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Program Assistant – UM Indigenous Birding Club (Work-Study)
Location: Various | Wage: $17.00/hr | Hours: 3–4 per week
Term: Sept 17, 2025 – Feb 27, 2026

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Are you passionate about birds, community, and Indigenous knowledge? Join the UM Indigenous Birding Club as our Program Assistant and help bring land-based, culturally grounded events to life.

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You’ll coordinate and support five exciting events from October to February, including:

• A community talk led by an Elder or Knowledge Keeper

• A snowy owl expedition with a focus on land-based learning

• A Wingspan board game night

• A guided winter bird walk

• UM’s Christmas Bird Count, part of a national citizen science initiative
   

Your responsibilities:

• Coordinate logistics (booking, scheduling, speakers, transportation)

• Promote events through culturally grounded social media content

• Capture and share photos, stories, and reels

• Design posts using Canva

• Collaborate with the Program Coordinator of Indigenous Leadership Programming

• Support Indigenous student engagement, cultural connection, and land-based learning
   

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a strong interest in Indigenous knowledge, birds, and environmental stewardship

• Communicates clearly and respectfully

• Has experience with events, social media, and tools like Instagram and Canva

• Can collaborate in diverse, intergenerational teams

• Is familiar with UM and its Indigenous student community
   

THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED FOR INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES. APPLICANTS MUST SELF-DECLARE ON THEIR COVER LETTER/RESUME AS INDIGENOUS (FIRST NATION, METIS AND/OR INUIT).
 

Requirements:

• Have proof of a 2025–2026 government student aid package of at least $2,000; or, proof of 2025–2026 Indigenous band sponsorship, Métis Nation post-secondary funding, or disability funding.

• Be registered at the University of Manitoba as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in both terms (Fall 2025 and Winter 2026).

• Have achieved a satisfactory academic standing with a minimum 2.0 institutional grade point average in their previous academic session (not applicable for new UM students).

• Be residing in Manitoba throughout the Work-Study employment term.
   

Wage: $17.00/hr
Start Date: 09/17/2025
End Date: 02/27/2026
Hours per week: 3–4

To apply, send your cover letter and resume to umindigenousbirdingclub@umanitoba.ca

Applications accepted until August 14, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.