If you are looking for a career opportunity, want to give meaning to your professional achievements and contribute to making the world a better place by playing a part in international development, and are passionate about contributing to the advancement of gender equality by scaling policies and innovations, which foster the recognition, reduction, and redistribution of women’s unpaid care work, then the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is the place for you!

IDRC is home to people who share a passion for international development research. We look for employees who believe that knowledge and innovation can help solve the world’s most critical challenges.

Come join our team and help us build a more sustainable and inclusive world!

Our employment opportunity of the moment: Senior Program Officer

Program: Sustainable and Inclusive Economies (SIE)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya (Hybrid Mode*)

Take a minute to see if:

You have:

• 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.

You are:

• An experienced research professional with demonstrated project and program management skills, including solid understanding of approaches to scaling positive impact.
• A team player who thrives within a research-based environment that requires dedicated relationship building and openness to working with researchers, practitioners, and other key stakeholders from diverse cultures.
• Driven by your contribution and positive impact as it relates to the advancement of gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
• An effective communicator, with proven ability to lead consultations and build consensus with internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to work under pressure using your initiative and sound judgment.

You are interested in:

• Program coordination, the management of a portfolio of grant projects and collaboration with SIE team members in Ottawa and regional offices.
• Performing strategic activities including coordination with key actors that seek to advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
• Ensuring the alignment and connectivity of program objectives with widespread organizational strategies.
• Supporting action research that informs policy and practice on unpaid care work facilitating thoughtful knowledge exchange with both local and regional actors.
• Joining an organization that values and models diversity, inclusion, and equity.

Then we are interested in your profile!

At IDRC, we support your professional development.

Additional Information:

*Hybrid Mode: Have the flexibility to work in hybrid mode (3 days out of 10 in the office).

This position requires frequent international travel.

As a result of this process, the Centre may establish a pool of pre-qualified candidates for future permanent and term opportunities.