MARKO MARKOVIC - Brief Curriculum Vitae

1. PERSONAL DATA Name: Marko Markovic Contact information: +380 68 350 93 97 Date of birth: 2 August 1979. [email protected] Place of Birth: Pula, Croatia 2. EDUCATION Institution (University, etc.), city and Length of education Degree/Diploma obtained: country: Ivan Franko L’viv National University, 1998-2002 BA Journalism Stanford University/Leadership 2019 Certificate, The Role of Public Academy for Development, Ukrainian Policy in Private Sector Catholic University, L’viv, Ukraine Development, professor Francis Fukuyama and professor Mary Hilderbrand Ukrainian Catholic University, L’viv, 2019-2021 MA Public Administration Ukraine (ongoing modular study) 3. LANGUAGE SKILLS OF RELEVANCE TO THE ASSIGNMENT Language: Formal Education: Speaking skills: Reading skills: Writing skills: Croatian Mother tongue Mother tongue Mother tongue Mother tongue English Good Good Good Ukrainian Good Good Good Polish Fair Good Fair Serbian Good Good Good Russian Good Good Good German Poor Good Poor Hungarian Poor Fair Poor

4. SPECIAL EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THE ASSIGNMENT

Projects, Media, Information and Communications

Name of assignment Director of the Dnipropetrovsk Region Eurointegration Office Period of service and length November 2020 - present Country/region Ukraine Client Dnipropetrovsk Region Activities performed Development of the General strategy for the period 2021-2023 • Development of the six main directions • Cooperation with regional and local business, NGO’s and government • Establishing International Partnership • Developing Training programs • Communication Strategy • Promotion of Renewable Energy Cluster • Office Expansion • Creating the Network of Volunteers

Name of assignment Advisor to the Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Period of service and length September 2019 – December 2020 Country/region Ukraine Client Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Activities performed Strategic communications, developing communication strategy, project management, government, public and media relations, negotiating, cooperation development, strategic planning, budget planning, monitoring and evaluation, training, PR; Developed regional communication strategy (available upon request, only), implementation ongoing; developed presentation of Strategy of regional development in close cooperation with the 1st deputy of the head of President’s Office and minister of infrastructure of Ukraine; Leading the team of 20, reporting directly to the governor; Arranging numerous interviews and PR activities for the governor; participated in securing the budget for the new airport in Dnipropetrovsk region (ongoing project); Head of crisis communication team on COVID-19.

Name of assignment Consultant for the EU Programme ‘Support to the National Broadcaster of Ukraine’ Period of service and length December 2018 – September 2019 Country/region Ukraine Client NIRAS (Denmark) Activities performed Strategic communications, developing and implementing fundraising materials as well as communication strategy, government, public and media relations, negotiating, cooperation development, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, PR in general.

Name of assignment Advisor on Strategic Communications, Director of Communications

Period of service and length November 2016 – September 2019 Country/region Ukraine Client State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) Activities performed Member of a new, reforming team, director of communications and advisor on strategic communications related questions to head of state roads agency. Transforming communication policy of the State Agency towards transparency and truth; Creating a new press service, 24 press secretaries from the regions under my direct command + 2 people in office; developing and implementing communication strategy, government, public and media relations, negotiating, management change experience and prioritization, cooperation development, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, anti-corruption advising, PR, training; Arranged numerous interviews and PR activities for the head of the Agency; participated in securing the budget for the road state fund; organized a nationwide network of Ukravtodor press office including the one in the central office; arranged numerous meetings of the head of the Agency with the MP’s, members of the CMU as well as with the newly appointed president of Ukraine.

Name of assignment Continued Support to Improving Relations between Ukraine’s Law Enforcement Agencies and Media Professionals; Support of Dialogue between Regulatory Authorities and the Media Community in Securing a Pluralistic Environment for New Audiovisual Media Period of service and length September 2013 – September 2014 Country/region Ukraine Client OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Position held National Project Officer (Media) Activities performed Within the project “Continued Support to Improving Relations between Ukraine’s Law Enforcement Agencies and Media Professionals” I organized and coordinated trainings for highly ranked Ministry of Interior officers in the regions of Ukraine. Supervised conference on regulation of audiovisual media organized by PCU and the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine within the framework of “Support of Dialogue between Regulatory Authorities and the Media Community in Securing a Pluralistic Environment for New Audiovisual Media” project. Generated ideas for the new media projects. Drafted the projects. I was actively contacting the Ministry of Interior representatives in regards to our future cooperation even during the most turbulent period of happenings in Kyiv and Ukraine. Developed, submitted and received an approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for the "Support to Development of Online Journalism in Ukraine" project. Established reliable contacts with the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting, the Independent Media Union of Ukraine, as well as with Commission of Journalists Ethics and several highly recognized media agencies. I developed extra budgetary project “Support to Transition From State Broadcasting to Public Service Media”, met with relevant local and foreign experts as well as established contacts with the people from Cabinet of Ministers, Presidential Administration, National Television Company of Ukraine and relevant CSOs. Governance, cooperation development, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Name of assignment Public and Media Relations, International Communications Professional

Period of service and length June 2006 – October 2016 Country/region Ukraine, Austria, Hungary, , Croatia Client Various stage acts in Ukraine, foreign media companies (CBC, Capa Production, Canal +, Deutsche Welle, BBC, Story House Pro, Off the Fence Productions, Ripley Publishing, Firecracker Films, Artemis Films etc.) Position held Freelance international and local fixer and media producer, PR director, international communications manager Activities performed Fixing and media producing for foreign media companies – logistics, organizational questions from A to Z – transport, interpretation, finances, accommodation, arranging meetings, on-ground coordination, investigation, research; Interviews – video interviewing, organization, interviewing, interview transcript, translation; Documentaries; Training of journalists; International communications for different stage acts in Ukraine, negotiations, PR projects, media relations, strategic communication, strategic planning, training; Working on international projects and with Ukrainian celebs; cooperation with different CSO’s.

Name of assignment Public and Media Relations Professional Period of service and length May 2005 – May 2006 Country/region Ukraine Client , Okean Elzy Rock Band Position held Communications Director Activities performed Media relations, international communications, PR projects in Ukraine and Russia, TV and radio rotations, band leader publicity and personal PR of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, especially on projects linked to his United Nations Good Will Ambassador duties.

Name of assignment Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Period of service and length February 2005 – June 2005 Country/region Ukraine Client National Television Company of Ukraine Main project features M&E, Risk Assessment in Fragile Political Environment. Media and PR Projects Design, Implementation, Resolution, Crisis Communication Objective: To successfully conduct Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv after 2004-2005. Position held Head of PR and Media Department Activities performed Crisis management, changing the general picture in the eyes of society, accreditation of more than 1500 journalist from all around the world, so as more than 400 domestic journalists, team building, team leader (4 people under my direct command + 45 volunteers), PR projects, organizing of press conferences and briefings, operative work with information, successful cooperation with European Broadcasting Union (based in Switzerland); strategic planning, strategic communication, governance, cooperation development, cooperation with CSO, conflict resolution.

Civil Society Organizations

Name of assignment Strengthening of Civil Society in Ukraine Period of service and length 2003-2005 Country/region Ukraine Client ZNAYU (I Know) Civic Initiative Main project features Year and a half long training trips around Ukraine; Uniting NGO’s around one goal – non- violent resistance; Orange Revolution in Ukraine Position held Head of Coordination Center, Trainer Activities performed Project management (including human resource management and financial oversight) of the training and supervision of trainers. Together with the team conducted more than 40 trainings around Ukraine, more than 600 people trained; SWOT analysis, responsible for implementation of training program developed by Serbian non-violent resistance movement OTPOR, risk assessment, trainer on building the civil society, civil society support, generating and coordinating the actions of 25 NGO’s from all Ukraine, working with information (analysis and proceeding), strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, governance, anti- corruption advising, communication and cooperation with international media, embassies and organizations (Freedom House, NDI, IRI, OSCE, Conrad Adenauer Foundation, etc.), organizing interviews with leading Ukrainian politicians for international media.

Family Status – Married with a child.

Hobbies – history, extra virgin olive oil, cooking, literature, cinema, music, art collecting, freediving and scuba diving.

Driver's license - categories B, C.