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About us:
For over 35 years, Viewpoints Research has conducted opinion research to offer our clients deeper insight and better advice than any other research company. Supported by our team of experts in quantitative research, data science, and qualitative methodology, we use the best tools to find the most rigorous answers.
We specialize in working with governments, public institutions, Crown corporations, professional associations and unions, and charitable and non-profit organizations. Our clients are dedicated to making life better for Canadians. We help them achieve it.
Our company is proudly owned and led by women. And our team members work with clients across Canada from our offices in Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. We are also a CRIC accredited agency.
About you:
You are curious and a good listener. You wonder why people think and act the way they do. You have experience with quantitative and qualitative research, you have led research projects from conception to completion, drafting surveys and discussion guides and other research instruments.
Your primary expertise is in social policy or public affairs research. You have strong analytical skills and data analysis, from designing research instruments to interpreting data and presenting it visually in an easily digestible format. You are able to take complex information, synthesize it, and report on it in a written product that is clear, detailed, easy to understand and fun to read.
You are comfortable working both independently and in a team environment. You embrace feedback and have a constant desire to learn and improve.
You take pride in your work. You like to laugh — after all, work should be meaningful AND fun.
You want to change the world to make it fairer, and more just. And you want to work somewhere that wants that too.
Responsibilities:
As a Research Associate you will assist on quantitative report writing and presentations summarizing the findings of our research projects. You will also be involved in focus group reporting. You put the numbers into words and pictures. You ‘tell the story’ of our research.
Specifically:
- Assisting with projects from beginning to end – designing tools, facilitating research execution, and analyzing and drafting survey questions
- Meeting with clients to determine research needs and make recommendations
- Drafting survey instruments and discussion guides
- Evaluating survey data and results and drafting reports on the survey findings
- Formatting results and tables to ensure they are easy to read
- Moderating focus groups
- Working collaboratively with analysts and the research team to support their work and ensure everything we deliver to our clients is accurate, understandable, on time and on brand.
- Creating project schedules and workplans to ensure research reports are produced in a timely way
- Assisting with the development, writing and design of proposals and RFP submissions
Skills:
You have:
- A minimum 3-5 years of experience in the opinion research field.
- An understanding of social science methodologies (quantitative and qualitative) or applied social science research, using data to inform decisions related to campaigns, communications, marketing, or public policy
- Strong writing and copy-editing skills: accurate, clear, effective, persuasive
- Experience with data analysis and manipulating data sets
- Experience in data visualization and an eye for accessible, visually appealing design
- Experience working with unions and non-profit organizations working for change to make life better for people
- Comfort with technology, and are open to searching and using new tools to improve your work
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with design software is an asset
- Superior problem-solving skills, a high level of organizational ability and ability to deal with multiple deadlines and demands
- You are a self-starter, love to solve problems and to learn from challenges
- A college or university degree/diploma
- Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset
Missing some qualifications? Apply anyway! If you have some of these qualities and are excited about this opportunity, then we want to hear from you!
Job details:
We are continuously working to keep our team diverse and representative of the people and workers our clients advocate for. We encourage applications from people of all colours and cultures, people with diverse abilities and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities. We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive work environment where everyone can contribute while being their authentic self.
Location: Our team currently operates remotely with staff in Vancouver, Ottawa and Winnipeg.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $65,000.00-$75,000 per year with benefit package
Deadline for applications is Sunday, January 7, 2024.
We thank everyone for applying, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews the weeks of January 8, 15 and 22.
