Arsen Manukyan

Secretary General
Phone: +374 10 540 326
Email: arsen.manukyan@scws.am

Biographical Data
Date of Birth: January 14, 1968

Education

1998: Defended candidate thesis and received the scientific degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences (Ph.D. in Law)
1994–1997: Postgraduate studies at the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow
1989–1994: Yerevan MUYD Law Institute, Qualification: Jurist / Lawyer
1985: Graduated from Yerevan Secondary School No. 168

Work Experience

December 30, 2025 – Present: Secretary General of the Water Committee
August 15, 2025 – December 2025: Expert, International Labour Organization (ILO) / United Nations
April 18, 2022 – May 5, 2025: Senior Governance Specialist, Team Leader for Anti-Corruption and Integrity Systems, USAID "Armenia Integrity Project"
February 20, 2019 – April 8, 2022: Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
June 11, 2018 – February 19, 2019: First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
2017–2018: Expert, "Center for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the UN "Promotion of Human Rights in Armenia" Project
2013–2016: Legal Advisor, Team Leader, USAID Pension Reform Project
2012–2013: Head of the Legal Department, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
2010–2012: Legal Advisor, Team Leader, USAID Pension and Labor Market Reform Project
2010: Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Law and Procedure, Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University
2009–2010: Policy and Legal Issues Advisor, USAID "Competitive Private Sector in Armenia" Project
2007–2009: Legal and Pension Issues Advisor, USAID Strengthening Social Protection Systems Project
2006–2007: Legal Advisor, Legal Directorate of "ArmenTel" CJSC
2005–2006: Head of the Social, Cultural, and Economic Issues Group, Staff of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
2002–2005: Legal Advisor, USAID Armenia Social Reform Project
1998–2002: Chief Specialist, Legal Department of the Staff of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

Other Data
Member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia: Since 2006

Marital Status
Married, has two sons