Ilkin HAJI

Founder & Executive Director @ Sustainera Solutions

About

Areas of Expertise: • Project implementation in development sector; • Private sector development; rural development; social development; • Extensive research and data analysis experience; • Conceptual and practical knowledge and experience in Governance; Gender and development; • Capacity building - training and development.

Country

Azerbaijan

City

Baku

Industry

Environmental Services

Skill

Private Sector Development, Vocational Education, NGOs, Capacity Building, International Development, International Relations, Project Planning, Research, Analysis, Project Management, European Union, Training, Policy, Proposal Writing, Policy Analysis, English, Russian, Data Analysis, Public Policy, Economics

Experience

Founder & Executive Director

Sustainera Solutions

2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Baku City, Baku Ekonomic Zone, Azerbaijan

Private Sector Development Consultant

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Baku, Azerbaijan

Technical Assistance project “Preparing the Modernizing Vocational Education and Training for Economic Diversification Sector Development Program” Supporting the Technical Assistance project with developing participation and incentive programs of the private sector to promote VET that integrated 4IR, green jobs, energy transition, and climate financing in its programs; Assisting in the identification of priority economic sectors to be targeted by the program; Assessing the environment and regulatory framework for PPPs in VET and identifying ways of improving and strengthening PPP opportunities in the VET sector.

Private Sector Expert / NAP Project

UNDP

2022-7 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

Programme Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

2020-4 - 2022-12 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Sustainable Development Expert

UNIDO

2019-9 - 2020-3 · 7 mos

New York, NY

Economic Affairs Officer

Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations

2015-7 - 2019-7 · 4 yrs 1 mo

New York, NY

Humanitarian Affairs Officer

United Nations OCHA

2014-8 - 2015-7 · 1 yr

New York, NY

Program Coordinator

Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA)

2012-8 - 2014-7 · 2 yrs

Azerbaijan

Governance Officer

Oxfam International

2011-11 - 2012-6 · 8 mos

Azerbaijan

Project Coordinator

UNDP

2011-4 - 2011-11 · 8 mos

• Coordinating and assisting the Project Manager in the overall management of “Good Governance through Civil Service Reforms” project; • Responsible for providing general financial and administrative support to the project; Assist project management in performing budget cycle: planning, preparation, revisions and budget execution.