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 Research impact, 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 worldโs most critical challenges. Guided by the values of respect, accountability and intention, IDRC fosters collaboration to create meaningful and inclusive change. Please visit our website to learn more about our work: What We Do
Come join our team and help us build a more sustainable and inclusive world!
Our employment opportunity of the moment: Senior Strategic Knowledge Translation Officer
Location: Ottawa, Canada (Hybrid Mode*)
Step into the opportunity:
As the Senior Strategic Knowledge Translation Officer, you will be joining an organization that values and models diversity, inclusion and equity while being responsible for:
Leading the development and delivery of annual workplans that ensure IDRC programs and granting mechanisms incentivize and support the real-world processes of moving research into action, for example, for policy influence, behavioral change, program improvement or product development.Presenting to IDRC staff, senior management and/or Board of Governors, contributing strategic analysis on trends and views on ways that IDRC could strengthen its investments in evidence use. This includes providing updates on forward plans and reporting back on progress.Assessing proposals and preparing approval documents for projects that aim to contribute to the science of research use and scaling impact, including contributing expertise to conceptual, methodological, operational, evaluative and financial aspects.Identifying, consolidating and synthesizing learning from investments in research use, drawing on approaches and practices across IDRCโs programming portfolio, the experiences of other strategic stakeholders (such as other donors and research communities) and the global literature.Coordinating IDRC engagement in key evidence use fora, including networks, conferences and meetings, with a view to helping the Centre mobilize alliances to strengthen research for development practice.For more details on the primary duties and responsibilities, view Job Details.
Take a minute to see if your profile fits IDRC:
You Have:
A Masterโs degree in international development, international relations, communications, or other related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Proficiency in both French and English (reading, writing, and speaking).A minimum of eight (8) years of experience working at the nexus of research, policy and practice, including designing, implementing or evaluating initiatives that support research for impact.Experience in knowledge translation (KT), knowledge mobilization, knowledge brokering, and/or evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM).Experience in interpreting, synthesizing and communicating complex information for various audiences, including writing case studies, decision memos. research publications, working papers, and/or briefing reports.You Are:
Aligned with the IDRCโs culture and value statements: At IDRC we are respectful, intentional and accountable.A skilled project manager with an ability to establish and nurture excellent professional relationships. Able to prioritize and manage competing demands.Committed to delivering high quality work with integrity.Competent in negotiation, consensus building and working on and/or supporting organizational change processes.A team player within a multidisciplinary group of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.If this sounds like the right fit, weโd love to hear from you.
Additional Information:
Hybrid Mode: The Centre provides a hybrid work environment, and your presence at the office is governed by the teleworking policy.This position requires international travel up to 15 days per year.As a result of this process, the Centre may establish a pool of pre-qualified candidates for future permanent and term opportunities requiring the same competencies.Your next chapter begins here. Letโs shape a brighter, more inclusive future together.
Our recruitment team carefully reviews all applications to identify candidates who best align with the roleโs 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 peopleโs 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.
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Who can apply? Canadian citizens and permanent residents.