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 supporting program management, 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: Program Management Officer
Location: Ottawa, Canada (Hybrid Mode)
Programs: Democratic and Inclusive Governance (DIG); Women’s Voice and Leadership Learning Partnership
The IDRC’s Democratic and Inclusive Governance Program funds research and innovation so that people around the world can enjoy the benefits that democracy and inclusive governance bring to everyday life. We support evidence-based research that helps people and public authorities address the causes and drivers of weak governance in a manner that promotes empowerment, gender equality and inclusion of excluded groups.
This position will support the implementation of the Women’s Voice and Leadership Learning Partnership, an externally funded program with Global Affairs Canada. The initiative will support a learning and impact agenda to enhance the efforts of the program to improve human rights and gender equality across regions.
Then we are interested in your profile!
At IDRC, we support your professional development.
Our recruitment team carefully reviews all applications to identify candidates who best align with the role’s criteria. If selected, you will hear from us regarding the next steps in the process. We thank all applicants for their interest and encourage you to stay connected with IDRC for future opportunities.
The International Development Research 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. At IDRC, we place human rights and dignity at the center of our work. We have a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in the delivery of our mandate and during our research-for-development activities.
We strive to ensure barrier-free selection processes. If you are contacted regarding a career opportunity, testing or interview, please advise the People and Corporate Culture Division representative of the accommodation measures that must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.
All IDRC employment offers will be contingent on satisfactory references and self-declaration results. IDRC will request information from references provided by job applicants about any findings related to sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment in the context of employment.
By submitting an application, job applicants confirm their understanding of the recruitment process above.
Who can apply? Canadian citizens and permanent residents.