UNDP Georgia
Leadership
Who are the decision-makers?
The UNDP Resident Representative acts on behalf of the UNDP Administrator and is the head of the Country Office being ultimately responsible for the quality and sustainability of UNDP interventions, including UNDP policies and procedures.
Nick Beresford
UNDP Resident Representative in Georgia
Nick Beresford is a development professional with over 20 years of experience with the United Nations.
in September 2021, he was appointed as UNDP Resident Representative in Georgia. Before, he served in Cambodia, Bangladesh, Somalia and East Timor, as well as in the UN headquarters in New York (USA).
Nick Beresford holds a Master of Science in Development Economics from Sussex University (UK). He also holds degrees in audit and accountancy and English literature.
Anna Chernyshova
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Georgia
Anna Chernyshova is a highly qualified UNDP manager with over 16 years of programme and operations experience.
Before joining the UNDP team in Georgia, she served as Country Manager a.i. for the UN Joint Presence Office in the Solomon Islands.
Previously, she managed large and culturally diverse teams in UNDP offices in her home country, Belarus in 2002-2011, as well as in Kyrgyzstan in 2011-2014, in UNDP’s Bangkok Regional Hub in 2014-2017, and finally in the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji in 2017-2019.
Throughout her career with UNDP, Anna Chernyshova has managed programmes on combatting human and drug trafficking, border management, mitigating the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and fighting HIV, TB and malaria with support from the Global Fund.
In 2010, she also served as a Programme Specialist in the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS in New York. She has participated in programme evaluation and support missions to Latvia, Kazakhstan, Jamaica and Timor-Leste.
Before joining UNDP, Anna Chernyshova was Programme Manager at the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus. She managed an EU-funded Programme on Human Rights, Democratization and Elections.
Anna Chernyshova has a law degree from the Belarus Academy of Management and an MBA degree from the European University Viadrina in Germany.
UNDP Georgia Team
Management | ||
Nick Beresford | Resident Representative | nick.beresford@undp.org |
Anna Chernyshova | Deputy Resident Representative | anna.chernyshova@undp.org |
Keti Ukleba | Operations Manager | keti.ukleba@undp.org |
Programme unit | ||
Gigi Bregadze | Democratic Governance Team Leader | gigi.bregadze@undp.org |
George Nanobashvili | Economic Development Team Leader | george.nanobashvili@undp.org |
Nino Antadze | Environment & Energy Team Leader | nino.antadze@undp.org |
Giorgi Vardishvili | Crisis Prevention & Recovery Team Leader | giorgi.vardishvili@undp.org |
Oleh Protsyk | Regional Peace & Development Advisor | oleh.protsyk@one.un.org |
Tamara Katsitadze | Peace & Development Programme Officer | tamara.katsitadze@one.un.org |
Khatuna Chanukvadze | Monitoring & Evaluation Officer | khatuna.chanukvadze@undp.org |
Khatuna Sandroshvili | Innovations Specialist | khatuna.sandroshvili@undp.org |
Nunuka Chanturia | Executive Assistant | nunuka.chanturia@undp.org |
Irine Barnabishvili | Programme Associate | irine.barnabishvili@undp.org |
Tinatin Suladze | Programme Associate | tinatin.suladze@undp.org |
Davit Samunashvili | Programme Associate | davit.samunashvili@undp.org |
Communications Unit | ||
Sophie Tchitchinadze | Communications Analyst | sophie.tchitchinadze@undp.org |
Teiko Kandelaki | Communications Specialist | tinatin.kandelaki@undp.org |
Elene Sakvarelidze | Communications Specialist | elene.sakvarelidze@undp.org |
Ira Sulava | Communications Specialist | irine.sulava@undp.org |
IT Unit | ||
David Ioseliani | ICT Analyst | david.ioseliani@undp.org |
George Shatirishvili | IT Associate | george.shatirishvili@undp.org |
Human Resources | ||
Nino Chichinadze | Human Resource Team Leader | nino.chichinadze@undp.org |
Gvantsa Bitskinashvili | Human Resource Associate | gvantsa.bitskinashvili@undp.org |
Operations & Finance | ||
Nana Jamburia | Procurement/Logistics Team Leader | nana.jamburia@undp.org |
Natia Lipartiani | Procurement/Logistics Associate | natia.lipartiani@undp.org |
Levan Gvaladze | Finance Analyst | levan.gvaladze@undp.org |
Chabua Chabukiani | Finance Associate | chabua.chabukiani@undp.org |
Mamuka Giorgadze | Treasury Associate | mamuka.giorgadze@undp.org |
Nana Bochorishvili | Logistics / Registry Assistant | nana.bochorishvili@undp.org |
Marina Murgulia | Receptionist | marina.murgulia@undp.org |
Kakha Koniashvili | Driver/Handyman | kakha.koniashvili@undp.org |
Malkhaz Poladashvili | Driver | malkhaz.poladashvili@undp.org |
Revaz Getsadze | UN House Technician | revaz.getsadze@undp.org |