Kyoko Yokosuka

About

I have 25 years of experience in international development, having engaged in increasingly responsible positions at the United Nations Development Programme, working in Romania, HQs, Uzbekistan, Lao PDR and Bangladesh, now in Nepal, and also worked in Myanmar during leave from UN. I have also served as Deputy Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers programme (UNV) in 2021-24. My main skills include: strategic planning; coordination and advocacy, resource mobilization and forging partnerships, effective communication for development; programme and project management.

Experience

• Resident Representative at UNDP Nepal
  Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

• UNV (7 yrs 1 mo)
  • Deputy Executive Coordinator
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Chief, External Relations and Communications Section
    Jul 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Deputy Resident Representative , UNDP Bangladesh at UNDP
  Dec 2016 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Deputy Resident Representative, Lao PDR at UNDP
  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• UNDP (8 yrs 3 mos)
  • Deputy Resident Representative, Uzbekistan
    May 2005 - Jun 2010 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Special Assistant to the Director / Management specialist
    Apr 2002 - Apr 2005 · 3 yrs 1 mo