Senior Director, Strategy and Policy Research (Remote)

Title: Senior Director, Strategy and Policy Research

Department: Canada Managing Director 

Reporting to: Manager Director, WES CAN & Deputy Executive Director 

Type: Full Time

Compensation: CAD 175K - 195K

Location: Remote - Ontario, Canada or willing to relocate

Who We Are:

World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. For 50 years, WES has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals. Through decades of experience as a leader in global education, WES has developed a wide range of tools to pursue social impact at scale. From evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy, designing programs, and providing philanthropic funding, we partner with a diverse set of organizations, leaders, and networks to uplift individuals and drive systems change. Together with its partners, WES enables people to learn, work, and thrive in new places. For more information about WES, please visit our website at www.WES.org.  

About the Opportunity:

The Senior Director of Strategy and Policy Research spearheads evidence-based policy development, strategy, research and analysis in the Canadian Office to influence public policy. This position leads the Strategy and Policy Research (SPR) team and be a key member of the Managing Director’s leadership team, supporting the capacity of WES to influence policy and program solutions in Canada. The Senior Director’s team will work collaboratively with allies and policymakers to advance reforms that foster economic and social inclusion for immigrants, refugees, and international students and that help receiving communities realize mutual benefit to build shared prosperity. This role requires an agile leader that possesses strong analytics and innovative systems design thinking to craft policy solutions and advocacy approaches to advance WES’s mission.

What You’ll Do:

• Setting direction and driving policy and strategic priorities based on WES Canada policy priorities, strategic plans, and the external landscape
• Leading the development and evaluation of strategic policy and programmatic advocacy goals, outcomes and impact
• Developing and guiding/overseeing the implementation of policy advocacy strategies in WES Canada priority areas, including workforce development and immigration
• Provide strategic direction, guidance, and supervision to Canadian policy advocacy and research staff and consultants.
• Lead team in the development of WES policy positions …