Nurbek Omurov

Application: ET Consultant – Senior EU Partnerships Advisor at WBG Office in Brussels

International programme and partnerships professional with 20+ years of experience working with international organisations, governments and civil society. Experienced in managing multi-country programmes, donor relationships and institutional partnerships across Europe and Central Asia, including engagement with EU institutions, UN agencies and international financial institutions. Proven track record in stakeholder coordination, programme development, policy engagement and managing diverse donor-funded initiatives.

Brussels, Belgium
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Work Experience
Senior Programmes Officer
ILGA-Europe
Jan 2019 — PresentCurrentBrussels, Belgium
  • Maintain partnerships with 46 civil society stakeholders across Europe and Central Asia;
  • Expanded ILGA-Europeʼs partnership and outreach network in Central Asia from 7 to 20 stakeholders nearly tripling the organisationʼs regional reach;
  • Coordinate consortia with one European-Central Asian regional partner organisation 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;
  • 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;
  • Contributed to two monitoring missions of EU Directorate-General for Trade under the EU's GSP+ Trading Scheme with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan;
  • Monitor country developments annually across 5 Central Asian countries and draft country chapters for ILGA-Europe Annual Reviews;
  • Coordinated 3 capacity building activities for civil society stakeholders on leveraging international financial institutions to advance human rights advocacy (WB, EBRD, ADB);
  • 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;
  • Played a key role in organising and delivering 6 in-person ILGA-Europe Annual Conferences across 6 EU countries, each bringing together an average of 400 participants from Europe and Central Asia;
  • Represent ILGA-Europe at Global Philanthropy Platform meetings.
National Programme Officer
International Organisation for Migration (IOM/UN Migration Agency)
Jun 2007 — Dec 2018Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • Maintained partnerships with both governmental and non-governmental stakeholders;
  • Represented IOM at UN Country Team meetings, and in mainstreaming migration into national development processes together with multi-agency partners;
  • Received recognition from the UN Resident Coordinator for my contribution to coordination and conceptualisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals on behalf of Kyrgyzstan;
  • Coordinated data consolidation process and publication of 3 Migration Profiles of Kyrgyzstan in coordination with multiple government agencies and academia;
  • Drafted speeches and talking points for IOM and other UN officials ahead of high-level intergovernmental meetings;
  • Managed a multi-year multi-million-euro project on migration and development in partnership with the World Bank Office in Kyrgyzstan;
  • Organised 3 international conferences with a total participation of 250 high-level government officials, practitioners and civil society organisations from multiple countries;
  • Organised and delivered 7 international study visits for ministerial-level government officials to the Philippines, Czechia, Spain, Portugal, Jamaica, South Korea and Türkiye, facilitating high-level exchange of policy and operational practices.
Programme Assistant/Logistics Coordinator
U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan
May 2003 — Dec 2005Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • Supported the implementation of a USD 10 million U.S. Government assistance portfolio providing emergency-response and security-related support to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic;
  • Conducted the inventory, handover and delivery of multi-million-dollar specialised equipment provided by the U.S. Government to the Kyrgyz Government for emergency response and non-proliferation activities;
  • Provided logistical support for 5 U.S. specialised training sessions involving a total of 100 officials from Kyrgyzstan’s Border Service, Customs Service and Ministry of Emergencies;
  • 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.
  • Supported the organisation of a study visit to the United States for 30 Kyrgyz Border Service and Customs officials, including travel and logistical arrangements and coordination with U.S. counterparts.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project DevelopmentMonitoring and EvaluationTraining and Meeting FacilitationData Analysis and PresentationStakeholder Engagement
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
Human Rights Based Approach to Project Design
International Organization for Migration (IOM), SEEECA Regional Office
2013-11
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 Shepard
Former Colleague
[email protected] · +32 492 253692
Languages
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Kyrgyz
Native
Russian
Fluent
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