Northern Indigenous Program Specialist (Consultant)

Job title:

Northern Indigenous Program Specialist (Consultant)

Company

Cuso International

Job description

ABOUT CUSO INTERNATIONALCuso International is an international cooperation and development organization that works to create economic and social opportunities for marginalized groups. Together with our partners, we are focused on efforts to advance gender equality and social inclusion, improve economic resilience, and deliver progress on climate action. We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures.Cuso presently supports programs implemented in Africa, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Find out more atABOUT THE ROLEWe are seeking an Indigenous youth passionate about making a difference in the Indigenous communities to work with us as a Consultant on our Northern Indigenous Program – Micro-Grants.The Northern Indigenous Program Specialist is responsible for managing and expanding our micro-grant and indigenous community programs in northern Canada, ensuring they have a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.TERMS OF REFERENCE

• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to identify, evaluate, and select micro-grant recipients that align with our organizational mission and values.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Indigenous community leaders, youth, and Elders.
• Support the end-to-end administration of micro-grant programs, including application review, award selection, fund disbursement, and monitoring.
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of our micro-grants and helping grantees to overcome challenges or issues
• Support to promote Cuso International’s work, our micro-grant opportunities and other initiatives.
• Generate spaces for grantees and other Indigenous organizations and youth groups to create and exchange

KEY COLLABORATIONS

• VIDEA (an Indigenous and youth-led international organization that is partnering with Cuso)
• Other Indigenous organizations and youth groups
• Line manager and other key staff (finances, communications, etc.) at the Cuso Central Office in Ottawa

WORK/COMPENSATION SCHEDULEThe consultant will be required to work 20 hours/week with a compensation of $28.85 per hour.QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong community tights
• Strong leadership skills
• Dedication and passion supporting Indigenous youth in Indigenous-led projects
• Strong competencies in communication
• Support projects that create change
• Facilitation and training abilities
• Proven ability to set own priorities and to work with minimal supervision
• Good time management and priority-setting skills and demonstrated initiative
• Willingness to travel as required to Ottawa, and to remote communities in Canada’s Northern Territories)
• Ability to inspire individuals and teams to embrace ways of thinking

Desirable

• Knowledge of Cuso International’s goals and approach to development work
• French and/or knowledge of a specific indigenous language

HOW TO APPLYCuso 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 Canada’s Leaders’ Pledge.Please click the “Apply for This Job” button to submit your application by July 19, 2024, at 11:59 PM (EST). Your résumé and one-page cover letter should demonstrate how you meet the position requirements. 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 of your email inbox. Please note that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.Cuso International is an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations will be provided at any stages of the hiring process upon request. Thank you for your interest in Cuso International.

Expected salary

$28.85 per hour

Location

Ottawa, ON

Job date

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:59:52 GMT

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