Researcher/analyst - Socio-economic Research

3 months ago


Vancouver, Canada The Firelight Group Full time

**Position title: Researcher/Analyst - Socio-Economic Research**

**Position type**:Full-time, Intermediate

**Location**:Edmonton, AB, Victoria, BC, Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON, or remote work

**Reports to**:Business Lead or Project Manager on a project basis

**Supervised by**:Senior Socio-Economic staff member or Business Lead

**Salary range**:Competitive, commensurate with experience

**Application Deadline**:Position will remain open until filled

**Position start date**:ASAP

**This Position**:
**Background**:
**Job Duties**:

- **Business Development**_
- Collaborate on program management tasks for projects that are in line with company, client and regulatory requirements
- Support business development efforts, including potential client/prospect identification, proposal writing and client-facing activities
- **Project Management**_
- Monitor project execution, including establishing and tracking project metrics and conducting project evaluation
- Support the end-to-end creation, development, and analysis of large, complex, disparate data sets to identify actionable insights for senior researchers
- Support the design of research methodologies and project management
- Work closely with clients and community members to successful execute project deliverables.
- Coordinate projects by developing and maintaining project/task schedules and budgets for project components, and monitoring project progress, work hours, budgets and expenditures using project scheduling and cost control tools.
- **Analysis and Technical Skills**_
- Work closely with senior Firelight researchers and Indigenous partners to: produce thematic analyses, assess impacts, identify mitigation recommendations, develop policies, support various community-driven initiatives, and complete necessary deliverables for Indigenous clients.
- Support the assessment of project impacts on the socio-economic environment, including consideration of regional and local economies, community services and infrastructure, land use and recreation, and community well-being and safety.
- Prepare socio-economic research products and data analysis for various Indigenous communities
- Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets using project scheduling and cost control tools
- Develop, conduct, analyze and report on interviews, surveys and focus groups focused on social, economic, and cultural conditions, trends, and the potential effects of industrial development on land within Indigenous communities
- **Report Writing**_
- Write literature reviews, including socio-economic research analysis
- Provide plain language summaries of complex social and economic information for community partners
- Collaborate on the drafting and finalization of project reports

**Relationship building**:

- Build and maintain strong supportive relationships with clients and various project partners
- Assist with Firelight internal and external communications
- Mentor and support junior staff

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social or environmental science or other related field (Master’s preferred) PLUS a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Socio-economic research or equivalent
- Experience working with qualitative and quantitative research methodologies in an applied setting
- Experience working with Indigenous communities

**Required Skills**:

- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Proficient in Microsoft office suite, specifically Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Excellent writing, communication, organizational, computer and time management skills
- Ability to work within a fast-paced environment that includes independent and collaborative work
- Knowledge of topics, issues, and opportunities pertaining to Indigenous communities
- Knowledge of social sciences and environmental impact assessment method, techniques, and practices
- Ability to consistently deliver on-time reports, analyses, proposals, and other materials
- Driver’s licence required with the ability to travel regularly up to 5 days per month, not necessarily consecutively, sometimes in remote communities

**Additional information**:

- This competition may be used to fill current and future vacancies within The Firelight Group

**Firelight offers compensation commensurate with skills and training, within industry standard ranges. We offer a progressive, flexible workplace and the following benefits**:

- Flexible four-day work week (32-hours/week)
- Both professional development and training allowance provided
- Banking of earned overtime
- Health and Wellness Program
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Annual retirement savings plan contribution
- Parental leave supplement for new parents
- Additional mental health benefits self-funded by Firelight
- Childcare benefit for children


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