The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has 1 exciting student opportunity from October 2026 to December 31, 2026 within the Finance, Governance and Strategic Services branch at CATSA Headquarters.
This position represents an opportunity for career-driven individuals seeking a position within an organization that inspires growth and promotes excellence to make a difference and contribute to CATSA’s unique culture as it strives to excel in air transport security.
If you are a motivated student seeking a position within a multifunctional and collaborative environment, we invite you to consider the following job opportunity:
Student, Communications Information Management
Number of Positions: 1
Term: October 2026 to December 31, 2026
Schedule: 22.5 hours per week
Location: Ottawa, HQ (Hybrid)
Salary: $18.15 to $30.20/hourly rate dependent on level of education
Language Requirement: English Essential
*Eligibility List: CATSA will use this opportunity to establish a list of candidates eligible to fill subsequent vacancies. The eligibility list may be used to staff other student positions with similar responsibilities and qualifications.
Summary of responsibilities
- Reporting to and working within the Communications team, the student will provide hands-on information management and administrative support for the overhaul of the team’s shared folders. The student will work closely with Information Management to apply established requirements for file organization, metadata, tagging and naming conventions.
- Support the Communications shared folder overhaul by organizing files, applying approved metadata and labels, updating naming conventions, maintaining content inventories and validating data quality;
- Collaborate with Information Management on content cleanup and migration, records management, quality assurance and other information governance activities;
- Conduct research and analysis and prepare reports, inventories, guidance materials and process documentation;
- Provide administrative and project support to the Communications team and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives; and
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What you need to succeed:
To qualify for the position, you must have:
·Enrollment in a college diploma or a university degree relevant to the duties of the position (information management, records management, library and information studies;
·Have experience or coursework related to document management, records management, SharePoint, metadata, data quality, information governance or the organization of digital information.
·Experience preparing various documents (e.g., presentations, reports, summaries, etc.) and clearly and concisely communicating information and recommendations;
·Be able to plan, organize and manage multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines;
·Experience using generative artificial intelligence tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, to support research, content organization, data analysis or administrative tasks is an asset.
The above duties are subject to change to meet operational requirements, and your assistance may be requested for additional initiatives. The position, however, will offer a variety of duties and tasks.
Skills and Abilities:
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate work;
- Ability to organize information and follow established instructions, standards and processes;
- Basic analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to manage assigned tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines;
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, ask questions and seek guidance when needed;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; and
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 applications; experience with SharePoint is an asset.
To qualify and to be considered for this employment, you must:
- Be eligible to obtain and maintain a Reliability security clearance;
- Be a full-time or part-time CEGEP, College or University student; and
- Be returning to full-time or part-time studies in the next academic year.
How to apply:
If you feel you are the ideal candidate for this position, please click on the following link to submit your application before October 16, 2026 23:59 EST.
Please note that candidates that meet all the position requirements, including the language profile, will be given first consideration however we invite all interested candidates to submit their applications. Only those being considered in the process will be contacted.
