Nurbek Omurov

Application: The CLIMA Fund Director of Programs & Learning

International program, learning and movement-support professional with 20+ years of experience designing and managing multi-country initiatives, partnerships and grant portfolios engaging with civil society, international organizations and philanthropy. Extensive experience working with locally led organizations, coordinating consortia and multi-stakeholder processes, conducting program monitoring and qualitative evaluation, and translating evidence, political analysis and partner feedback into program adaptation and strategic decision-making. Facilitation and capacity-strengthening experience, with a track record of designing learning processes, supporting collective reflection and using lessons learned to improve program quality and future approaches.

Brussels, Belgium
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Work Experience
Senior Programs Officer
ILGA-EuropeBrussels, Belgium
Jan 2019 — Present
  • Maintain partnerships with 46 civil society stakeholders across Europe and Central Asia;
  • Coordinated consortia with one European-Central Asian regional partner organization and with one National umbrella association;
  • Managed relationships with 4 major funders, including 2 government donors, 1 institutional donor and 1 private foundation;
  • Established and developed ILGA-Europeʼs relationship with a new donor, resulting in an additional USD 2 million funding commitment;
  • Designed, operationalized and managed 7 multi-country programs supporting civil society organizations and grassroots LGBTI movements across Central Asia, Türkiye and Europe, adapting program approaches to changing political and operating environments.
  • Developed and managed eight grant-making processes worth $2.68 million, providing funding to 55 civil society organizations across Europe and Central Asia.
  • Organised and delivered 7 multi-country training and capacity-building events in Armenia, Georgia, Türkiye and Kazakhstan, each time bringing together approximately 20 participants from different countries.
  • Use the Most Significant Change qualitative monitoring technique and other learning-oriented approaches to capture outcomes, reflect on what is working, identify lessons and feed learning into subsequent programme decisions.
  • Monitor political, legal and human-rights developments across five Central Asian countries and translate contextual analysis into annual country reviews, briefings, advocacy and policy decisions.
  • Drafted and submitted 35 human rights briefs to EU External Action Service (EEAS) ahead of annual human rights dialogues between EU and non-EU countries;
  • Represent ILGA-Europe in international donor and philanthropic spaces, including Global Philanthropy Platform meetings, and maintain partnerships with civil society organisations, institutional donors and other intermediary funders.
  • Played a key role in organising and delivering six in-person ILGA-Europe Annual Conferences across six EU countries, each bringing together an average of 400 participants from Europe and Central Asia, alongside targeted pre-conference and learning spaces.
National Program Officer
International Organisation for Migration (IOM/UN Migration Agency)Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Jun 2007 — Dec 2018
  • Implemented and managed eight donor-funded migration and development projects with a combined value of more than €8.5 million, overseeing program delivery, budgets, donor requirements and relationships with government and non-government funders.
  • Managed the full program cycle from policy analysis and stakeholder consultation through program design, proposal and budget development, implementation, financial monitoring, donor reporting and assessment of results.
  • Designed and managed grant mechanisms for civil society, government and educational partners, including selection, contracting, disbursement, ongoing program and financial monitoring, partner support and assessment of results and donor compliance.
  • Conducted field monitoring, performance analysis and results reporting, using implementation findings and lessons learned to identify challenges, strengthen programme quality and inform subsequent programme decisions.
  • Coordinated multi-stakeholder partnerships involving government institutions, UN agencies, civil society and development partners, aligning different actors around program implementation and intended policy outcomes.
  • Produced analytical reports, policy papers and national migration publications, turning program evidence, monitoring findings and policy analysis into products supporting program development and strategic decision-making.
  • Coordinated the data-consolidation process and publication of three Migration Profiles of Kyrgyzstan with multiple government agencies and academia.
  • Organized and conducted ten training and capacity-building events for mid-level government practitioners and seven international study visits for ministerial-level officials, facilitating peer exchange of policy and operational practices.
  • Represented IOM at UN Country Team meetings and contributed to multi-agency work on integrating migration into national development processes.
Programme Assistant
U.S. Embassy in KyrgyzstanBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
May 2003 — Dec 2005
  • Supported implementation of a USD 10 million U.S. Government assistance portfolio in collaboration with government institutions, including program logistics, procurement, documentation and reporting.
  • Coordinated delivery and handover of multi-million-dollar specialized equipment and supported five U.S. specialized training sessions involving around 100 government officials.
  • Received the U.S. Ambassador’s Meritorious Service Award for an exceptional contribution to a 2004 emergency rescue operation that helped save nearly 20 people stranded in severe winter conditions after a helicopter crash.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Program CoordinationMonitoring, Evaluation & LearningFacilitating Meetings & DiscussionsMovement BuildingPolitical & Context AnalysisDesign & Conducting TrainingPartnership Management
Education
Masters, Applied Psychology
American University of Central Asia (AUCA)
2015 — 2017
  • Masters Thesis Paper was published as an article: Omurov, N. (2017). Identity disclosure as a securityscape for LGBT people. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 10 (2), 63–86.
Bachelor, Business Administration
American University of Central Asia (AUCA)
2000 — 2007
Certifications
Most Significant Change Technique for qualitative monitoring
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mission in Kyrgyzstan
2016-04
U.S. International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP)
U.S. Department of State
2015-08
Training of Trainers on Migration and Development
International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
2014-11
Project Development Training
International Organization for Migration (IOM), HQ
2008-05
References
Chaber Ato
Executive Director · ILGA-Europe
Current Manager
[email protected] · +32 492 97 34 16
Bjorn Van Roosendaal
Former Manager
[email protected] · +31 625 367506
Anna Shepherd
Former Colleague
[email protected] · +32 492 253692
Languages
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Kyrgyz
Native
Russian
Fluent