• Represents Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB) at the destination level and participates and represents ATB at destination events and meetings

• Manage day-to-day activities of the DMO, establishing its overall goals and overseeing operations, sales and marketing strategies and functions in accordance with the objectives of ATB and the region’s Destination Management Plan

• Develop and implement workflow processes and organizational structure and manages internal and external relationships

• Maintain a productive working relationship with public, private, community stakeholders and tourism partners, and lead / facilitate / collaborate their efforts to ensure their participation and involvement in key industry and organizational initiatives (destination management plans, product development opportunities, key partnerships and business relationships, regional / destination branding and campaign development, etc.)

• Work with the State Tourism Agency (STA) and ATB head office to provide policy and regulation advice to Executive Powers and other government and non-government organizations

• Manage the budget, staff and implementation of events, meetings, campaigns

• Produce regular progress reports to ATB

• Directly manage, coach, and develop the regional DMO team, develop and maintains effective organizational policies, and ensure all activities are implemented within the established policies, guidelines, laws, and ethical standards

• Work closely with the public and private sector at local, regional, national, and international levels as well as with the local community and with visitors themselves

• The office is in the regions and candidate should base there

• Post graduate degree in Business Management / Hospitality Management / Tourism Development / Tourism Marketing / Regional Development / Economy (majoring in local culture, history, regions, etc.)

• At least 3 years’ senior or middle management experience in tourism sector

• Proven supervisory experience

• Awareness / understanding of Shaki,Shamakhy-Ismayilli region as tourism destination

• Experience in development, formulation, and implementation of strategic initiatives

• Experience managing and controlling a financial budget

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral in Azerbaijani and English

• Computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

• Not essential, but considered favorably:

o Experience in public-private partnerships or co-ordination activities

o Experience in multicultural environment / international projects

o Experience in business start-ups

o Russian language skills