation

For an expert consultation, research brief or assessment workstream, share the question, relevant context, expected output and timing. I will propose a defined scope and identify any additional specialist inputs required.