Research Analyst, The Health of Canada’s Children: A CICH Profile

by

Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH)

Ottawa, ON

Immediate opening

Job Title:
Research Analyst, The Health of Canada’s Children:  A CICH Profile

Role

Reporting to the Research Director and Profile Manager of the Canadian Institute of Child Health, the role of the Research/Survey Analyst is to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis in support of the research agenda of The Health of Canada’s Children: A CICH Profile. This full time position will involve basic statistical analysis, data collection and management, literature review, preparation of brief reports/summaries, and other related tasks.

Responsibilities

The Research Analyst will:

  • Under the supervision of the Research Director, be responsible for data analysis on large Statistics Canada datasets such as the Census; National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth; Canadian Community Health Survey and others.
  • Conduct literature reviews and analysis on selected topics related to children’s health.
  • Build an electronic repository of references/research materials.
  • Produce tables and graphs, and write reports on the above research.
  • Manage the web-based portal including the uploading all content.
  • Coordinate social media aspects of the Profile including Facebook and Twitter.
  • Attend meetings, and participate as a team member on other requests.

Skills

  • The Research Analyst must be a highly organized, focused and motivated person who works well independently.
  • This position requires someone with a strong understanding of survey design and analysis with strong skills in the understanding and use of SPSS, MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) and referencing software (Reference Manager and Endnote).
  • The position requires someone with strong written and communication skills who is able to manage multiple work assignments simultaneously.  Bilingualism is an asset.
  • Ability to manage and seek out information to post on the website and through social media.
  • Ability to manage the backend administrative portal of the web-portal for uploading information.
  • The Research Analyst should have a good understanding of children’s health.

Education/Professional Designation/Experience

The Research Analyst should have the following:

  • Preferably a Master’s degree in psychology, statistics, sociology, public or health administration or related degree with concentration in research methodology,  statistics and policy analysis.
  • Working knowledge of SPSS, Reference Manager and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word).
  • Working knowledge of Expression Engine (the Profile’s back-end web portal system).
  • Working knowledge of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
  • One-two years of work/research experience in this area.
  • Be available to work full-time.

Time Frame:

  • Fifteen- month contract commencing January 15, 2013 and concluding March 31, 2014 with the potential for renewal on an annual basis dependent upon funding.

Salary and Benefits

$42,000 – $45,000 per annum

Inclusive of benefits and commensurate on experience (insurance program available)

Contact
Please email your résumé to [email protected] by December 20, 2012 and reference ‘CICH Profile Research Position’ in the subject line.  Due to the large number of resume submissions, only those candidates meeting the position qualifications will be contacted for an interview.  Thank you very much for your interest.