Job

World University Service of Canada

Call for Applications: Refugee-Led Organizations: Increasing Access to Higher Education for Refugee and Displaced young people in Nairobi and other ur

📍 Kenya 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 5 Aug 2026
  • Establish a sustainable, refugee-led recruitment pathway connecting refugee and displaced youth aged 18–35 to higher education opportunities across urban Kenya
  • Design targeted, context-relevant outreach campaigns in urban centres and informal settlements to disseminate scholarship information to 2,000 young people by 2030
  • Recruit, train, and supervise five refugee peer-to-peer advisors and operate physical application hubs with internet and laptop access to support applications and mentorship
  • Co-design a unified University Now consortium governance framework, charter, and market-stable funding strategy to ensure long-term viability beyond WUSC support
  • Participate in WUSC-led technical assistance programmes covering finance, HR, monitoring and evaluation, and safeguarding, whilst establishing direct partnerships with Mastercard Foundation universities

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