Program Assistant, Indigenous Canada Program (Canada Summer Job Program)

Location:Ottawa Ontario (Hybrid)

Reports to: Manager Indigenous Canada Program

Program: Canada Summer Job

Position Type: Temporary Full-time (up to 8 weeks)

Language requirements: English is required; French or an Indigenous language is an asset

Preference would be: those who identify as FN Metis or Inuit

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

ABOUT CUSO

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 resilience.Find out more at

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role will support the delivery of Cuso Internationals Indigenous Canada Program during a high-activity summer period including youth micro-grants community outreach storytelling and support to summer recreation and leadership initiatives across northern communities.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organized individual with a strong interest in youth programs community engagement and social impact. The ideal candidate is eager to learn adaptable and comfortable working in a collaborative relationship-based environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the promotion and administration of youth micro-grants
• Assist youth applicants in developing project ideas budgets and simple grant proposals
• Follow up with grantees to support project implementation reporting and troubleshooting
• Support outreach and relationship-building with communities youth groups and partners
• Assist with summer program coordination
• Collect stories of impact photos quotes and testimonials from youth and partners
• Support monitoring evaluation and learning activities including basic data entry and reporting
• Help prepare briefing notes reports presentations and internal updates
• Contribute ideas to strengthen youth engagement and community-led initiatives
• Provide administrative support as needed

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong interest in youth leadership community engagement and social impact initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfort engaging with youth partners and the community
• Basic experience in program coordination administration or event support is an asset
• Experience with storytelling communications or social media content gathering is an asset
• Demonstrated cultural humility sensitivity and respect when working with Indigenous communities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Creativity initiative and willingness to learn

ELIGIBILITY
This position is funded through the Canada 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 thanMay 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