Vanessa Zelenovic

Program manager with 2+ years of experience leading cross-functional initiatives in complex, fast-paced environments. Proven ability to use data to drive decisions, manage multiple workstreams, mitigate risk, and deliver outcomes across international operations. Experienced in stakeholder management, process improvement, and executive reporting.

Background spans public policy, good governance, and operations.

Junior Project Coordinator at GovRisk (2023-11 – Present)

International Development Consultancy

• Owned end-to-end coordination of 30+ high-impact donor-funded initiatives worth £800,000, including planning, execution, and post-delivery reporting for senior leadership, donors, and external stakeholders.
• Built and maintained multiple tracking mechanisms (budgets, deliverables, risk registers, KPIs) to monitor performance, manage spending and identify risks.
• Used evaluation reports and program data to present program progress and next steps during regular review sessions with senior management, supporting data-driven decision-making.
• Partnered with the finance team to manage purchase orders, invoices and expenses.
• Supported business development team by contributing to proposals, conducting market and partner research, and writing out compliance requirements clearly.
• Partnered with senior leadership to develop a data-driven business development plan, conducting deep-dive analysis on program performance and scalability; defined KPIs and business cases supporting a potential revenue pipeline worth over £100 million.

Intern at Washington State Human Rights Commissioner (2022-07 – 2022-08)

• Communicated with and served as the main point of contact for external stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Political Consultant Intern at NWP Consulting (2022-05 – 2022-08)

Political Consulting Firm

• Supported campaign operations through data collection, analysis, and reporting across multiple concurrent projects to reach 10,000+ voters.
• Delivered 10+ outreach programs using quantitative metrics to assess engagement effectiveness and optimize strategy.
• Developed digital assets and communications materials aligned with stakeholder and voter data insights.

Membership Coordinator at University of Washington (2021-08 – 2022-06)

• Led recruitment strategy resulting in 110 new members, increasing participation and engagement.
• Developed data-driven outreach campaigns across digital channels to improve stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinated 10+ cross-team initiatives and events, balancing competing priorities and deadlines.

Voting Assistant at Snohomish County Elections (2020-08 – 2020-11)

• Supported high-volume, time-critical election operations, validating large datasets (over 500,000 registered voters) and ensuring accuracy and compliance under strict regulatory deadlines.

Executive Officer for Budget & Finance Commencement Programmer at Edmonds College (2019-04 – 2020-07)

• Led execution of complex, deadline-driven programs, including the commencement ceremony for 1000 graduates.
• Managed 40+ budgets and presented the 2020-2021 fiscal plan and recommendation to the Board of Trustees, worth over $1 million.

Master's in International Relations – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2022-09 – 2023-12)

Bachelor's in Political Science – University of Washington (2020-09 – 2022-06)

Associate of Arts – Edmonds College (2018-09 – 2020-06)