Research Analyst 1

1 month ago

Toronto, Canada City of Toronto Full time

**Job ID**: 50658

**Job Category**:Policy, Planning & Research

**Division & Section**:Parks, Forestry & Recreation, PFR Parks

**Work Location**:Coronation Park, 711 Lakeshore Blvd W

**Job Type & Duration**:Full-Time, Permanent

**Hourly Rate and Wage Grade**:$43.58 - $47.75

**Shift Information**: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week per week

**Affiliation**: L79 Full-time

**Number of Positions Open**: 1

**Posting Period**: 01-NOV-2024 to 15-NOV-2024

**Job Summary**:
Reporting to the Manager, Standards and Innovation, Parks Branch, Parks, Forestry & Recreation, the Research Analyst 1 will research and analyze information to support the continuous improvement of branch policies, programs, and services.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Conduct research, involving collection, cataloguing, and storing of information from a variety of sources, internally and externally, including other municipalities, other levels of government (provincial, national, international), libraries, other divisions, academic institutions community agencies policy and literature reviews, and synthesize social, economic, and quantitative research related to service provision, operational effectiveness, ecosystem, and environmental services.
- Collect, synthesize and/or disaggregate, analyze, evaluate, and interpret information/findings/data to develop recommendations for improvement to existing branch projects, policies and services and develop theories, concepts and objectives for new branch projects, policies, and services.
- Attend and facilitate meetings with internal and external stakeholders and staff to understand business needs within the branch and network with other Divisions, using evidence to support problem solving, decision-making, planning and project delivery.
- Identify and evaluate appropriate internal and external demographic, geospatial, qualitative data sources needed to respond to research questions, using geographical mapping, statistical and data analysis software such as Power BI, Excel, Tableau, ArcGIS/QGIS, SPSS/R/STATA, NVivo/Atlas.ti, Adobe Illustrator etc.
- Develop, test, and administer survey questionnaires for branch programs, rooted in an understanding of sampling and population representativeness.
- Conduct research and data analysis including a solid foundation in statistical methods as well as grounded theory on topics including operational sustainability, environmental and ecosystem services, and emerging trends in Parks.
- Write analytic reports and contribute to policy documents and briefing notes.
- Prepare and present materials and data using a range of analytical techniques, including geographical, statistical, economic, and scientific, to support the clear and legible communication of analysis, recommendations, and concepts as part of jurisdictional scans, research projects, policy documents, reports, and surveys.
- Use systematic data management techniques to maintain, organize, structure, store, and index information for ease of use and searching.
- Provide assistance in researching and coordinating staff training, professional development, and meetings.
- Provide assistance and respond to inquiries from various stakeholders.
- Identify and monitor information on social, economic, and environmental needs of the community to forecast problematic areas and needs.

Key Qualifications:

- Post secondary education in a discipline pertinent to the job function such as Data Analytics, Social Sciences, Economics, Ecology, Environmental Studies/Science, Geography, Applied Sciences, Statistics, Public Policy OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Considerable experience working on research projects involving qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis focused on service provision and standards, measuring compliance, operational effectiveness, ecosystems and/or environmental services.
- Considerable experience using mapping software such as ArcGIS, statistical and qualitative data analysis software such as SPSS, NVivo or an equivalent system to conduct and analyze research, query databases using SQL, and produce data.
- Considerable experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods and qualitative data survey design, implementation, and analysis.
- Considerable experience using Microsoft Office Software including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

**You must also **have**:

- Good communication skills, both orally and in writing; including the ability to present research findings.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in combination with ability to perform duties under mínimal supervision.
- Demonstrated organizational skills, including the ability to take initiative, problem solve, work under time constraints, and meet deadlines.
- Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to work cooperatively and professionally with staff at all levels, consultants, and internal/external stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and/or in a team environme

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