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Published on January 7, 2021
CIFAL is a French acronym for International Training Centres that are established in collaboration between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and host local institutions. CIFAL hubs share knowledge and build capacity around the world. CIFAL York is the first in Canada. CIFAL York will focus their activities in the following areas: Health and Development, Disaster and Emergency Management, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Diversity and Inclusion and Advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The Director of the Centre is responsible for the overall management of the centre, the execution of its activity plan, relationships with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with the objectives set out for the Centre.
Individuals who are interested in applying for this role are asked to send a cover letter outlining their interest in the role and their CV to ppeng@yorku.ca by Monday, January 18, 2021.
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism, Global Health Foresighting, Planetary Health |
Status | Concluded |
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