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Under the overall supervision of the Head of Elections, the Elections Administration Officer manages the International Secretariat’s support to parliamentarians in the field of election observation. In addition, Iryna Sabashuk:

• Provides support to MPs’ appointed to leadership roles within the field of election observation administration and logistics;


• Serves as Deputy of the Head of Elections;


• Supports the South Caucasus and Ukraine outreach programmes, as well as Documents Services.

Sabashuk joined the team of permanent staff of the International Secretariat in May 2011, after undertaking a Research Fellowship with the PA in Copenhagen. Sabashuk has previous work experience in the private sector in the fields of marketing and commerce.

Sabashuk holds two Master’s degrees in international law and English and German philology, as well as Bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Working languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English, German and Danish.

The Senior Advisor provides advice and support, including to the Secretary-General and other members of the International Secretariat, on a range of programmatic and parliamentary diplomacy issues. In particular, the Senior Advisor:

• Serves as Director for the General Committee for Political Affairs and Security, working closely with the OSCE’s Forum for Security and Co-operation, Security Committee of the OSCE Permanent Council, and OSCE Conflict Prevention Center.


• Provides advice and support on Assembly activities and initiatives in Central Asia and supports the work of the OSCE PA Special Representative on Central Asia.


• Serves as a Programme Coordinator for Belarus (Eastern Europe).


• Serves as the Programme Coordinator for youth-related activities in the OSCE PA, supporting the work of the OSCE PA Special Representative on Youth Engagement and OSCE PA Network of Young Parliamentarians.

More information: Manuchekhr Salokhudinov joined the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly International Secretariat in August 2019.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University, as well as distinction Master degrees in Global Economics from the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Services in Dushanbe and in Public Administration from the University of Exeter, UK.

Before joining the Secretariat, Salokhudinov worked for several years in the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe within the Politico-Military and Human Dimension Departments. His professional experience includes areas of democratization, political dialogue, elections, and security sector reform.

Working languages: (Persian/Dari), Russian, and English.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Secretary General the Head of Finance, Human Resource Officer:

• Plans, directs and co-ordinates the work of the budget, payments and accounting functions, and formulates and implements appropriate control procedures and systems to safeguard OSCE PA resources, ensuring accountability at all levels; takes overall responsibility for risk assessment;


• Plans, integrates and co-ordinates human resource management, including: supervising the recruitment, placement, training and personnel administration and performance management of staff; directing the management of the International Secretariat post table; and supervising staff welfare, staff development and training activities;


• Manages general support functions, including procurement; co-ordinates with the ICT team regarding the optimal performance and technical maintenance of all internal and external information technology and communications/telecommunications systems; co-ordinates with the documents and records management team the handling, disposal and archiving of documents;


• Manages work of Conference services and Documents Services departments;


• Performs other tasks as assigned such as liaising with the local authorities on matters related to the status of international and local staff in the host country.

Samac joined the International Secretariat in October 2017. Prior to joining the PA, Samac worked more than ten years for the OSCE and the International Atomic Energy Agency in their finance departments. She graduated from CDI College, Toronto, Canada and University for Business and Finance Studies in Belgrade, Serbia.

Working languages: English and Serbian.

Under the supervision of the Secretary General, the Head of Operations manages the OSCE PA’s procurement, asset management and security. In addition, Dimitrije Todorić:

• Provides logistical and administrative support before, during and after the Assembly’s statutory meetings;


• Provides administrative support to the Secretary General;


• Provides logistical support to the conference and election teams;


• Provides assistance regarding practical issues with the Danish MFA Protocol Department and other parties related to the Organization and its staff; liaising with the Danish Parliament for organizational, logistical and security matters;


• Serves as finance assistant.

Todorić joined the team of the International Secretariat’s permanent staff in December 2018. His experience includes working for the OSCE Mission to Serbia, the World Bank and the private sector.

Todorić holds a Master’s degree from the University of Belgrade, Serbia.

Working languages: English and Serbian. Good knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese.