Jobs at World University Service of Canada (WUSC)

Oversee regional implementation of the GRIT development project in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Manage partners, stakeholders, work plans, monitoring and evaluation, staff, volunteers, budgets, procurement, reporting, risk mitigation, and donor coordination. The role connects field implementation with national-level strategy, supports entrepreneurship and gender-responsive programming, and requires frequent regional travel and occasional travel to Colombo.

WUSC invites organizations, researchers, financial institutions, policymakers, private-sector actors, and women entrepreneurs to submit proposals for interactive learning sessions at the 2026 Pathway to Sustainable Enterprise Growth Learning Forum in Lagos. Proposals should present evidence-based insights, practical tools, transferable lessons, inclusive approaches, and candid reflections on successes and challenges affecting rural women entrepreneurs. The forum will focus on scalability, sustainability, gender-responsive enterprise support, ecosystem collaboration, and learning across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Lead development of South Sudan’s national Gender in Education Policy in collaboration with WUSC, the Ministry of General Education and Instruction, and stakeholders. Responsibilities include literature and policy reviews, stakeholder mapping and consultations, workshop facilitation, policy drafting, validation, incorporation of feedback, implementation planning, dissemination, and regular coordination. The consultant will be based in Juba and travel to other states to conduct consultations.

WUSC seeks proposals from a consultancy to provide digital skills training and ICDL certification services in Iraq. The selected consultant will deliver the technical and financial proposal by September 15, 2026, and coordinate with the WUSC Iraq Office regarding the requested services.

WUSC seeks urban-based refugee-led organisations (RLOs) in Kenya to implement the University Now initiative: design outreach campaigns, run application hubs, recruit/train peer advisors, co-design a consortium governance and financial sustainability model, strengthen organisational capacity, maintain monthly financial and activity reporting, and contribute to a shared resource library. Deliverables include M&E plans, 24-month workplans, training materials, monthly/quarterly reports, and a transition/sustainability charter to sustain RLO-led outreach to higher education for displaced youth.

Solicit industry partners for skill-based training programs. Review expressions of interest, co-design curricula, coordinate implementation with stakeholders, monitor outcomes, and manage reporting and evaluation.

Lead development and delivery of a Pan-African communications strategy for DREEM 2030. Produce evidence-based storytelling, manage digital platforms (website, campaigns), provide communications technical assistance to Refugee-Led Organizations and partners, build partner capacity through training and toolkits, oversee vendor relationships and multimedia production, track communications KPIs, and support internal knowledge sharing and MERL integration.