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Denis Matveev is an international peacebuilding consultant. He also works as a strategy and organisational development expert, trainer, facilitator and programme manager. Denis has worked with NGOs, corporations, political parties, governments, de facto authorities, intergovernmental organisations and education institutions in Australia, Moldova, Romania, Sri Lanka, Austria, UK and the USA, focusing on consulting and training in applied strategic planning, organisational development and programme design for peacebuilding, peacemaking and conflict transformation initiatives.

Since 2005, Denis led the Moldova Country Program of the Romanian Peace Institute (PATRIR). This has involved the design, fundraising and managing of 4 major peacebuilding project lines in Moldova-Transdniestria. From 2008, Denis is the Regional Director – Black Sea Program at PATRIR. In his work at PATRIR, Denis has also designed and facilitated peacebuilding and conflict transformation trainings and workshops for numerous groups of civil society, government, de facto authorities and INGO representatives. Among Denis’ past trainees are: staff of UN, EC, OSCE, Members of Parliaments, diplomats and NGO leaders.

Denis brings with him 5 years of experience in the corporate business sector, where most recently he headed up the Corporate Strategy department for a major Australian corporation (3 million clients, $2 billion revenue). In his time in the commercial sector, Denis has also acted as adviser and facilitator for many high level forums of Senior Executive Management, Boards of Directors, and diverse project teams.

He has completed the Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies course at the UN-awarded European Peace University in Austria, where he now teaches a Masters curriculum course on Designing Peace Initiatives. Denis is a Field Team Mission Preparedness Trainer for Nonviolent Peaceforce – a global organisation which prepares and deploys unarmed civilian peacekeepers in zones of violent conflict. Among Denis’ upcoming publications are: ‘Civil Society Peacebuilding Guide for Moldova-Transdniestria’ and ‘Moldova-Transdniestria: Working Together for a Prosperous Future (ed.)’.

He has served on the Council of Directors of PATRIR (Romanian Peace Institute) from 2005 till 2008. Denis has been an invited Member of TRANSCEND International since 2005, of the Institute for Integrative Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding (IICP, Vienna) since 2006, and of the Steering Committee of the Western CIS Region of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) since 2008.

Denis is an Australian citizen, and has lived in Russia, Australia, Austria, Romania and Moldova-Transdniestria. He trains, facilitates and writes professionally in both English and Russian, and is learning Romanian. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, and in researching post-Soviet political systems, ideology and collective subconscious.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Moldova

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Ukraine

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Regional Director - Black Sea Programme, Dept of Peace Operations, PATRIR

How many years professional experience do you have ?

6-10

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Facilitation, Gender, Organizational Development

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Budgeting, Capacity Building, Communication, Evaluation, Fundraising, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Training