Liudmyla Naumenko

Liudmyla Naumenko serves as an HR Assistant within USAID/Ukraine, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen democratic governance, public service capacity, and civil society resilience in Ukraine. In her procurement role, she facilitates the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to human resource modernization, organizational development, and institutional capacity-building initiatives. Her work ensures that staffing, training, and administrative support contracts align with USAID’s strategic priorities, enabling efficient delivery of technical assistance programs across a conflict-affected environment. She typically handles non-construction services related to human capital management, organizational consulting, and workforce development. Naumenko collaborates with a diverse range of contractors specializing in public sector HR reform, organizational diagnostics, and capacity-building advisory services. While no specific contractor names are currently identifiable in the award data, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms offering expertise in institutional strengthening, leadership development, and public administration modernization. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical proficiency, cultural competency, and alignment with Ukraine’s reform agenda, often involving long-term, performance-based service agreements. Naumenko’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing merit-based selection over socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, her process emphasizes technical merit, past performance, and alignment with USAID’s mission objectives. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing HR consulting, organizational assessment, training design, and institutional diagnostics. She routinely procures services that enhance public sector human resource systems, including workforce planning, performance management frameworks, and civil service reform initiatives, reflecting deep expertise in governance and institutional development domains.