Waqas I.Yousafzai
il/lui he/him
Toronto
DEDICATION. EXPERIENCE. EXPERTISE.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND GOVERNANCE
Globally Minded
Europe, North America, Asia, Africa
15+ yrs of experience gained over 4 continents
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Embassy of Canada to Syrian Arab Republic
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Embassy of Canada to State of Qatar
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Canadian Delegation to the OSCE (Austria)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Province of Alberta
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Province of Ontario
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Mongolian Ministry of Light Industries
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Mongolian Wool and Cashmere Association
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Ghana Education Service
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Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition
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Municipality of the Town of Swan Hills
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Town of Edson
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Town of Barrhead
International Profile
4
Languages
English Native
French B/C/-
Urdu Advanced/Level III (Centre for Foreign Languages (GAC))
Arabic Reading/Writing
5
Academic
Exchanges
United States, Mexico, Sweden, Germany, Israel
Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario
87
Countries
Visited
Hardship V: Lebanon, Pakistan, SriLanka, Burkina Faso, Saudi Arabia
Hardship IV: Russia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin
Hardship III: Ghana, Turkey, Thailand, Qatar, China, Mexico, Morocco, Israel
Hardship II: Poland, UAE
Hardship I: Greece, Hungary, Czech Republic
Open to international (II, III, IV*, V*) and domestic relocation
* specific locations only
Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario
Pan-Canadian
with 17+ yrs of fiduciary & Strategic Board Experience
Current Director
Pride at Work Canada - Fierté au travail Canada
Charity Village's Best NFP Employers
Former Treasurer
Canadian Art Therapy Association - l’Association canadienne d’art-thérapie
Membership based national association
4 years (2 terms)
Former Governor and Chair of Finance
St.Stephen's College, University of Alberta
Degree-granting Academic institution established in 1927
3 years (1 term)
Former Director
World University Service of Canada - Entraide universitaire mondiale du Canada
Maclean's 100 Best Charities
Canada's Top 100 employers
6 years (2 terms)
Former External Audit committee member
Canadian Association of Professional Employees - l’Association canadienne des employés professionnels
Canada's 3rd largest public sector union
1 year (1 term)
Former Chair of Governance and Government Relations
Canadian Art Therapy Association - l’Association canadienne d’art-thérapie
Membership based national association
4 years (2 term)
Life Long Learner
9+ years of post secondary and continuing
MA, Public and International Affairs
Graduate School of International and Public Affairs
L’Université d’Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
Employment
Toronto, Ontario
Dec 2021 - Current
Trade Commissioner (CO-02)
Regional Office (Ontario)
Trade Commissioner Service
Global Affairs Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Policy Analyst (EC-06)
Policy, Advocacy, and Coordination
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Government of Canada
Calgary, Alberta
Sep 2019 - Jan 2021
Policy Advisor (EC-05)
Policy, Planning, and External Relations
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Government of Canada
Edmonton, Alberta
Feb 2018 - Sept 2019
Policy Analyst (EC-05)
Policy, Advocacy, and Coordination
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Government of Canada
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Mar 2017 - Feb 2018
Canada's ODA to Mongolia
Advisor, Policy and Government Relations
Mongolian Wool and Cashmere Association
Funded by the Government of Canada
Edmonton, Alberta
Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
Strategic Advisor (M2 - Manager)
Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister
Alberta Ministry of Advanced Education
Government of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
Senior Policy Advisor (PS-04)
Alberta Department of Justice & Solicitor General
Government of Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 2013 - Apr 2015
Principal (West Coast)
deLaSalle-Yousafzai Strategies
Accra, Ghana
Oct 2012 - Sept 2013
Canada's ODA to Republic of Ghana
Communications Advisor
Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition
Funded by the Government of Canada
Syria, Austria, Qatar
Jan 2011 - Apr 2012
PERPA Trainee
- Canadian Embassy to Syrian Arab Republic
- Canada’s Permanent Delegation to the OSCE
- Canadian Embassy to the State of Qatar
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
Government of Canada
Swan Hills, Alberta
Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
Coordinator, Municipal Sustainability Planning
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Toronto, Ontario
Jan 2007 - Aug 2007
Marketing Analyst (US and Canada)
Multi Health Systems Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
May 2006 - Aug 2006
Analyst, Municipal Land Use Planning Policy
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Government of Ontario
Media
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