Senior Program Officer, Student Refugee Program position is available at WUSC (World University Service of Canada). WUSC is a Canadian international development non-profit organization. Present in over 25 countries, it improves education, employment, and empowerment opportunities for young people around the world. Reporting to the SRP Manager – Overseas Programming, the Senior Program Officer has responsibility to coordinate the overseas components of the SRP for a given region, as well as participate in related engagement activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain partnerships with international agencies (e.g. UNHCR, IOM), WUSC field offices, immigration officials, and others who support the selection, placement and immigration processing of sponsored students;
• Also, coordinate and participate in the overseas recruitment and application process of SRP students;
• Liaise with stakeholders, referral groups, Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices overseas, and other agencies to facilitate the immigration process of selected sponsored students;
• Likewise, coordinate with team members responsible for in-Canada SRP programming to ensure the effective implementation and placement of the sponsored students on Canadian campuses;
• Ensure that the SRP Manager, overseas programming, is informed of significant issues and developments with regards to the program in the assigned region.
• Furthermore, support the annual evaluation of the Student Refugee Program;
• Monitor SRP student integration and progress throughout their sponsorship period.
• Moreover, maintain up to date SRP student databases;
• Contribute to the conception and design of new initiatives related to the SRP and to refugee education in the assigned region.

Qualifications and Requirements

• University degree in international development, refugee studies or related field;
• Also, a minimum of 5-7 years related experience including 3 years in project or program management;
• Similarly, relevant work experience in a developing country and/or countries of asylum for refugees;
• Solid work experience in:

1. developing and managing effective partnerships
2. refugee and/or immigration issues
3. Canadian immigration law and regulations
4. program monitoring and evaluation
5. budget management
6. workshop facilitation, training delivery and tool development
7. volunteers and youth

• Flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility as well as multiple priorities;
• In addition, passion and commitment to gender equality and youth empowerment;
• Preference for working in a team environment.
• Above all, complete fluency, oral and written in English and French;
• Additional languages would be an asset, including Arabic, Kiswahili and other languages of relevance to refugee populations in the Middle East and East, Central and Southern Africa.