Research Officer, Evaluation and Learning
This is a 1 year contract hybrid position based out of the CIFAR office located in the MaRS Discovery building. Staff are required to be in the office three days a week, ensuring a balance of in-person collaboration and flexibility.
About CIFAR:
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is a globally influential research organization proudly based in Canada. We mobilize the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines and at all career stages to advance transformative knowledge and solve humanity’s biggest problems, together.
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Purpose of the Position:
The Research Officer, Evaluation and Learning supports the implementation of CIFAR’s performance management, evaluation, and learning activities. This position reports to the Manager, Evaluation and Learning to provide expertise and support on project management, data planning, analysis, reporting, and visualization for evaluation and learning initiatives across the organization. The position works collaboratively within the Research team, and across funding and IT teams, to coordinate Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning processes and activities.
Responsibilities:
- Project management of evaluation activities, including annual data collection from members of the CIFAR research community, program reviews, and case studies
- Lead efforts in data planning and accuracy. Coordinate with other data stewards across teams to ensure data are available, relevant, and accurate to support evaluation and learning needs.
- Contribute to data analysis for evaluation and learning projects, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques.
- Participate in preparation of evaluation, performance and monitoring plans for projects
- Support teams across CIFAR to meet data and reporting requests to external funders and donors
- Coordinate with external vendor and teams to gather EDI data
- Develop data visualization and dashboards to support business needs
- Document best practices and lessons learned, and share with staff teams, to foster culture of experimentation and learning
- Develop SOPs and documentation of measurement, evaluation, and learning processes
Qualifications:
Education/Experience required:
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 2-4 years of recent related experience
- Experience working in a research or post- secondary environment is considered an asset.
Core Professional/Technical Knowledge & Skills required for the position:
- Skill to gather, organize, and synthesize large amounts of information.
- Well-developed writing and general communication skills.
- Data retrieval, management, and analysis (SPSS, R, Stata)
- Data visualization (Tableau, PowerBI)
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Strong project management skills (PMP certification is an asset)
- Knowledge of academia and the research process, considered an asset
Apply:
Qualified applicants are invited to apply by February 17, 2025. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted via email.
CIFAR is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We recognize that bringing together individuals from multiple backgrounds, perspectives and experiences is integral to advancing excellence and increasing the impact of our organization. Our leadership, staff and volunteers strive to create an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace and, in turn, an environment that will give our diverse global community of researchers the support to successfully address the most important questions facing science and humanity. Ensuring that every person feels valued and welcome, regardless of age, education, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, parental status/responsibility, immigration status, Indigenous status, religion, disability, language, race, place of origin, ethnicity, culture, socio-economic status, and other attributes is vital to achieving our mission. We strongly encourage applications from members of our society who face systemic barriers and biases, including, but not limited to, women, Indigenous persons, members of visible minority/racialized communities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, members of marginalized gender identity communities, and persons with disabilities. Applicants may confidentially self-identify at the time of application.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES - CIFAR is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and the Ontario Human Rights Code. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email hrteam@cifar.ca and include the term ‘Accessibility’ in the Subject Line, or call 416-971-4251. Please provide your name, preferred contact method, and a detailed description of the nature of any accommodation that you may require. Please include any materials or processes that may be used to ensure your equal participation.
CIFAR frequently communicates in both official languages and our preference is to hire employees who are fluent in both English and French where possible. Other languages are also considered an asset. For a French version of the job posting, please visit www.cifar.ca.
CIFAR is supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec as well as international partner organizations, individuals, foundations, and corporations.
