Nicolas Parent: Email & Phone Number

Work Experience 19 years

Senior Evaluator - Data, Knowledge and Evaluation Bureau at Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Jan 2026 - Current

Evaluator - Data, Knowledge and Evaluation Bureau at Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Part-Time Professor at University of Ottawa

Sep 2022 - Current

Junior Research Fellow, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa at Wilfrid Laurier University

Jun 2021 - Current

Policy Officer at Cooperation Canada

Jan 2024 - Feb 2025

Coordinator, Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Group at Cooperation Canada

Jun 2023 - Feb 2025

Policy Analyst at Cooperation Canada

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

Affiliated Researcher, IDRC Research Chair on Forced Displacement at Universidad del Pacífico (PE)

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Board Member at Le Centre de réfugiés - The Refugee Centre

Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

Doctoral Researcher, Indian Ocean World Centre at McGill University

Sep 2019 - Jun 2023

Visiting Scholar and Instructor at University of Rwanda

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

Co Editor at IRRI Rights in Exile

Apr 2018 - Jul 2020

Research Associate, Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacífico at Universidad del Pacífico (PE)

Dec 2018 - Aug 2019

Lecturer, Migration and Development at Universidad del Pacífico (PE)

Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

Coordinator, Environmental Systems and Societies at NEWTON University

Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

Global Mentor, Teachers for Teachers Initiative at Columbia University

Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

Research Lead at Observatory for Human Rights and Forced Migrants in Turkey

Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

Coordinator, Praxis Initiative at Mültecilerle Dayanışma Derneği

Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

Head of Department, Humanities at MEF International Schools

Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

Volunteer Coordinator, Student Federation of the University of Ottawa at University of Ottawa

Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

Map Library Technician, Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre at University of Ottawa

Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

Support Worker at Caserne Samba Diery Dielo

Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

Coordinator, Community Youth Action at Sierra Youth Coalition

Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

Nicolas is proficient in English, French, and Spanish. Their professional focus is Academic Writing, Capacity Building, and Civil Society across 3 core areas.

Nicolas holds Strategic Foresight, Utilization-focused Evaluation, and Essential Skills Series certifications and has been awarded Research Grant, People’s Choice Award, and Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela