Social Research Assistant

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Toronto Chinatown Business Improvement Area Full time

**Overview**:
Toronto Chinatown BIA is a non-profit community-based organization to help promote and improve the local businesses and neighbourhood and draw visitors and locals to eat, shop and explore this heritage area. Chinatown BIA is looking for TWO Social Research Assistant to join our team.

**Canada Summer Jobs Eligibility**:
This job placement is funded by Canada Summer Jobs Program, applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred; and be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period.

**Employment Terms**:

- Contracts from June 03rd to August 30th 2024, 13 weeks long.
- 35 hours per week (weekend hours and overtime are required).
- Must be comfortable working on-site in Chinatown, Downtown Toronto, Ontario.
- Hourly rate: $16.55-$17.55 per hour.

**Qualifications**:

- Be comfortable working within the Asian community;
- Possess strong communications skills (written and verbal);
- Possess excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Be able to use basic software and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), and Google Workplace;
- In order to better serve our community members who don't speak English as their first language, the ability to communicate in Mandarin, Cantonese, or Vietnamese is a strong asset.

**Major Responsibilities and Associated Duties**:

- Support the Executive Committee and Chinatown BIA staff (and contractor, if applicable) to conduct background research for long-term projects for Chinatown, including Chinatown Museum, Huron Square Activation, and Themed Mural Series.
- Conduct survey collection and analysis, research library archives, interview community stakeholders, outreach to other Chinese communities or ethnics communities in major cities around the world.
- Produce reports and present them to the CBIA Executive Committee.
- Assist in the organization of office documents and archives. Help out with office tasks overloads as directed by the Administrative Director or Project Coordinator.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal, Internship / Co-op
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: $16.55-$17.55 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON M5T 2E6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Language**:

- Cantonese (preferred)
- Mandarin (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-06-03



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