Consultant, Senior Program Officer - Higher Education Inclusion at World University Service of Canada

Under the supervision of the DREEM Pan-African Initiatives Manager and Deputy Project Director, the Senior Program Officer will work closely in collaboration with the WUSC team, the DREEM Youth Advisory Committee, and the Mastercard Foundation team to support the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partners. 

Responsibilities:

• Provides overall programmatic support and coordinates capacity building support, and technical advice to Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partners on refugee and displaced youth inclusion in higher education;
• Works closely with the DREEM Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Officer to track Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partner engagement and impact;
• Supports with the coordination of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars program Inclusion Working Group, providing operational support and organization to the Program activities;
• Coordinates the development and dissemination of resources and delivery of training opportunities for Scholars Program partners;
• Supports in the maintenance of relationships with Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partner staff and provides ongoing technical assistance on refugee and displaced youth inclusion;
• Identifies and rolls-up promising practices and ways to share learning across the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program network;

Line Manager

• DREEM Pan-African Initiatives Manager with a dotted line to the Deputy Project Director.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in international development, education, public policy, social sciences or a related field is preferred

Experience & Competencies

• The ideal applicant will combine experience and technical expertise in the higher education and/or forced migration sectors with a familiarity of the African refugee context, strong organization skills, excellent listening and interpersonal skills, and an ability to get things done.