Viacheslav Shelegeiko (Belarus) is a senior international development practitioner with over 15 years of experience in development, humanitarian, and peacebuilding contexts. He has worked extensively with United Nations entities—including UNDP at regional and country levels- as well as multiple UN Resident Coordinator Offices and European Union institutions. His portfolio includes the design, implementation, quality assurance, and evaluation of programs and projects across Europe and the CIS, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa.

With a background in governance, public policy, and sustainable development, Viacheslav’s core expertise encompasses programme and project development, results-based management, risk management, quality assurance, and UN system coordination at the country level—spanning all phases of the UN Cooperation Framework, from initial design to final evaluation.

He is a certified PMEAL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) professional with a strong quality assurance, compliance, and risk management portfolio at UNDP, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

Clients value his ability to translate complex strategies into practical, results-driven interventions. He integrates evidence-based insights, systems thinking, and data-informed decision-making to develop practical solutions that succeed in the real world. This theory-driven yet pragmatic approach enables organizations to turn strategic visions into tangible, impactful results. By linking the technical with the strategic, he provides clarity, structure, and momentum to organizations and teams, aiming to navigate complexity pragmatically.

Viacheslav has a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, Germany, focusing on international and European governance and sustainable development.