Database Jobs in Oshawa, ON

Online placement (E-Volunteer)

Partner Location: Peru

Start Date: July/August 2026

Placement Length: 5 Months

Language Requirements: Spanish Level 4-Advanced

Please submit a Spanish Resume and Statement of Interest

Eligibility: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The E-Volunteer’s Role

As a Research Advisor, you will support Asociación Kallpa’s research on the socioeconomic inclusion of young people with disabilities in Peru. Working remotely with the Kallpa team, you will help refine the research approach, improve data collection tools, support data organization and analysis, and strengthen the final report so findings can inform inclusive programming and decision-making.

As an e-volunteer, you will support the organization through the following activities:

• Review the research project and recommend improvements to the methodology, scope, and alignment with project objectives.
• Refine data collection tools, such as surveys, interviews, or focus group guides, to ensure they are clear, inclusive, and accessible.
• Guide the Kallpa team on ethical, consistent, and inclusive use of research instruments.
• Support a simple database or data organization framework for managing and analyzing findings.
• Advise on interpreting results and identifying key insights related to disability inclusion and youth employment.
• Review the draft report and provide feedback to strengthen clarity, recommendations, and practical use.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, anthropology, sociology, international development, disability studies, public policy, or a related field.
• Advanced Spanish skills, including the ability to review technical documents and provide written feedback.

Essential Background:

• Experience with social research, ideally related to disability inclusion, youth employment, socioeconomic inclusion, gender equality, or community development.
• Experience with research methods, data collection tools, data analysis, database development, or results reporting.
• Ability to provide constructive remote guidance and collaborate across cultures and time zones.

About E-Volunteering

Make a global impact right from your home! With Cuso International's e-volunteering program, you can collaborate with diverse partners and local volunteers, contribute to meaningful projects, and enhance your professional skills, all while maintaining a flexible schedule. E-volunteers should have basic home office equipment, a reliable internet connection, and moderate computer skills. If you're volunteering with partners in remote areas where internet access is limited, it's important to demonstrate flexibility and patience.

Broaden your horizons and make a difference by joining Cuso International's e-volunteering program today!

About Us, the Project and the Partner

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)

Partner: Asociación Kallpa