Brief Description:

Annual Project Survey Consultant

Location: Our office is based in Toronto, Ontario. The consultant can work remotely with some traveling required.

Reports to: Research and Evaluation Manager

Compensation: $30 per hour (weekly hours are approximately 37.5 hours and may vary) for a 4 month period from August 29, 2022 to December 29, 2022

About us:

At the heart of Community Food Centre Canada’s work is the belief that food is a basic right. We bring people together around good food to help communities thrive. With more than 350 partners across the country, we build Community Food Centres, share knowledge, innovate new programs to improve health, and advocate for progressive policy change.

Our policy and community work contributes to this mission by advocating for policy solutions that reduce poverty and inequality in Canada and empower communities from coast to coast to coast. In addition, we recently launched a capital campaign to power our next phase of growth. This includes a new national headquarters (www.340Gerrard.ca) and a policy & research centre to support our work.

Our values, internally and in our work with partners, are founded on the Good Food Principles. We are deeply committed to Equity and Inclusion, bringing anti-racism and anti-oppression approaches to our work.

CFCC is strongly committed to equity and inclusion within its community. We especially welcome applications from members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free.

Responsibilities:

Traveling to six or more Community Food Centres across Canada and spending one week working with survey assistants to conduct in-person verbal surveys with people who take part in Community Food Centre programs
Training and supervising survey assistants to administer the survey
Conducting data entry and analysis of the data using mixed-method approach.
Prepare 12 reports, including analysis, data visualization and narrative.

Qualifications:

Excellent interviewing skills
Experience in training and supervising staff
Excellent time management, attention to detail, and troubleshooting skills
Strong writing and communication skills
Proficiency in analyzing large data sets in Microsoft Excel including writing formulas, designing pivot tables and other data management techniques
Outgoing, friendly, non-judgmental and professional
Experience with or knowledge of community-based food programs and/or understanding of hunger/poverty/food systems issues is an asset
Ability to work independently and complete all deliverables
Driver’s license is an asset

Why work for us?

➔ a culture of mutual support where staff are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive Canada
➔ an opportunity to be part of a movement building health, belonging and social justice in low-income communities across Canada through the power of food

How to apply:

To apply, please scroll up and click Apply Now. Please skip the Professional Details (Skills) section and attach your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please share what you think makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Posting closes end of day on July 31, 2022. Only those applicants being considered will be contacted. If you require any accommodations, please email work@cfccanada.ca. Thank you for your interest in CFCC.

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