Country Representative – IGNITE

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🇵🇪 Peru – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

✨ Representative

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Catalyste+

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1967

🤝 Non-profit

💼 Consulting

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Consulting • Social Impact

Catalyste+ is a Canadian economic development organization that has partnered with businesses, governments and community organizations since 1967 to connect Canadian expertise with partners in emerging countries and Indigenous communities in Canada. Through short-term mentorship and advisory assignments delivered by volunteer advisors with extensive industry experience, Catalyste+ builds local skills and capacity to support inclusive, sustainable economic growth and stronger communities. The organization measures impact across thousands of assignments and direct beneficiaries and offers programs focused on public and private sector capacity development, reconciliation in Northern Canada, and international development.

📋 Description

• Lead implementation of the IGNITE project strategy in Peru, aligned with program objectives, local priorities, and donor requirements • Serve as IGNITE's primary in-country representative and relationship focal point • Lead stakeholder consultations to identify priorities, opportunities, and technical assistance needs • Build and maintain relationships with public institutions, regulatory bodies, private sector organizations, business associations, development partners, donors, Canadian missions, and other stakeholders • Lead assignment design and serve as the primary focal point for local partners throughout the assignment cycle • Support recruitment and deployment of Catalyste+ Advisors and consultants • Support implementation and coordination activities in designated secondary countries as required • Guide Advisors and consultants in developing work plans and implementing assignments • Oversee assignment logistics and support Advisors during in-country assignments • Apply Results-Based Management principles and maintain continuity across assignments • Monitor economic, institutional, policy, and development trends, communicating risks and opportunities • Contribute to work plans, progress reports, donor reporting, and program documentation • Develop partnership opportunities and represent Catalyste+ at meetings, conferences, workshops, and stakeholder events • Coordinate operations, records, management information systems, budgets, compliance, and administrative requirements • Provide leadership, mentorship, and support to local staff as applicable • Liaise with Canadian Embassies and local representatives of Canadian organizations • Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning systems, data collection, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement

🎯 Requirements

• Must reside in Peru • University degree in International Development, Public Administration, Economics, Business Administration, Political Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience • Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience • Proven experience working with or engaging public sector institutions, including ministries, regulatory agencies, local governments, or other public entities • Experience in international development, economic development, governance, public administration, trade promotion, private sector development, or related fields • Experience working with donor-funded development programs • Experience managing stakeholder and partner relationships • Experience in project management and applying Results-Based Management principles • Sound knowledge of gender equality, women's economic empowerment, and the inclusion of vulnerable and underrepresented populations • Strong relationship-building, networking, and partnership development skills • Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and exercise sound judgment • Strong organizational and coordination skills • Knowledge of the country's economic, institutional, and development context • Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders from both the public and private sectors • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications • Fluency in Spanish and professional working proficiency in English