About Me

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Penelopa GJURCHILOVA

PROFESSION
Country Representative, Team Leader, Multilateral Diplomat, International Consultant and Expert in the areas of International Law, Diplomacy, Politics, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform, Public Administration, Human Rights, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Women Political Participation

POSITION
Proposed position in assignment

BORN
1970

NATIONALITY
Republic of North Macedonia

SUMMARY:

Dr. Penelopa specializes in international law and policy with focus on international development, good governance, and emerging markets. She has over 25 years’ experience spanning diplomatic, legal, strategy and management consulting and line management roles. Dr. Penelopa’s ability to formulate and implement complex legal and coordination strategies has been developed from an extensive industry background including governance, law, human rights, gender equality, legal and security sector reform, technology, and environment. She currently works for UNDP Office in Skopje as Gender Specialist delivering development project in the RN Macedonia.

For the past ten years Dr. Penelopa has worked extensively in social performance, for both public and private sector clients, principally in the legal and political sectors. This has included large-scale development projects in Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Solomon Islands; legal, governance and environmental and social regulatory processes in South East Europe, South East Asia and the Pacific; as well as consulting around development issues including legal, judicial and political reforms, local level service delivery, community and state security, human rights, women, peace and security, development strategies and social planning and policy making. Dr. Penelopa brings insights around assessing and leveraging legal, political, and social reforms as well as practical mechanisms to manage and improve the good governance and legal certainty. She lectures on European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy, Public Speaking, International Human Rights Law, the UN and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

As a diplomat and legal representative for 25 years in the Europe, South East Europe, USA, South East Asia and the Pacific she deployed diplomatic and negotiating skills with a particular emphasis on relationship building, change management and high level advocacy to governments in difficult and changing environments.

She possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Fluent in Italian, good French, and understanding of Spanish, Bulgarian and Russian languages.

Specialties: International law, human rights law, gender equality and women political participation, women, peace and security, good governance, legal, political and electoral improvements, public administration, management, strategy, emerging markets, social and environmental performance, complexity, international development.

She can work alone and in diverse teams. She is experienced in Public Speaking, Social Media, Business Development, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.