Director, Climate-Resilient Food Systems

Job Description

As the Director, you will be working from IDRC headquarters in Ottawa, Canada and reporting directly to the Vice-President, Programs and Partnership. You will provide strategic leadership in the development, execution and evaluation of the Climate-Resilient Food Systems Program, working towards the achievement of IDRC’s vision and strategic objectives. This includes leading a team of 15 to 25 professionals based in Ottawa and in IDRC’s Regional offices directly and/or through Program and Team Leaders reporting directly to this position.

You will also play a leading role in identifying new opportunities for research development expansion by partnering, designing and implementing the IDRC’s resource expansion for the program. As a member of the Senior Management team, you work closely with other Program Directors and colleagues across the Centre to promote collaboration.

The Director has wide-ranging strategic, divisional and operational accountabilities for the Climate-Resilient Food Systems Program. You will be focused internally and externally, nationally and internationally, providing intellectual leadership for the Program and will have significant impact on IDRC performance, image and credibility. The Director has extensive latitude to oversee the development and implementation of programming and partnerships.

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