Sabina Alakbarova

• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
• Liaised between departments to facilitate communication with 71 member organizations and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
• Supervised multiple projects (10 projects) from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
• Gathered requirements for ongoing projects and organized details for management use.
• Built strong relationships with more than 80 internal and external stakeholders and devised strategies, initiatives, and events promoting products and services.
• Arranged events by overseeing logistics, budgets, venue selection, and activity planning.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.
• Developed executive presentations and reports 5 times per year to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement.
• Coordinated presentations for donors and project members to detail project scope, progress, and results.

• Tracked attendance and progress against goals for each participant.
• Organized trainings in proposal writing and fundraising for 200 representatives of secondary schools of Azerbaijan.
• Evaluated of more than 400 projects presented by the secondary school’s representatives submitted to the Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan.
• Hold training for over than 50 school teachers in Anti-bulling
• Assessed teachers needs to develop effective training plans.
• Gathered and organized supplementary material to support structured lessons.
• Eliminated process gaps by implementing new methods of standardized training.

• Hired and directed teams of 12 people to achieve daily and long-term operations and business goals.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and the board of directors to strategically affect the operational direction.
• Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
• Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
• Directed staff and managed the annual capital budget.
• Established performance goals for each department and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
• Spearheaded successful business development initiatives aligned with thecompany's strategy and core competencies.
• Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimizing burn rate, and support sustainability objectives.

• Led organization in setting goals and strategies.
• Contributed to values, goals and strategic vision of organization.
• Developed and implemented program to work with rural communities and increase their interest in vocational education and training initiatives.
• Facilitated decision making by building consensus and developing solutions.
• Planned and coordinated large volume and wide variety of meetings, conferences and workshops.
• Recruited, developed and retained excellent faculty to meet organizational goals.
• Composed and transcribed well-written reports, emails and technical documents with minimal supervision.
• Interviewed, supervised and motivated more than 30 staff members to achieve optimal productivity.
• Coordinated and implemented more than 50 projects and effective training for over 1000 beneficiaries in various topics
• Counseled unemployed individuals to determine suitable vocational goals, interests and aptitudes.

Ph.D. Program in European Studies aims to carry out the theoretical and practical research related to the European Union by applying the interdisciplinary approach. This will enable future scientists to get into deep and all-encompassing research on the European Union from the perspective of the legal, economic, social-political, and historical visions.

Public Administration and Policy. The program included intensive seminars focusing on research methods, developing a research project plan, and conducting and publishing academic research. After the conclusion of the program, participants submitted their research to internationally recognized peer-reviewed academic journals for publications.

The special focus of this program is on development policies, especially questions of sustainable quality improvement of public institutions.

• Awarded Diploma of Honour