Daria Bykova - Team Leader Anti-Corruption and Integrity, GIZ Ukraine

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Work Background

GIZ UkraineTeam Leader, Anti-corruption Strategies Team at U-LEAD with Europe

Sep. 2024Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine• Leading and ensuring the sound, strategic, operational, managerial, monitoring and reporting processes of the Unit. • Managing the team and overseeing the performance of all the activities at the highest level and in a timely manner. Providing professional and managerial advice to the team members. • Working on the preparatory phase of the “House of Integrity” Project 2.0- drafting the Grant Agreement with the Agency for Recovery and Development, preparing all the financial documentation, conducting due diligence. Up to 10000 participants from the local, regional and national level are expected to take part in the hybrid learning opportunities of the HoI 2.0. • Working on the preparatory phase of a Leaders Project with the Aspen Institute Kyiv. The Project will create a sustainable network of leaders who share values of integrity and ethical behaviour and can implement these principles within their organisations and communities. • Working on the preparatory phase of a veteran Project with NGO “MEZHA”; • Preparing for tenders (compiling tender documentation) to contract international experts on transparency, integrity and anti-corruption. • Ensuring inter-institutional, stakeholder cooperation, communication flow and joint activities in the field of anti-corruption. • Preparing and managing financial documents, engaging in monitoring and evaluation of activities, data management.

GIZ UkraineIntegrity Advisor at U-LEAD with Europe

Nov. 2023 - Sep. 2024Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine• Overseeing the sound implementation of the “House of Integrity” Project with the aim of ensuring the existence of integrity, transparency and accountability as a cross-cutting culture in Ukraine. • Supporting the hybrid learning ecosystem of the “House of Integrity” Project through: a) professional capacity development of more than 5500 civil servants of national and local executive power institutions, representatives of LSGs, ACO’s; b) building and enhancing the community of practitioners with high level of expertise in anti-corruption. • Ensuring inter-institutional cooperation and joint activities in the field of anti-corruption under the umbrella of the “House of Integrity” Project. • Building a network of civil society stakeholders in the Integrity area- Aspen Institute Kyiv, Kyiv Mohyla Business School, Agency for Recovery and Development, NGO "Frontier Institute", NGO “Technology of Progress”, MEZHA, etc. • Supporting the existence and development of independent, public broadcasting in Ukraine through partnership with “Suspilne”. The main goal is to ensure regional sustainability and resilience through support of hyperlocal correspondent networks, by building independent journalistic centres in remote areas. • Participating in the production of an online course on the management of corruption risks for Anticorruption Officers with the support of NACP, production of an Analytical Report "Strategic Analysis of Corruption Risks in the Process of Humanitarian Aid Management at the Local Level”. Ensuring that all the activities and tasks of the Unit are carried out to the highest standards and in a timely manner. • Cooperating with international experts, ensuring quality control of materials provided by the contracted experts. • Preparing and managing financial documents, engaging in monitoring and evaluation of activities, data management. • Managing the submission of implementing partners’ financial and narrative reports, engaging in audit planning.

The Asset Recovery and Management Agency of Ukraine (ARMA) https://arma.gov.uaSenior AML/ anti-corruption specialist

Aug. 2017 - Nov. 2023Kyiv City, Ukraine• Systematically supporting ARMA on matters of anti-corruption, asset tracing and recovery, cooperation with international authorities. • Monitoring the alignment of ARMA’s activities to the highest standards of AML/CFT compliance requirements with respect to Ukrainian legislation as well as regulatory acts of the EU, global sanctions regimes, FATF Recommendations, emerging regulatory developments. • Providing liaison with international and national stakeholders involved in anti-corruption and integrity, asset finding, tracing, recovery and management. • Drafting and negotiating correspondent agreements with the purpose of strategic partnerships and donor assistance to ARMA. • Providing practical and result-oriented legal advice, identifying key risk areas, based on my experience and knowledge of regulatory environment of Ukraine and the EU. • Promoting understanding of compliance program matters and escalating key regulatory compliance reporting issues within the existing governance structure to the management of ARMA. • Applying sophisticated strategies and creative approaches to achieve satisfactory negotiated outcomes, conducting structured analyses of each existing problem, researching extensive volumes of information, identifying key obstacles and communicating them to the stakeholders. • During my work at ARMA, I prepared to and passed the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Specialist certification (ACAMS). https://www.acams.org/en/graduates/acams-graduate-list-cams-certified- graduates#search=Daria%20Bykova&page=0

Private PracticePrivate Legal Practice

Jun. 2015 - Aug. 2017Kyiv City, Ukraine• Advising Ukrainian clients on corporate law matters, including deal structuring, legal due diligences, preparing transactional documents governed by EU or Ukrainian law, assisting in negotiations, on deal closing and post-closing matters. • Advising foreign clients on business practices in Ukraine, providing practical assistance in liaising with governmental authorities, regulatory bodies and LSGs. Advised on implementation of anti-corruption policies and AML procedures to ensure compliance with Ukrainian regulations and AML/ATF procedures.

The State Agency for Investment and National Projects of UkraineSenior legal specialist

Sep. 2012 - Jun. 2015Kyiv City, Ukraine• Providing advise on corporate law and foreign direct investment matters, including deal structuring, legal due diligences, preparing transactional documents governed by English or Ukrainian law, assisting in negotiations, advising on closing and post-closing matters. • Supporting the Agency and its foreign partners on business practices in Ukraine and provided them with practical assistance in liaising with governmental authorities, regulatory bodies and local authorities. • Ensuring the implementation of anti-corruption policies and AML procedures within the Agency to sustain compliance with Ukrainian legislation and AML/CFT procedures. • Providing legal support to the implementation of the Agency’s marketing activities related foreign direct investments in Ukraine, including organisation of exhibitions, public presentations in Ukraine and abroad, round tables, workshops, press conferences, meetings with mass media.

LLC Legal company "Fortis"Associate

Aug. 2010 - Sep. 2012Kyiv City, Ukraine• Providing consulting services, preparing and supporting contract and corporate documents drafting. • Supporting senior colleagues in negotiating with counterparties. Maintaining the client database and preparing monitoring reports on company’s activities.