Curriculum VitaeKseniia Fedorova1

Family name: / Fedorova
First names: / Kseniia
Date of birth: / 1 February 1984
Nationality: / Russian

Education:

Institution / Pomor State University in the name of M.V.Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Date / 2001– 2007
Degree(s) obtained / Bachelor of Humanitarian Science
Philology, Russian and English languages
Institution / Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Date / 2004-2005
Degree(s) obtained / Undergraduate program, UGRAD
Major: Political Science, minor: Mass media and communication
Institution / European institute MGIMO, Moscow, Russia
Date / 2011
Degree(s) obtained / Training course “The role of civil diplomacy in the field of Youth work: European and Russian experience”

Language skills: indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – basic; 5 – excellent)

Language / Reading / Speaking / Writing
Russian / Mother tongue
English / 5 / 5 / 5
Present position: / Trainer, expert in the field of youth projects and youth work. Professional coach (personal development, business).
Member of The Trainers Pool of the Youth Department Council of Europe since 2014.
Member of the Trainers Pool of the European Youth Forum (2015-2017).Board member of National Youth Council of Russia.
Years within the area of work: / Youth activist, volunteer since 1998 till present
Trainer, facilitator since 2004. Professional coach since 2015.
Key qualifications: /  More than 10-year experience in training and organizing educational programmes on different levels (local, national, international).
 More than 10-year experience in involving and empowering young people at youth participation on local and regional level.
 Solid practice in institutional consulting, including advice to regional and local authorities on raising awareness activities with wide public participation and youth participation in particular.
More than 15-year experience in working with youth consultative bodies such as youth councils, youth parliaments, youth wings of political parties.
More than 10-year experience of project management, including pilot projects design and implementation at national, regional and local levels.
Extensive work experience in working with youth initiatives in the CIS-member states, international NGOs and within the regions of Russian Federation
Extensive work experience online using social networks and making use of information technology for supporting online cooperative learning, empowering young people for participation online and offline.

Specific experience in trainings, forums and educational activities, key topics:

Date: / Name of the event, role within the team: / Key topics:
2016 / Interregional methodical seminar “Formula ROSTa”.
Program director, trainer. / Youth policy and youth work. Youth participation. Non-formal education. Innovations in the field of youth work. Leadership. Soft skills and personal development.
2015 / Black Sea Youth Forum.
Trainer. / Cooperation of youth NGOs, national councils in the Black sea area. Youth policy. Youth participation. Empowering young people online and offline.
2015 / Youth camp “Breaking stereotypes, building peace” for young people from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia.
Trainer. / Stereotypes and prejudices. Intercultural dialogue. Conflict management. Peace building. Human rights and Human rights education. Working with young people online and offline. Further cooperation and networking.
2015 / Study visit of youth experts from the Republic of Belarus to the Council of Europe.
Trainer, facilitator. / Principles and approaches of the Council of Europe, especially in the field of youth policy and youth work. Structure, priorities, activities, resources of the CoE Youth Sector. Further cooperation and networking.
2015 / National forum “Students’ Russia”, section of the development of professional competences.
Expert, trainer for youth trainers of students’ unions. / Youth work and development of youth workers, youth trainers. Values, princilples and methods of Non formal education. Using methods of NFE within the structures of formal education.
2015 / Seminar on youth policy and youth work in the Russian Federation. Building dialogue and mutual learning in the sphere of youth policy and youth work in the Russian Federation and other states party to the European Cultural Convention.
Trainer. / Youth work and youth policy.
Values of the Council of Europe, its youth work principles, concepts and activities. Role of youth policy and youth work in the context of new realities of the society and new needs of young people.
2015,
2013 / Training Seminar for Specialists on Youth Work of the State Authorities and Representatives of the Youth Non-Governmental Organisations from the Russian Federation (50/50 training).
Trainer. / Cooperation and partnership between non-governmental and governmental key actors in development of youth policy and youth work.
Developing the system of training and raising the level of youth worker’s skills. Common challenges and issues in the field of youth policy. Sharing the experiences in the implementation of youth projects. Democracy. Human rights. Participation of young people.
2015 / XIII Russian-German Forum.
Trainer. / Youth policy and youth work. Youth participation. Youth cooperation between Germany and Russia. Development of the joint projects.
2015 / The Seminar in Remembrance and learning from the World War II.
Trainer. / Remembrance. Shared and deeper understanding of the reasons, consequences and lessons to be learned from the Second World War and its contribution to shaping common European values – democracy, rule of law and human rights.
Intercultural dialogue. Human rights and HR education. Citizenship education. Peace building.
2015 / International training course “Bookmarks: combating hate speech online through the human rights education”
Trainer. / Human Rights and Human Rights education. Combating hate speech online and offline. No hate speech movement campaign. Working with young people on different levels (from local to international).
2015 / Educational seminar on the development of international youth cooperation and youth diplomacy for the youth leaders of NGO “Civic diplomacy corps”.
Trainer. / Youth and public diplomacy. Youth participation. International youth cooperation. International relations. Agenda of today and current challenges on the European level.
2014 / Youth Session during the 27th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Trainer, facilitator. / Youth participation. Creation of the dialogue between the youth delegates and local and regional elected representatives. To enable young people to express their views on the issues being debated. Co-management system.
2014, 2013, 2011 / International youth camp “Dialogue” for young people form regions of Russia and Council of Europe member states.
Trainer. / Intercultural dialogue. Peace building. Peer-2-Peer education. Non-violence communication. Youth participation. Identity. Conflict management.
2014, 2013 / Seminars for Members of Youth Parliaments and Youth Leaders of Russia, CIS member-states, Baltic and Caucasus countries and other Council of Europe member states.
Trainer / Youth policy. Youth participation. Co-management system. Empowering young people in decision making processes. Council of Europe: values and principles, institutions and documents. Human rights. Intercultural dialogue.
2014 / The Seminar in Remembrance and learning from the World War II.
Trainer / Remembrance. Perpetuation of the memory and the role of young people therein.
2013, 2012, 2011 / International camp “Days of CIS youth” for young people of CIS member-states, Baltic and Caucasus countries.
Organizer, trainer. / Intercultural dialogue. Peace building. Youth participation. Development of youth initiatives and international cooperation in the region.
2012, 2011 / YRL2B: Young Russian leaders 2 Brussels/2Berlin, by National Democratic Institution and Henrich Boll Foundation.
Organizer, trainer. / Youth participation. EU best practices of youth political involvement, participation in the decision making processes. Best practices of youth NGO work in different areas (ecology, social needs, education, media etc).
2013 - 2009 / Youth international forum “Team 29”, Arkhangelsk region, Russia.
Founder, organizer, trainer. / Youth participation. Youth consultative bodies (development of the regional system of youth representation in cooperation with local authorities). Active citizenship. Training for trainers.
2006 / «Young politicians program», Oulu, Finland; Kiruna, Sweden / Youth participation. Young people in decision making processes. Active citizenship. NGO. Refugees.
2005-2004 / International club of Winthrop University.
President for the 2004-2005. / International cooperation. Intercultural dialogue. Volunteering.
2004-2000 / Events and sessions of Youth City Parliament of Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk region.
Elected representative. Head of informational committee. / Youth participation. Active citizenship. Empowering young people in decision making processes.

Professional experience record:

Date /

Location

/ Company / Position
2013 till present / Russia, Moscow / Non commercial partnership “Centre for municipal innovations” / Trainer, personal coach, consultant
2013-2015 / Russia, Moscow region / Administration of Zaraisk District of Moscow region. / Advisor on youth affairs for the Head of Zaraisk district and Zaraisk city
2011-2012 / Russia, Moscow / National democratic institute for international affairs / Program manager
2008– 2011 / Russia, Arkhangelsk / State regional institution “Youth centre”, / Head of educational department
2005-2007 / Russia, Arkhangelsk / Arkhangelsk regional Assembly of deputies / Assistant of the member of the regional parliament
2005 / USA, South Carolina / Rock Hill city Administration / Public affairs intern

Other relevant information

In 2000-2004 I was a member of the Youth City Parliament of Arkhangelsk and the federal mobile group for the development of youth parliamentary system in Russian Federation.

In 2005-2008 I was Member of the regional council of All-Russian political party

“Union of right forces” and the head of youth wing. On 2005-2009 I was a member of the Council on youth affairs with the head of Arkhangelsk region.

I’m the participant of the long term training course “Training of Trainers for Youth in the Council of Europe (TRAYCE)” of the Council of Europe.