Professional summery
* ***** ** ********** **********, running and managing local and international projects in Azerbaijan. Acted as a Research assistant in the frame of “Hope and Heal” gun violence and community building project implemented in Hamilton Heights, Saint Louis. Direct practice experience in working with youth with the disability.
Education
Master’s degree
Washington University in St. Louis 2016-2018
Emerging Master of Social Work Practitioner on working with Children Youth and Family
Bachelor’s degree
Baku Eurasia University-2009-2011
Simultaneous translation
Skills
Communication - NGO management, building up local international relations, fundraising project management, Russian-English, Turkish-English and vice-versa translation skills.
Research - Data collection, evidence-based and culturally competent practice search and analysis, literature review, appraisal, analyze and translate findings,
Direct practice - working with the linguistically diverse population
Data analyses – analyzing pre and post survey, program evaluation results by utilizing SPSS statistical software
System thinking – applying system dynamic thinking framework on analyzing addressed issues, stella software, applying group models building.
Professional Experience
Starkloff Disability Institute 2018, January – present
Intern
Utilize research to develop programs based on evidence-based practices
Aid in organizing monthly meetings with participation of candidates and experts
Reach out guest speakers and experts for inviting them to the monthly meetings with the candidates
Documenting one on one meetings and phone call notes of the candidates
Conduct phone surveys and report the findings
Comply with strict standards of confidentiality as required by organization policy
Paraquad Disability Experts September-December 2017 Assistant organizer of Youth and Family Program
Operated under own initiative and with the supervision of the expert to develop a curriculum for the youth group titled as “Respond to Bullying”
Co-facilitated monthly youth group “Advocacy as a Tool for Rights”
Contacting and making follow-up calls to the parents/guardians of the participants for the relevant notifications
Collection and entry participants data to the organization's database
Prepare proposals for the program development
Complied with strict standards of participant confidentiality as dictated by two institutional reviews boards and Federal policy
The Department of Psychiatry at Washington School of Medicine May-August 2017
Research Assistant
Project “Hope and Heal” Community Building” gun violence prevention program
Conduct literature search for locating best practices in relation to the gun violence prevention models
Collect and analyze research findings and report to the program manager
Assist in organizing community meetings
Utilize Access and Excel databases for updating and maintaining project related information
Document meetings note and submit for the project team discussions
Coordinated with research team members in developing new strategies for improving documentation acquisition, office organization, and confidentiality
Perform other duties as indicated by Project Manager and Center Director
Previous Professional experience
European Movement Azerbaijan 2012 - 2016
Project Manager
Developing grant proposal related community surveys
Assist in grant writing and submission to the international donor organizations
Establishing cooperation with the international organizations in Europe
Recruiting volunteers for the local project (Recruited and managed 50 volunteers for the Eurovillage 2016 Baku festival)
Managing Youth Exchange Programs with the partnering organizations
Act as written and consecutive translator as required during the project implementation
Establishing collaborations with diplomatic missions of the European countries in Azerbaijan for conducting Europe Year project
Assisted in organization of and conducting "Regional Training on Increasing Youth Social and Political Participation" in 17 regions of Azerbaijan
Projects
Youth in Action
Youth Internship Programs with the organization in Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey
Regional Training on Increasing Youth Social- Political Activities
Young Leader Network in rural settlements
“Peacebuilding: Seeds of Confidence”