Background

Famil Mammadov, an Azerbaijan national, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Informatics and Management with a special focus on economics from the Azerbaijan State Economics University in Baku. At present he is pursuing an MBA degree that specializes on NGO Management at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Germany concentrating on International Economics, Culture & Politics, Intercultural Communication, and HRM and Leadership.

Prior to joining UNU he worked as a Stock Manager Assistant for the Sabah Group in Baku where he was responsible for industry research and development of partnership relations with international companies. During 2009 he worked as a trainer for the Academy of Perspective of the Wroclaw University of Economics in Poland leading workshops on different business administration, human resources, cultural education and social sciences topics to more than 17 schools. In 2008 Famil held a position as Finance & Administrative Officer with the NGO ‘Save the Children International’ in Baku.

He has been carrying out different types of voluntary work, for instance, in 2009 was appointed Azerbaijan Coordinator for the COJEP International NGO in Baku creating partnerships with regional governmental institutions and organizations and represents the organization in the Caucasus region. In addition, he is an active member of many international youth organizations and participated as a scholarship holder in various international youth meetings, conferences and trainings in the world.

Working area at UNU-EHS/UNU-ViE

Famil Mammadov works as Team Assistant for the Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation section.