Researcher (Anywhere In Canada)

Job Requisition ID: 9212

Language Designation: English Essential

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ

Position Status: Temporary Full Time

Travel Requirement: Travel not required

Office Location: Montreal (QC); Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Ottawa (ON); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 68974.7 to $ 86218.38 and are based on qualifications and experience.

At CMHC, we trust you to get the job done. We empower our employees to be fully autonomous and accountable in achieving their results.

Here are some of the reasons why we were chosen as one of Canada's top employers:

• An inclusive workplace culture and environment with multiple Employee Resource Groups and much more!
• Access to a catalogue of courses for individual learning;
• An annual individual performance bonus;
• Enjoy up to 3 weeks of accrued vacation;

Help make a difference for Canadians. CMHC’s aspiration is that by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and that meets their needs. All of our programs and activities support this singular goal.

Be part of an inclusive workplace. Diversity and Inclusion guides everything we do at CMHC. We’re taking  concrete actions to eradicate racism and advance equity within CMHC and the housing system.

Join our Research Division in the Researcher position. You will be responsible to support the research function by contributing to, managing, executing and communicating rigorous technical, social and/or economic housing research and analyses that address business needs. You will contribute to data development, quantitative and/or qualitative analyses working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams. You will be responsible for ensuring that new data and insights are clearly and effectively communicated to key audiences in order to inform evidence-based decision-making that helps to advance CMHC’s aspiration that, by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and that meets their needs

This is a temporary position of a duration of 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to briefing material, background documents and memoranda for management, senior executives and other stakeholders.
• Supports the development of well planned, research that is clearly aligned with the Research Plan priorities and corporate focus areas.
• Carries out research or manages consultant to complete research.
• Ensures projects have well-defined project plans with timelines that are regularly updated.
• Monitor trends and issues in housing research, academic and business research literature, intelligence gathering, environmental scans, professional relationships, and participation in external workshops and events.
• Incorporate industry research and intelligence-gathering activities into housing analysis plans to enable timely, relevant and meaningful insights.
• Supports data development including identifying and analyzing new data sets.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of quantitative analysis software such as R, Python or others.
• Demonstrated experience in developing research projects in terms of scope, objectives, methods and project management.
• Ability to conduct primary and secondary data research and analysis using appropriate methods, qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods analysis.
• Graduate degree in social sciences, economics, statistics, planning, engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in clearly and effectively communicating (orally and in writing) research findings to diverse audiences through different types of publications, web content, presentations, briefings, etc.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience directly related to research in the field of affordable or social housing and/or be a researcher who has undertaken research on housing.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition may remain active until filled.

IMPORTANT NOTICE – COVID-19 MEASURES

On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that as of June 20, 2022, it will suspend vaccination requirements for federal government employees. This decision followed a review of the current public health situation, including the evolution of the virus and vaccination rates in Canada. As a result, and consistent with the Government of Canada decision, CMHC has suspended its Vaccination Policy, effective June 20, 2022.

As a result, at this time, CMHC does not require employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. CMHC will continue to monitor the public health situation and may at any time make adjustments and adopt or reintroduce measures, including mandatory vaccination, attestation and verification requirements. Any such vaccination measures, as updated from time to time, shall form a term and condition of your employment at CMHC.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our aspiration .

We are committed to employment equity and actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

We sincerely thank all candidates for their interest, however, please note that only applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted. If selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.