Metadata Discovery Intern
Metadata Discovery Intern
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Important Information:
Position Title: Metadata and Discovery Intern
Length of Contract: Fulltime contract: May 5 2025 August 29 2025
Hourly Wage: $28.00 per hour
Location: Ottawa Ontario
Application due: March 25 2025
Note: This position is contingent on Young Canada Works funding.
Description
The Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada is hiring a Metadata and Discovery Intern through the Young Canada Works program. Under the supervision of the Archivist the Intern will learn how to bring together European/colonial librarianship theories and practices with Inuit knowledge traditions and specific cultural information needs while gaining valuable experience working with a small specialized GLAM collection. They will also learn about the daytoday workings of a multinational nongovernmental organization and the challenges and successes of as mall cultural heritage repository by working alongside the ICC Canada staff and through participation in meetings with staff users and stakeholders.
The Metadata and Discovery Interns tasks include but are not limited to:
Create a culturallyappropriate controlled vocabulary for subject headings for the ICC Canada Archives collections including rules/procedures for creating new future headings;
Implement the designed controlled vocabulary in the ICC Canada Archives online catalogues;
Enhance other metadata library catalogue records and archival descriptions;
Assist with social media content (Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube) that highlight the ICC Canada Archives holdings;
Answer reference questions from ICC Canada staff external users and stakeholders.
Required Qualifications Knowledge and skills:
Must meet all Young Canada Works criteria (available here;
Familiarity with Englishlanguage cataloguing and classification schemes (RDA and LCSH);
Ability to work independently as well as cooperatively;
Superb organizational skills and attention to detail;
Flexible in handing a variety of concurrent tasks with solid time management abilities;
Strong research skills and the ability to synthesize information gathered through research;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
Ability to create written materials for online publication;
Strong computer skills in Microsoft 365;
Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality;
Comfortable interacting with individuals outside of your organization;
Some knowledge and understanding of Inuit culture traditions and issues.
Desired Qualifications Knowledge and skills:
Knowledge of written and/or spoken Inuktut;
Familiarity with FileMaker Pro and/or Access of Memory;
Experience with cataloguing library materials.
Education:
By May 2025 completion of all degree requirements for an undergraduate degree or college diploma from an accredited institution in a heritagerelated field (preferred: information management/library sciences archival studiesor Indigenous studies);
PREFERRED: by May 2025 completion of all degree requirements for an ALAaccredited Masters degree with a minimum of 1 cataloguing courses (i.e. Master of Information Master of Library and Information Studies etc..
Other Information:
Remote work is possible though preference will be given to candidates in or willing to relocate to Ottawa/Gatineau for the duration of the internship;
Work is normally performed in a typical office work environment including frequent use of a computer (ICC Canadas office is in downtown Ottawa);
Limited exposure to physical risk;
Travel to other libraries and archives may be required.
Applicants who are a Beneficiary under an Inuit Land Claims Agreement will be given priority hiring.
ICC Canada is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion gender gender identity disability age or veteran status. If accommodations are required during the application process please reach out to the Director of Human Resources at We encourage applicants to selfidentify.
About ICC Canada
Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada (ICC Canada) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to representing the interests of Canadian Inuit on matters of international importance. ICC Canada is one of four regional offices of the international Inuit Circumpolar Council which preserves and promotes the unity of Inuit as a single people within the circumpolar Arctic and advocates on behalf of all Inuit. ICC is a Permanent Participant on the Arctic Council has Consultative Status at the United Nations and has provisional Consultative Status at the International Maritime Organization to name just some of its highlevel international undertakings. Past leaders of ICC Canada include environmental activist Sheila WattCloutier Senator Nancy KaretakLindell and Canadas current GovernorGeneral Mary Simon.
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest in ICC Canada; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please apply via the ICC Canada Bamboo HR portal. If you encounter any technical difficulties please email and indicate YCW Metadata and Discovery in the subject line.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
