Iryna Horodyska has more than 6 years of experience in energy efficiency and climate mitigation projects. As Helpdesk Coordinator for the project “Supporting participation of Eastern Partnership and Central Asian Cities in the Covenant of Mayors” she assisted municipalities on a daily basis, supporting them in data collection for CO2 monitoring, elaboration of a Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI), development of Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) and in the conduction of Energy Days. Additionally, she provided administrative and technical support to experts working at municipal level in 6 EaP countries as well as Territorial and National Covenant Coordinators, Covenant Supporters and other stakeholders. In the course of this work, she facilitated communication and knowledge exchange between the experts, the Covenant Office in Brussels and the Joint Research Center (JRC). Additionally she was also involved in the adaptation of the Covenant methodology and technical materials to the Covenant East realities and collected, identified and outlined best practices. Iryna Horodyska organised and conducted capacity building trainings, networking events and study visits within Covenant-East project for the representatives of local authorities, regional administrations and ministries. She has strong coordination and networking skills. Her communication and trainee experience is obtained during 10-years projects’ implementation.