Country Director

WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF CANADA

Position Description Position Title: WUSC Country Director Position Location: Arusha, (occasional travel in Tanzania and overseas)

Reports to: Africa Regional Coordinator, Uniterra Program Contract term: 3 year contract (with possibility of renewal)

Application deadline: June 1, 2015

Start date: June 2015

World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization that works to create opportunities for education, employment and empowerment for under-privileged youth and women worldwide. WUSC’s approach is based on over six decades of experience of working in multisectoral partnerships to improve the lives and means of subsistence of marginalized persons in developing countries. WUSC works with and through its partners from the South – in government, civil society and the private sector – to foster, notably, an environment favourable to the aspirations and full participation of youth. WUSC is launching the Uniterra Program in Tanzania, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) Canada. Uniterra is a volunteer cooperation and international development program that strengthens organizations and networks by pooling expertise and knowledge. Jointly implemented by World University Service of Canada and the Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI), the Uniterra Program contributes to improving the socio-economic conditions of local communities in 14 countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. Uniterra supports the development of inclusive market systems in order to address the root causes of market failure and to facilitate systemic changes. To do so, Uniterra works in specific product and service sub-sectors to in order to enable 5.6 million women and youth from poor and marginalized communities to improve their economic and social well-being. Uniterra prioritizes local ownership of results through working in partnership with strategically placed local partners to improve the quality and relevance of services, and facilitate access to economic opportunities for women and youth.