Senior Travel and Finance Officer at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
Olena graduated with a bachelor’ degree in Pedagogical Studies, then master degree in Foreign Languages. Certified by a Swiss law recognized diploma in accountancy.
Olena has more than 15 years professional experience in administration and business travel environment within private, public, and NGO sectors.
Prior to DNDi Olena worked at the Geneva International Airport as Customer Service Agent.
Olena joined DNDi in 2010 as Travel Assistant and developed, then put in place in the company the entire business travel-oriented process!
Current responsibilities:
· Travel management (air/ground transportation, accommodation, visa/immigration, duty of care, relocation).
· Main point of contact between business travel suppliers and the staff, invited experts/consultants, guests, and MICE.
· Implementation and regular update of main travel focused procedure documents (Travel Policy, Expense & Per diem Policy, Safety, & Security Guidelines).
· Implementation, regular update and staff trainings on travel related tools (Self-booking tool, Expense management tool).
· Travel related accountancy (invoices from the suppliers, travel expense claims, corporate credit cards, etc.);
· Standardization of the travel related process, documents, tools and procedures in company’ regional offices;
