Research Assistant

3 weeks ago


Mississauga, Canada National Zakat Foundation Full time

Since _2013, our mission at National Zakat Foundation has been to make the pillar of Zakat simple_, transparent, and impactful across Canada. We envision a Muslim community that is dignified and unified through the prophetic teachings of Zakat_

**Job title**

Research Assistant

**Reports to**

Product Development Manager

**Location**

GTHA

**J**
**ob Type**
- Remote**Term**

9-week Summer Contract (30 hours/week)

The Research Assistant will work under the supervision of the Product Development Manager and will be responsible for conducting research to determine the scope of zakat-related services that NZF can offer specific to the New Muslim category. This includes conducting primary and secondary research, identifying challenges, trends, and opportunities for zakat-related products for New Muslims, and delivering a program proposal.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Determine the scope, objectives, and requirements of research projects and formulate a plan with the Product Development Manager
- Devise and evaluate methods for collecting data, such as surveys, focus groups, questionnaires, and opinion polls to discover the challenges and demographics of New Muslim population in Canada and their need for zakat support.
- Organize and tabulate data and formulate reports for presentation to executive team
- Monitor the progress of research projects and update relevant stakeholders
- Manage and organize information by conducting qualitative or quantitative surveys, focus groups, or one on one interviews
- Analyze and interpret data to identify patterns and solutions, including surveys and focus group transcripts
- Consolidate information into actionable items, reports, and presentations

**Competencies**
- Research Skills
- Information gathering
- Planning and Organizing
- Attention to Detail
- Communication - digital, written, and oral
- Data Management and Reporting

**Education/Qualification**:

- Fundamentals of data management techniques and data reporting + visualization
- Fundamental knowledge of Zakat is an asset
- Previous research experience is required

**Eligibility**
- Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the _Immigration and Refugee Protection Act_ for the duration of the employment**; and,
- Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations
- As per section 13.1(a) of the Articles of Agreement, youth hired for a Canada Summer Jobs-funded job cannot displace or replace existing employees or volunteers, employees that have been laid-off and are awaiting recall, employees absent due to an industrial dispute, employees on vacation, or employees on maternity or parental leave.
- National Zakat Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to complying with both the Ontario Human Rights Code and the AODA_



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