GEORGE DZIDZIGURI
EDUCATION
- 1969 - 1974, Georgian Polytechnic Institute; Diploma of Electrical Engineer (the equivalent to university degree);
- 1976 - 1979 Moscow, Russia, Control Problems Institute; Candidate of Technical Science (the equivalent to Ph.D. Degree);
- 1984 –1985 Los Angeles, USA, University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA); Visiting Professor; Major: Optimal Control.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
- 1996 - Surrey, U.K., Saville & Holdsworth Ltd. (SHL) Training Academy; Certificate in Occupational Testing;
- 1995 – 1998, Georgia, UK, Germany, Civil Service Reform & Training Program; Certificate in HR Techniques;
- 1996, Tbilisi, Georgia the Public Administration College of Tacis; Certificate in HR Management;
- 2006, Surrey, U.K. SHL Training Academy; Certificate in Job Analysis & Competency Design;
- 2007, Tbilisi, Georgia, Canadian Bureau for International Education and GFSIS; Certificate in Performance Appraisal Systems;
- 2010 Stockholm, Sweden, SIDA/ Swedish Institute for Public Administration (SIPU International); Certificate in the Training of Trainers in Training Methodology, Learning and Participatory Teaching.
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION
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Project Director/Team Leader of project on Assisting the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources in Improving HR Operations and Procedures, funded by USAID/CAUCASUS FORECAST Project.
- Expert/Consultant assisting the State Procurement Agency on structural optimization and introduction of contemporary HR Management, funded by EC.
- National Expert in HRM of the UNDP project on A Strong Parliament in a Consolidate Democracy aimed at strengthening the Parliament of Georgia.
- Expert/Trainer in HR Management for the project on “Improved Skills for Successful General Education Decentralization Reform”, providing Training of Trainers for the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, funded by UNDP.
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Project Director/Team Leader of the project on Providing Technical assistance to HR Division of NBG, funded by USAID/CAUCASUS FORECAST Project.
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Project Director/Team Leader of project on Assisting Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) in Improving HR Operations and Procedures, funded by USAID/CAUCASUS PAR Program.
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Project Director/Team Leader of project on Assisting Public Service Bureau (PSB) in Conducting a Feasibility Study on the Possibility of Establishing a Cross-Governmental HR Information System (HRMIS) and its Impact on Public Service Reform Policy Issues, funded by USAID/CAUCASUS PAR Program.
- Survey on SMEs Problems, Training Needs & Current Training Service Providers in Georgia. International Expert recruited by JICA.
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Human Resources Consultant (international) recruited by AED on behalf of MFA Georgia.
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UNDP Project Team Leader on the Introduction of Modern Methods of Personnel Selection/Appraisal in Georgian Public Service.
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Consultant on the matters of introduction of the modern system of personnel management in the Georgian public service (WB).
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The Head of Unit of the WB Project on Education System Reform.
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The Head of Personnel Unit of the Tacis project on Civil Service Reform and Training.
EXPERIENCE
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2011 – present – Georgian Technical University (GTU), the Head of the Quality Assurance Service;
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2011 – present – Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), Advisor to Director General (part-time);
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2007 – present – NGO SMART Consulting, Chairman;
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2006 – present – GTU Information and Computer Technology (ICT) Department; Full Professor (part-time);
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2010 – 2011 – GPB, the Head of HRM Department;
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2005 – 2007 – PSB, the Head of Human Resource Management Department;
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2005 – 2006 – GTU ICT Department, the Full Professor and the Head of Department;
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1998 – 2005 – Georgian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre (GEPLAC), Director;
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1995 – 2005 – GTU ICT Department, the Full Professor and the Head of Department;
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1989 – 1994 – GTU, the Dep. Head; the Head of Research Management Administration;
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1974 – 1989 – GPI, Junior research fellow; Engineer-programmer; Assistant professor, associate professor.
LANGUAGES
- Georgian (native)
- English (fluent)
- Russian (fluent).
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