Program Leader, Education & Science

Pursue a career with impact

There are those who dream of living in a better world, and there are those who apply to IDRC

Are you ready to manage and coordinate program level donor partnerships to best achieve organizational objectives?

If you see yourself as a future Program Leader, this may be of interest to you.

11 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
• Lead a team of people from diverse cultures and multiple disciplines
• Develop new proposals to funding partners to renew partnerships to build on results and seize new opportunities
• Nurture strategic partnerships with other organizations and stakeholders
• Lead the development and oversee the adaptive management of program-wide strategies, including funding processes and project portfolio management, monitoring and evaluation plans, communications, knowledge synthesis, and capacity strengthening
• Have the chance to provide advice and guidance to external contacts, including national governmental agencies
• Have the chance to bring continuous innovations to your work
• Work for an organization that supports your professional development
• Have the flexibility to work in hybrid mode (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 6 requirements for the chance to be selected:

• A PhD and a record of research and publication in a relevant social science discipline OR a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline and significant work experience in international development partnerships.
• English and French advanced reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Significant and recent experience leading and managing multidisciplinary international teams.
• An in-depth understanding of developing and implementing development research partnerships while taking a gender equality and inclusive approach to research and other types of project management.
• An in-depth understanding of how to strengthen individual and organizational capacities, science granting councils, as well as the capacities of AI researchers, innovators, and policymakers.
• Knowledge and experience applying effective communication of research and research results to different audiences including the Canadian and international research and development community.

Do the math, you would probably win!

Together we can accomplish great things, so let us start now !

Last chance to apply: November 15th, 2022, at 11:59 PM EST