Junior Risk & Compliance Officer (Canada Summer Job Program)

Location: Ottawa Ontario (Hybrid)

Reports to: Senior Manager Finance-Program & Compliance

Program: Canada Summer Job

Position Type: Temporary Full-time (up to 8 weeks/35 hours per week)

Language requirements: English is required; French or Spanish is an asset

Salary: $17.60/hour (plus 4% vacation pay as a benefit)

ABOUT CUSO INTERNATIONAL

Cuso International is a Canadian-founded and led global development organization dedicated to addressing poverty and creating opportunities for equity. At Cuso we believe in the transformative power of collaboration and action. For over six decades we have worked alongside communities - in Canada and around the world to create sustainable change fostering economic growth social well-being and out more at

ABOUT THE ROLE

Cuso International is seeking a detailoriented and motivated individual to support compliance audit and riskmanagement activities across our programs and internal systems.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an enthusiastic organized and proactive individual who is eager to learn and comfortable working in a collaborative fastpaced environment. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in compliance accountability and international development operations and brings a high level of attention to detail and professionalism to their work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with reviews of antiterrorism compliance and related documentation.
• Conduct an in-depth audit of in-kind revenues including verification and documentation review.
• Review and assess timesheet compliance in line with internal and donor requirements.
• Provide support in gathering documentation and responding to questions related to Cusos annual external audit.
• Assist in assessing compliance with Cusos corporate policies and procedures including finance procurement and risk management policies.
• Conduct SharePoint filing reviews to support consistency completeness and adherence to documentation standards.
• Support due diligence reviews of project partners.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a postsecondary program in a related field such as finance business administration accounting economics public administration audit risk management or a related discipline.
• Strong interest in international development compliance audit governance or risk management.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Excel

• Strong written communication skills.
• Enthusiasm curiosity and a willingness to learn in a dynamic environment.

ELIGIBILITY

This position is funded through theCanada Summer Jobs program. Applicants must:

• Be between 15 and 30 years of age.
• Be a Canadian citizen permanent resident or have refugee protection status in Canada.
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada.

HOW TO APPLY

Please click the Apply for This Job button to submit your application no later than May 1 2026 at 11:59 PM (EST). Expressions of interest should be sent in English. Your résumé and one-page cover letter should demonstrate how you meet all the essential and any desirable qualifications. Please note that a confirmation email will be generated once you submit your application but it may be directed to your spam or junk folders in your email inbox.

Cuso International is committed to the integrity of our volunteers interns staff managers board members and subcontractors in preventing sexual violence in the way we operate. This is done through a defined framework code of conduct values and guiding principles as well as Cooperation Canadas Leaders Pledge.

Required Experience:

Junior IC