Placement Type: E‑Volunteering (Online)
Duration: 3–6 months with a flexible start date (Indicate your preferred start date, duration, and weekly availability in your application)
Location: Remote (supporting partners in Africa, Latin America, or the Caribbean)
Language Requirements: Fluency in English, French, or Spanish, depending on partner location
Eligibility: Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada only
About the E‑Volunteering Placement
Build global experience from wherever you are with Cuso International. These E‑Volunteering Placements are designed for final‑year undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates seeking meaningful, skills‑based experience in global development, entirely online.
Through E‑Volunteering Placements, Cuso International connects students and recent graduates with partner organizations seeking specific skills and expertise. E‑volunteers may work independently on defined assignments or collaborate virtually with an in-country volunteer, enabling volunteers to engage meaningfully in international development work while remaining based in Canada.
We invite you to share your skills and explain how your academic background, education, volunteer experience, or professional experience can support our partners’ priorities.
Undergraduate‑Level Skills & Areas of Interest
(Final‑year undergraduate students and recent bachelor’s graduates)
Graduate‑Level Skills & Areas of Interest
(Graduate students and recent master’s graduates)
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities are adapted based on academic level, experience, and partner needs. Graduate-level volunteers may take on additional technical, analytical, or strategic responsibilities aligned with their expertise.
Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate relevant academic, volunteer, and/or work experience in one or more of the fields outlined above. Experience may include coursework, internships, placements, volunteer roles, student leadership, or paid employment.
What You’ll Gain
Cuso International (Cuso) is an international cooperation and development organization based in Canada that works to create social and economic opportunities for equity-deserving groups. Building on over sixty years of impactful work, we address global challenges by tackling the root causes of inequality. Working alongside our partners, we are focused on efforts to improve economic resilience, advance equity and inclusion for all, and deliver progress on climate action. We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Guided by our values of courage, inclusion, sustainability and accountability, Cuso combines innovative strategies and enduring partnerships to create lasting, meaningful change in communities across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.
Project: Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE)
Requirements
Selection and Screening
If you are shortlisted, you will need to:
Inclusion and Accessibility: Cuso International welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and equity-deserving groups. We provide reasonable accommodations throughout recruitment and placement. If you have accessibility needs, please contact us for support.