
51 - 200 employees
Founded 1963
🤝 Non-profit
📚 Education
🌍 Social Impact
Non-profit • Education • Social Impact
World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to improving education, economic, and empowerment opportunities for young people across the globe. By collaborating with a diverse network of students, volunteers, schools, governments, and businesses, WUSC seeks to address inequality and exclusion in over 15 countries worldwide, including regions in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Their initiatives focus on enhancing access to quality education, particularly among girls and refugees, increasing access to training and employment services, and empowering youth to contribute to a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world. In Canada, WUSC is involved in the resettlement of refugees through its Student Refugee Program and engages Canadians to foster a better understanding of global development issues.
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51 - 200 employees
Founded 1963
🤝 Non-profit
📚 Education
🌍 Social Impact
Non-profit • Education • Social Impact
World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to improving education, economic, and empowerment opportunities for young people across the globe. By collaborating with a diverse network of students, volunteers, schools, governments, and businesses, WUSC seeks to address inequality and exclusion in over 15 countries worldwide, including regions in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Their initiatives focus on enhancing access to quality education, particularly among girls and refugees, increasing access to training and employment services, and empowering youth to contribute to a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world. In Canada, WUSC is involved in the resettlement of refugees through its Student Refugee Program and engages Canadians to foster a better understanding of global development issues.
• Provide monthly and ad hoc summary reports of ongoing local development activities, including government, non-governmental, and institutional cooperation activities • Acquire and maintain current country-specific data on business, economic, and development trends and initiatives to identify potential GAC involvement • Identify suitable in-country partner and client organizations and businesses • Liaise with stakeholders and follow up on ongoing and future programming in GAC’s Action Areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Develop and maintain networks of government, civil society, donor, and private-sector stakeholders • Support project monitoring and related events • Analyze political, economic, and security developments relevant to the country’s development agenda and advise the Technical Authority on potential actions • Attend meetings and events upon request to promote GAC programs • Provide logistical, procurement, financial management, and administrative support to visiting missions • Provide other related services as required • Report to the FSSP Caribbean Project Manager based in Barbados
• Minimum qualification of an undergraduate degree from a recognized university in development studies, international relations, public policy, or any other related degree • Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in development programming • Experience working with various stakeholders (government, non-government, donor agencies, civil society and private sector) • Training and experience in Project Management would be an asset • Attention to detail and sensitivity to confidential information • Works with a high degree of accuracy in preparing information • Able to adapt to changing circumstances, with the capacity to find innovative ways to manage issues and challenges • Manages time productively and efficiently and meet changing deadlines • Self-directed and able to complete activities with limited supervision • Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills • Good analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills • Demonstrated ability to use discretion and good judgment; honest and trustworthy • Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and Google software including Gmail, calendar, drive, spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation software • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English • Must be a CARICOM national residing in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Part-time consultancy engagement estimated at 4 days per month • Contract term of 9 months
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