British Embassy in Azerbaijan is looking for an experienced UK expert to present at UK High Technology event. This should be a highly experienced expert combining profound creative enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation management and higher education governance expertise. The expert is expected to have a professional affiliation with a UK higher education institution and have minimum 5 years of innovation and enterprise management expertise to showcase their institution’s experiences.

Background information:
British Embassy Baku plans to hold a series of events from 26-29 April during the 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix under the auspices of the Great campaign. These events will include elements like “Fashion is Great”, “Innovation is Great”, “Business is Great” and “Education is Great”. Although Formula 1 itself is a global sports event, eight of the eleven teams competing in the championship are based in the UK. These are supported by a large UK technology based industry. British Embassy Baku is organizing UK High Technology in Education event on 28 April 2018. The main objective is to showcase the latest technology and expertise, together with other leading creative brands that the UK is able to offer to Azerbaijan. British Embassy Baku will work closely with the Baku City Circuit and the Baku City Authorities team to facilitate our arrangements.

If short-listed and selected, the expert is expected to hold initial briefing teleconference with the British Embassy Baku representative, develop presentation materials for the event and deliver the presentation.

International travel return ticket expenses of UK expert will be covered by British Embassy in Baku. The visitor is expected to cover all other expenses himself/herself.

To be considered, a resume and one page expression of interest letter that would contain relevant experience must be sent in electronic form to Rena.Zeynalova@fco.gov.uk not later than 30 March 2018. See the TOR for more information about the opportunity.