Rachel Kara Lim

Junior Policy Analyst at Canadian Heritage (2024-05 – 2025-05)

Co-op & Part/Full-time | Hybrid

• Provided administrative and operational support to the Services and Regulations Team within the Indigenous Languages Branch by planning Assistant Deputy Minister and Working Level Committees
• Conducted nine-month cross-departmental engagement to assess capacity for Inuktut provision in Nunavut
• Designed visual materials regarding federal service delivery, UNDA Action Plan mandates, the Indigenous Languages Act, and international revitalization efforts in Taiwan, Australia, Norway, and New Zealand

Negotiations Student at CIRNAC (2023-09 – 2023-12)

Co-op | Hybrid

• Supported the Southeast Negotiations Team (NWT Directorate) by researching election processes, languages, and government services for Sayisi Dene and Northlands Denesuline communities
• Monitored and tracked parcel data sheets, GANTT charts, and ratification timelines
• Drafted ministerial correspondence and map analysis letters while performing media scans on current issues
• Led data management initiatives, including the maintenance of contact repositories and document organization

Junior Environmental Policy Analyst at CIRNAC (2023-01 – 2023-04)

Co-op | Hybrid

• Supported the Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program by facilitating communications between northern stakeholders, program partners, and community liaisons
• Managed the DCI Report Tracker inventories for funding, training courses, and the climate change toolkit map
• Synthesized complex tracker data to assess and present trends and methods in Indigenous climate monitoring
• Advised senior management on leveraging new communication products and integrating literature reviews

Junior Professional Consultant at UNDP Indonesia (2022-05 – 2022-08)

Co-op | Remote

• Collaborated with the Gender Action Team to refine project assurance reports and results-oriented reviews
• Co-created a workshop series on gender mainstreaming in programs, communications, and operations
• Conducted comprehensive assessment and mapping of the Quality Assurance and Results Unit file repository

ORICE Scholar at Human Rights Collective, University of British Columbia (2025-09 – Present)

• Led a team of students to develop materials, projects, and workshops for human rights education across campus
• Projects: Human Rights Defenders Professional Panel, Blogpost Series, Solidarity Art Workshop

Teaching Assistant, Political Science at University of British Columbia (2025-09 – Present)

Courses: Comparative Politics; Political Scientific Analysis; International Conflict Mediation and Negotiation

• Facilitated tutorials and skills labs, responded to student emails, held office hours, graded assignments and exams

Teaching Assistant, Indigenous Studies at University of Ottawa (2023-09 – 2024-12)

Courses: Introduction to Elementary Algonquin, Selected Topics, Introduction to Indigenous Studies

• Supported the Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies in grading assignments, exams, and course design

Research Assistant at Algonquin Nation Secretariat and University of Ottawa (2024-05 – 2024-09)

Kichi Sibi Historical Research Project (KSHRP), Department of History and IIRS

• Assisted the principal research team in transcription of archival documents and qualitative analysis

National Youth Organizer, Youth Activism Program at Amnesty International Canada (2020-06 – Present)

Creative Director, The Matchstick Magazine at Amnesty International Canada (2020-09 – Present)

Member, Indigenous Rights Specialized Team at Amnesty International Canada (2025-04 – Present)

Member, Environmental Human Rights Defenders Specialized Team at Amnesty International Canada (2020-07 – 2025-04)

Youth Delegate, Global Assembly (Bangkok) and Regional Forum at Amnesty International Canada (2024-04 – 2024-08)

Youth Representative, Global Advisory Board at OHCHR, SGI, Amnesty (2021-01 – 2023-12)

Documentary

Member, MMIWG2S+ Specialized Team, Gender Rights Team at Amnesty International Canada (2020-07 – 2022-08)

Master of Arts in Political Science – University of British Columbia (2025-09 – 2026-08)

Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences in Conflict Studies and Human Rights, Minor in Indigenous Studies – University of Ottawa (2020-09 – 2024-12)