Join a team that works towards creating a world where people live in justice, peace, and dignity. Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is a registered Canadian charity that challenges the causes and responds to the consequences of human suffering and poverty.
CLWR believes in and seeks a diverse staff team. Working for CLWR provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including Pension Plan and Group Insurance, a supportive work environment, and excellent learning opportunities.
Current openings
Senior Writer & Media Officer – This position supports the Communications and Donor Relations (CDR) team by bringing CLWR’s international programs to life through storytelling and media engagement. You’ll build relationships with program staff, partners and freelancers around the world to keep a steady stream of stories flowing to the CDR team. You’ll travel a few times a year —internationally and within Canada — to program sites and partner communities to capture stories, photos and other content first-hand. This role requires a strong writer who can turn an interview into a compelling story for different audiences and formats. You will combine your media knowledge and storytelling skills to help shape the public voice of CLWR. View the full job description here. Qualified applicants should email a single PDF document including a cover letter and resume to hr@clwr.org Closing date is July 12, 2026. Please quote “Senior Writer & Media Officer” in the subject line of your submission.
Fikre Tsehai Internship Fund
CLWR’s Fikre Tsehai Internship Fund was launched in 2025 to honour the leadership and legacy of Dr. Fikre Mariam Tsehai in refugee rights and humanitarian work. The fund supports paid internships at CLWR for people who have recently arrived in Canada as refugees or through special humanitarian pathways and who are looking to build a new career here. Interns work from one of CLWR’s Canadian offices (currently in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario) in areas such as programs, operations, finance, communications, church relations or donor services, gaining Canadian work experience, mentoring and a bridge into long-term employment in fields connected to CLWR’s mission.
Internships are intended for those with some amount of education or experience in areas relevant to CLWR’s work who are looking to establish careers in Canada. To express interest in an internship through the fund, please send an email to hr@clwr.org with the subject line “Fikre Tsehai Internship Fund”, along with your resume and cover letter explaining how you meet the eligibility criteria (for example, your refugee or humanitarian pathway to Canada within the last three years), your skills or education, and why you’d like to intern with CLWR. Internships may be part-time or full-time and usually last between three and twelve months.