Research and Evaluation Assistant

About the role

The Research & Evaluation Assistant plays a key role in ensuring research and evaluation activities are meaningful, effective, and community centered. This role reports to the Associate Director, Evaluation and carries out responsibilities related to program evaluation, research support, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of evaluation frameworks in collaboration with programs
• Aid in developing and/or adapting measures for evaluations, including maintaining a library of literature on clubhouse-appropriate validated measures
• Attend program meetings to provide ongoing monitoring of evaluations and regular data review with program teams
• Support data collection activities and maintain collection systems (e.g., Microsoft Forms, Eccovia)
• Support analysis of training evaluation forms and other evaluative data
• Conduct community-based participatory action research (CBPAR)
• Afford support for supplementary member trainings for CBPAR projects
• Support participant recruitment and data collection for qualitative research
• Support the development of research protocols and guides
• Afford data cleaning & analysis, including transcribing interviews and participating in qualitative coding
• Draft and support grant proposals and research publications (e.g., journal articles, white papers)
• Facilitate ongoing dialogue to gather community feedback on research priorities and trust in research activities
• Support the dissemination of research and evaluation project updates and findings within the community
• Train as part of the Research Social Enterprise academy

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree, preferably related to public health and/or social sciences required
• Experience with data systems, qualitative research applications, and statistical programming is a plus
• Background in, and understanding of, public health, mental health, public policy preferred
• Experience supporting participatory action research methods
• Strong research skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Prior clubhouse experience and/or lived experience of serious mental illness

Qualifications

• Approach work with a collaborative and flexible mindset
• Work independently and complete assignments to completion within the parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Problem solve creatively, related to both research and the development of standardized systems and procedures
• Efficiently support (limited) administrative needs of the team
• Passion for the Fountain House mission

Skills

• Data systems
• Qualitative research applications
• Statistical programming
• Public health
• Mental health
• Public policy
• Participatory action research methods
• Research skills
• Written and oral communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Computer proficiency (MS Office)
• Clubhouse experience
• Lived experience of serious mental illness

Benefits

Salary: $24.68 per hour

This is a one-year fixed-term position. The ongoing need for the role and potential extension beyond this period will be reviewed and evaluated at the end of the appointment term.

Pay

$24.68 per hour

Schedule

Up to 14 hours per week