Innovation Program Coordinator
vakansiya — 2025

PASHA Holding invites experienced candidates to fill the position of Innovation Program Coordinator.

Job description:

• Performs detailed evaluations of internal innovation ideas against the innovation needs of the PASHA group of companies);
• Collaborates and develops effective working relationships, and partnerships with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders (counterparts, universities, incubators, accelerators, other innovation ecosystem players);
• Work closely with the Innovation Lead to strategically prioritize and manage innovation opportunities;
• Manage cross-company Internal Innovation projects (i.e. Group-wide Innovation program, events like pitch competitions) end-to-end;
• Build Innovation community within PASHA group of companies.
• Identify gaps and competitive threats; stay up-to-date on latest innovation trends, understand macro/micro market trends and competitive threats to provide insightful strategic recommendations;
• Support the implementation of External Innovation Events such as hackathons, startup competitions;
• Develop Group-wide Innovation Newsletter to ensure the companies stay abreast of trends;
• Draft website/intranet page and social media posts, collaborate with our corporate communications team to ensure alignment;
•  Create internal idea generation tool in Intranet (Innovation Page) and build framework for idea processing;
• Support Innovation Team in other relevant tasks;

Education, Experience and Skills Required:

• More than 5 years of experience in strategy, operations, project management
• Demonstrated track record of supporting complex projects and building strong relationships with cross-functional team members;
• Analytical – grasps complex concepts and synthesizes unstructured data to summarize effectively and drive key decisions;
• Critical and “out-of-the-box” thinker – questions the status-quo while coming up with innovative solutions;
• Understand basic finance and modeling, including cash flow analysis, IRR, NPV etc;
• Strong project management skills (Availability of project management certificates is preferable);
• Mixed background in multiple industries is preferred;
• Entrepreneurial and creative strategist;
• Strong facilitation, consultation and convening skills and experience;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust and productive relationships;
• Passionate about technology and eager to stay up to date on latest trends;
• Fluent English, preferably Turkish and Russian languages;
• Executive presence and communication skills – able to build executive-level presentations and present to an executive audience;
• Staying abreast of innovation trends, Finance/Insurance is preferable;

How to apply:

• Interested candidates are requested to submit:
• CV to recruitment@pasha-holding.az ;
• Put “Innovation Program Coordinator” in the subject line;
• CVs should be sent by the 19 July, 2021.

Attention: Candidatures not eligible for the requirements of this position, not following the above rules or applied after the deadline will not be considered.