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Date Posted:Saturday, May 06 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
There are those who dream of living in a better world, and there are those who live the dream by joining IDRC to build a better world!
Are you ready to contribute to the advancement of gender equality by scaling policies and innovations, which foster the recognition, reduction, and redistribution of women’s unpaid care work?
If you see yourself as a future Senior Program Officer, this may be of interest to you.

9 good reasons to apply to the Centre:
• Contribute to our mission: Building a more sustainable and inclusive world.
• Work for an organization that values and models diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary team from diverse cultures.
• Perform strategic activities including coordination with key actors that seek to advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
• Ensure the alignment and connectivity of program objectives with widespread organizational strategies.
• Support action research that informs policy and practice on unpaid care work facilitating thoughtful knowledge exchange with both local and regional actors.
• Work for an organization that supports your professional development.
• Have the flexibility to work in hybrid mode (Minimum 3 days out of 10 in the office).
• Enjoy a long list of employee benefits.
• And more: be part of a pre-qualified pool of candidates, eligible to be considered for future employment opportunities that matches you profile in case you are not selected for the current role.

Only 5 requirements for the chance to be selected:
• Ph.D. or a Master’s degree in a discipline such as economics, international development, gender studies.
• English advanced reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Significant and recent research management experience, including assessment of conceptual, methodological, operational, and financial reports which utilize a gendered lens.
• An in-depth understanding of on-going gender transformative development research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
• An enhanced knowledge of key partners and initiatives to foster gender-responsive policy making in the region, including initiatives to address unpaid care work.

Do the math, you would probably win!
Together we can accomplish great things, so let us start now !

As part of Canada’s foreign affairs and development efforts, IDRC champions and funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions to drive global change.
The Centre is committed to creating and fostering a respectful, diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people’s lives we impact and the Canadian community we work within, where everyone can truly be themselves. We welcome Indigenous peoples and persons from all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, as well as persons with physical or mental disabilities to be part of our team.



Job Experience:No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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