What will I be doing in Azerbaijan?

My PULSE assignment is volunteering to work with Save the Children in Azerbaijan. Below is the Role Description, I will learn more about the role when I arrive in Azerbaijan next week!

PULSE Assignment - Training and Business Development Support in Azerbaijan

The Save the Children Country Office in Azerbaijan is interested in identifying a Training and/or Business Development professional to work with the country team to transform existing education and child protection products (for children) into a series of trainings which can be offered to potential donors.

As competition for limited resources continues to increase in Azerbaijan, SC needs to differentiate itself from competitors and developing useful products to “sell” to potential private sector funders is a proactive way to achieve sustained presence.

Initially, the trainings will be used for staff internally to promote the “One Team for Children in Azerbaijan”, an idea which directly emerged from previous, and first, PULSE volunteer. In addition to trainings, the PULSE Volunteer will work to develop training capacity of staff and lead efforts to develop better business practices and procedures for optimizing resources such as time, increasing efficiency while maintaining effectiveness.

• Work cross functionally and collaboratively to develop innovative strategies and products for resource mobilization.

• Identify and arrange and/or deliver suitable training solutions for employees.

• Conduct follow-up studies of completed training to evaluate and measure results.

• Actively search, creatively design and implement effective methods to educate and enhance performance.