Northern Indigenous Program Specialist

1 week ago

Ottawa, Canada Cuso International Full time

ABOUT THE ROLE

We 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 SCHEDULE

The 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 

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