Vugar Bashirov

Experience

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  Multiple employers

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

  Multiple positions

  I worked for several local employers (both state and private) on different positions starting from a volunteer and/or temporary recruit helping to organize events of various level including exhibitions and training, and becoming the assistant to the managers and an accountant. During this period, I gained valuable experience in project and event management (on top of the already gained knowledge and skills during the internships, BCs and MSc which were done before Oct 2015), marketing, sales, accounting, interpretation/translation. Show less

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  FAO

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2018

  National Project Management Consultant

  I started as a Project Manager at FAO for the project "MTF/AZE/007/STF: Strengthening Phytosanitary Inspection and Diagnostic Services in Azerbaijan" on 27 June 2016. Since then, I was able to grow as a professional, and was involved in the other projects in FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan. I was acting as a Country Program Officer for our Office under the supervision of the Head of Program Unit since 17 January 2017.Responsibilities:- Management of several ongoing local projects and contributing to the events within the regional ones;- Direct involvement into budget formulation, controlling allocations, monitoring expenditures, formulation and realization of the work plans, revisions according to the needs of the projects, preparation of the progress and terminal reports;- Direct collaboration with the Projects' Task Forces, the Project Management Units, the National Project Steering Committees, the Lead Technical Officers (LTO), the national and international consultants/experts, and other stakeholders, facilitation of the respective missions/meetings/events;- Organization and management of events, boosting visibility of the projects;- Leading organization of the project related tenders, acting as the main Requester;- Operating of the project profiles in the Field Programme Management Information System (FPMIS). Show less

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  For different requesters

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2019

  Freelance Translator

  Translation of the Book on Dairy Production in Azerbaijan.In 2 languages: Azerbaijani - EnglishReview of the book on Organic Agriculture in Azerbaijan (by FAO).In 3 languages: Azerbaijani - English - RussianRequests (both official and not) for translations, corrections of the documents and transcriptions on various areas/topics including public health, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas industry, agriculture, phytosanitary control, etc. by local and international parties.In 3 languages: Azerbaijani - English - Russian Show less

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  PULS-R LLC

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2025

  Responsibilities:- Direct contribution to the project design, preparation of project proposal/documents/agreement;- Development and maintenance of the work plans, main operational templates;- Direct control of the project activities, results, organization of the related events;- Being the main contact point with the donors, preparation of qualitative and quantitative reports;- Being the Requester in the project related tenders;- Boost visibility of project to wider audience. Show less Responsibilities:- Direct contribution to the project design, preparation of project proposal/documents/agreement;- Development and maintenance of the work plans, main operational templates;- Direct control of the project activities, results, organization of the related events;- Being the main contact point with the donors, preparation of qualitative and quantitative reports;- Being the Requester in the project related tenders;- Boost visibility of project to wider audience. Show less Responsibilities:- Direct contribution to the project design, preparation of project proposal/documents/agreement;- Development and maintenance of the work plans, main operational templates;- Direct control of the project activities, results, organization of the related events;- Being the main contact point with the donors, preparation of qualitative and quantitative reports;- Being the Requester in the project related tenders;- Boost visibility of project to wider audience. Show less

  • Manager of the "Life channels" project

    Nov 2023 - Jan 2025

  • Chief Project Officer

    Feb 2021 - Jan 2025

  • Manager of the "Green Heart" project

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Technical Coordinator of the "Khojahasan tree planting" project

    Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Manager of the "Sweet Gold" project

    Sept 2018 - Jan 2021
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  State Plant Protection Service of Latvia

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2023

  Assistant to the Resident Twinning Advisor

  I was the Assistant to the Resident Twinning Advisor (RTA) of the EU-funded Twinning Project "AZ 17 ENI AG 01 20: Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures in Azerbaijan" implemented by the State Plant Protection Service of the Republic of Latvia, practically acting as the National Coordinator of the project. Responsibilities:- Supporting RTA in managing the project;- Preparation of the project documentation - the work plans, agreements, quarterly reports, etc.;- Organization of the project events including official meetings, training, conferences, study tours for the beneficiaries, etc.;- Supporting the traveling short-term experts throughout their missions;- Work with the project pages on the EU Digitool and OPSYS systems;- Organization of tenders on behalf of RTA. Show less

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  AJB Group LLC

  Nov 2023 - Jan 2025

  Responsibilities:- Direct contribution to the project design, preparation of project proposal/documents/agreement;- Development and maintenance of the work plans, main operational templates;- Direct control of the project activities, results, organization of the related events;- Being the main contact point with the donors, preparation of qualitative and quantitative reports;- Being the Requester in the project related tenders;- Boost visibility of project to wider audience. Show less

  • Chief Project Officer

    Nov 2023 - Jan 2025

  • Manager of the "New Breath" project

    Nov 2023 - Jan 2025