Grzegorz Gruca is the Vice-President of Polish Humanitarian Action, as well as a Member of its Management Board. He is an expert in the field of humanitarian assistance, who has been involved in PHA missions to Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia and Ukraine, and has participated in humanitarian missions to North Korea.
Between 1990 and 1994, Mr Gruca worked as an executive manager and consultant at various trade companies. From 1995 to 1997, he was the NGO liaison coordinator of the Warsaw office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He has worked for PHA since 1997, as a Management Board Member and an Executive Manager. In 1998, Mr Gruca completed a technical cooperation program in the field of Emergency Management at the Agency for International Development of the Government of the United States of America. He is also a member of the Polish Fundraising Association. In November 2011, he was awarded the Bene Merito badge for strengthening Poland’s position on the international stage by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2016, he joined the regional round-tables, organized by NOHA and the European Commission as part of the preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit. In 2017, he obtained a certificate for the Technical Experts Course from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism Training Programme, which is honored by the European Commission.