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daria.utckina@gmail.com

@dasherack

Senior International Project Manager
& Executive Assistant

5+ years of International Project Management
for corporate, startups, public institutions and NGOs

Master's degree from MGIMO
& University of Florence

C1 in French and English
B2 in Italian

ex-FlyFeed.eco,
Moscow EXPO-2030 Bid Committee,
Mail.ru (now VK)

DARIA UTCKINA

Background
at a glance

5+	years as International Project Manager & Executive Assistant
50+	projects in International Relations, Marketing, GR, Communications, Philanthropy, Event Management, Back Office, Travel, Fund Raising, etc.

2+	years in local and international GR
10+	years of continuous learning, including MGIMO, University of Florence, University of Strasbourg, courses in marketing, project and product management

Areas
of Expertise

Project Management

As Executive Assistant to CEO at FlyFeed.eco, ensured

30+ projects execution across all business streamlines
within a multicultural startup environment
Timely reporting to the CEO on project execution
and introducing appropriate alterations
independent management of 15+ projects spanning 7 countries

As Lead Project Manager at Moscow EXPO-2030 Bid Committee, led execution of over 20 projects, including

Elaborating negotiation plans for 20+ countries
Organizing official delegation visits to 10+ countries
Preparing 50+ formal meetings and receptions
on the sidelines of Dubai Expo-2020

As Lead Project Manager at Donors Forum (Philanthropy Association), executed

Organisation of online BRICS Philanthropy Forum
Community Management, including elaborating framework and launching exclusive thematic clubs for members
Localisation of Philanthropy Benchmark Framework

As Pro-Bono Project Manager at Youth Volunteering Association

Designed educational activities and game mechanics for teenage summer camp Newlandia

As Head of Event Management at Moscow International Model United Nations

Organized entertaining and educational events in Moscow and Dubai for over 700 participants from all over the world

Fund Raising

As Executive Assistant to CEO at FlyFeed, supported FR by

Assembling FR materials from scratch
Adjusting company's portfolio for changing needs
Adjusting pitch structure and visuals for various meetings
Providing travel support to CEO at conferences
Accumulating dossiers on 50+ VC Funds and decision makers
Monitoring and reporting on VC Landscape across the industry
Executing cold outreach and ongoing communication

As Lead Project Manager at Donors Forum (Philanthropy Association), participated in

Assembling Association's Portfolio for grant contests

Back Office & Travel

As Executive Assistant to CEO
at FlyFeed.eco, supported

CEO's needs, including managing schedules, organizing internal and external meetings, handling correspondence;
Financial oversight of the whole company's accounting operations across 5 countries, P&L documentation
HR function, managing hires, elaborating onboarding framework and executing it for 5+ team members, including CFO, Accountant, Office Manager and external PR team
Travel activities, organizing 20+ complicated trips, including one international voyage for a fluffy cat
Complex Visa cases, resolving them within 24 hours

As Lead Project Manager at Donors Forum (Philanthropy Association), ensured

Smooth transition of the whole team to digital task-management framework on Notion, accelerating information exchange and task completion by 30%

Marketing

As Executive Assistant to CEO at FlyFeed.eco, conducted

5+ Extensive Market Research and competitor analysis across
7 countries, informing strategic decisions for CEO

As ASO Manager at Mail.ru, accompanied

Soft & Global Launches of 20+ Applications by conducting research on market specifics in 30+ countries, outlining marketing strategies and ensuring successful market penetration.
Product localization for 10+ applications in 30+ countries
to meet local market needs and align with cultural expectations.
Full-cycle ASO (App Store Optimization) for 30+ mobile applications, including utilities, messengers and games, resulting in improving organic downloads

Communications

As Executive Assistant to CEO at FlyFeed.eco,

Bridged core team and external PR team, ensuring smooth onboarding and
Prepared briefs for CEO's interviews and podcasts
Led team's transition to Slack and moderated interdepartmental communication

As Lead Project Manager at Moscow EXPO-2030 Bid Committee,

Conducted extensive GR research and designed GR project propositions for the city government

Digital & AI Tools

Mastery of

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Notta.ai & other AIs
Miro, Notion, Trello, Asana, Clickup
PowerPoint, Keynote.

Decent knowledge of

Figma, Tilda.

Leaders I was lucky to work with,
who will willingly provide insights
into our work

Arseniy Olkhovskiy, Founder & CEO
at FlyFeed

Arseniy founded FlyFeed in 2021, and 6 months later I joined the team as his Executive Assistant to support company's growth. You could check Arseniy's interviews to AgFunderNews or RB.ru.

Please reach me at daria.utckina@gmail.com / via Telegram @dasherack
so that I could share Arseniy's contact details for further reference.

Alexey Smirnov,
Head of International at Yandex

Within Moscow EXPO-2030 Bid Committee, Alexey was Deputy to CEO for International Lobbying, while I reported to him on relevant projects.

Please reach me at daria.utckina@gmail.com / via Telegram @dasherack
so that I could share Alexey's contact details for further reference.

Alina Shenfeldt, Programme Manager at Philea

Under Alina's supervision, I worked for biggest Russian professional philanthropy association, Donor's Forum. At that time, Alina held the position of Deputy to CEO for International Growth, and I was Lead Project Manager within this stream.

Please reach me at daria.utckina@gmail.com / via Telegram @dasherack
so that I could share Alina's contact details for further reference.

Look forward
to targeting
ambitious goals together

daria.utckina@gmail.com

Telegram @dasherack

8AM - 8PM, GMT+3

Things I value and appreciate:

High level of trust
Ownership over projects and processes
AI Integration: extensive use of LLMs
Prioritizing work during mornings and daytime

P.S. FINAL VIBE CHECK

Deal Breakers or unacceptable things:

Gambling, alcohol, and tobacco industries
Illegal tasks or tasks in the "grey areas"
Toxicity, intolerance, hate
Non-transparent communication
& micromanagement