Research Assistant (Temporary)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- North York, ON, Canada
Rate of Pay per Hour: $21.11 · Full-time
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Research Assistant (Temporary)
Women Economic DevelopmentFull TimeNorth York, ON$21.11 CAD per year
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Position Title: Research Assistant (Temporary)
Location: 789 Don Mills, North York, ON, with the possibility of working at any of our other locations as needed.
Vacancy: New
Vacancy number: SCP - 0005
Number of openings: 1
Hours: Full-time, In-person, 9 am to 5 pm.
Rate of Pay per Hour: $21.11
Classification: Temporary - Full Time, up until March 2027
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
Position Summary
The Research Assistant supports research, data collection, analysis, and reporting for a multi-stakeholder systems change project. The role assists with environmental scans, surveys, interviews, focus groups, participant recruitment, and the preparation of research findings, reports, and project materials.
Key Responsibilities
If you’re passionate about leveraging your skills to make a social impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, newcomers, and underrepresented groups.
Note: Accommodations are available upon request for all aspects of the selection process. Please inform us of any needs in advance.
Disclaimer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools will not be used in the screening, evaluation, or selection of candidates. All applications are reviewed and assessed by our hiring team
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Research Assistant (Temporary)
Women Economic DevelopmentFull TimeNorth York, ON$21.11 CAD per year
Apply Now
Position Title: Research Assistant (Temporary)
Location: 789 Don Mills, North York, ON, with the possibility of working at any of our other locations as needed.
Vacancy: New
Vacancy number: SCP - 0005
Number of openings: 1
Hours: Full-time, In-person, 9 am to 5 pm.
Rate of Pay per Hour: $21.11
Classification: Temporary - Full Time, up until March 2027
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
Position Summary
The Research Assistant supports research, data collection, analysis, and reporting for a multi-stakeholder systems change project. The role assists with environmental scans, surveys, interviews, focus groups, participant recruitment, and the preparation of research findings, reports, and project materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct literature reviews, environmental scans and online research.
- Support the development of surveys, interview guides, focus group questions and data collection tools.
- Recruit and communicate with research participants and stakeholders.
- Schedule and support interviews, focus groups, consultations and research meetings.
- Collect, organize and enter quantitative and qualitative data.
- Review data for accuracy, completeness and consistency.
- Analyze survey results, interview notes and consultation findings.
- Identify key themes, trends, systemic barriers and emerging practices.
- Prepare research summaries, charts, presentations, briefing notes and reports.
- Take detailed notes and document findings from meetings, interviews and focus groups.
- Maintain confidential participant records, consent forms and research files.
- Support the development of project tools, resources and recommendations.
- Assist with project evaluation, progress tracking and funder reporting.
- Ensure research activities follow privacy, confidentiality and ethical research requirements.
- Post-secondary education in social sciences, public policy, research, evaluation or a related field.
- One to three (1-3) years of research, data collection or project support experience.
- Experience conducting interviews, surveys, focus groups or literature reviews.
- Strong research, analytical, writing and organizational skills.
- Ability to summarize complex information clearly and accurately.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and online survey tools.
- Experience with qualitative or quantitative data analysis software is an asset.
- Experience working with diverse communities, nonprofit organizations or government-funded projects is an asset.
If you’re passionate about leveraging your skills to make a social impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, newcomers, and underrepresented groups.
Note: Accommodations are available upon request for all aspects of the selection process. Please inform us of any needs in advance.
Disclaimer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools will not be used in the screening, evaluation, or selection of candidates. All applications are reviewed and assessed by our hiring team
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Responsibilities
Conduct research activities including literature reviews, environmental scans, surveys, interviews, and focus groups; collect, organize, analyze, and document quantitative and qualitative findings. Prepare summaries, reports, presentations, and project materials while maintaining confidential research records and supporting evaluation and funder reporting.
Requirements
Requires post-secondary education in social sciences, public policy, research, evaluation, or a related field, plus one to three years of research, data collection, or project support experience. Candidates should have experience with research methods such as interviews, surveys, focus groups, or literature reviews, strong analytical and writing skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and online survey tools.
Skills
- Research
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- Literature Reviews
- Environmental Scans
- Survey Development
- Interviewing
- Focus Group Facilitation
- Participant Recruitment
- Qualitative Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis
- Report Writing
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project Evaluation
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- Science & Research
- Data & Analytics
- Social Services
Keywords
- Social Sciences
- Public Policy
- Research
- Evaluation
- Literature Reviews
- Environmental Scans
- Surveys
- Interview Guides
- Focus Groups
- Participant Recruitment
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Quantitative Data
- Qualitative Data
- Data Analysis
- Systemic Barriers
- Research Ethics
- Privacy
- Confidentiality
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Online Survey Tools
- Project Evaluation
- Progress Tracking
- Funder Reporting
- Nonprofit Organizations