Data Research Analyst - Calgary, Canada - The Doorway

Description

Since its inception in 1989 The Doorway has shared participants stories and writings with our community members. Initially these stories were shared as part of quarterly newsletters distributed throughout our community using traditional mail.

Sharing these stories allowed participants to relate and connect to their peers on a richer level while feeling assurance they were not alone in their battles.

The newsletters also allowed our community members to distribute the stories within the border population thus raising awareness, stimulating conversations, and challenging perspectives.

Young people then, and still today, love to know people are listening and learning from them and are paying careful attention.

While The Doorway has maintained a firm belief, that as we welcome young people back into society it is our commitment to ensure the society they are joining, or rejoining is adequate.

These stories are a key component of our commitment, they inform us of the needs and challenges our young people face and help us shape our programmes and initiatives.

In 2017 as we witnessed the constant modernization of technology and the development of multiple online media platforms with boundless reach, we were motivated to grow the impact of young people's writing.

To achieve this goal, The Doorway set a priority to create a more efficient and effective qualitative data management system for our archive of participants stories/writing.

We are fortunate to be trusted with 35+ years of young people's written work, and this archive grows each day.

This drove the design and development of Witnessing Evolution (WE) a database that will host all their stories, in their words.

Our newly identified Story Ambassador role will oversee our WE database and ensure timely and accurate inputting of stories along with the delivery of quarterly reports highlighting the learnings and opportunities to support our participants moving forward.

This individual must be knowledgeable and passionate about the societal gaps, broken systems and social barriers young people exiting the streets face.

This knowledge will enable the individual to identify and carry out opportunities that advocate for our participants and stimulate conversation while valuing the integrity and dignity of our young people.

"No solution can be found until everyone understands the problem."

• A Participant

This is a 6 hour per week contract, to be fulfilled on-site at The Doorway Bay 10, 2808 Ogden Raod SE.

Shifts can be flexibile (Ex. Two 3 hour shifts per week). Hours must be completed during operating hours Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 5pm.


Story Ambassador Key Deliverables:

• Maintain the WE data management system:
• Timley data entry of writing from our young people.
• Cataloging writings based on current approved coding structure.
• Reviewing and making recommendations on the Coding list.
• Generate a quarterly report that provides:
• Statistical information on number of new stories by coding structure.
• A summary of new learnings and opportunities from the analysis of new and historical information contained with the data management system.
• A collection of participant stories to be published in our quarterly newsletter.
• Communication:
• Suggest information to be shared digitally across our online media platforms and in person to grow the impact of young people's writing.
• Suggestions for weekly postings on Instagram, Facebook and others as needed.
• Initiative Administration:
• Based on the information and analysis propose initiatives to support programming, social change, sector leadership and social policies.
• Develop plans to deliver on each approved initiative.
• Monitor and measure each initiatives success to provide evidence, to assist with funding grants and opportunities.

Competencies and Qualifications

• Experienced and passionate about identifying gaps, broken systems, barriers,

misconceptions and determine what needs to change in our society.

• Wellpracticed at coding, studying themes and drawing conclusions
• Knowledgeable of effective social change and social policy strategies
• Experience with online communications platforms (social media, blog)
• Self Starter, works well in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities
• Excellent written and verbal skills to advocate and stimulate change
• Degree in Social Sciences (Sociology, Social Work, Community Development)
• Masters Thesis experience preferred
• One year experience in qualitative research / coding preferred
• Lived experience considered an asset

Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume. Only successful applicants will be contacted.


Job Type:
Fixed term contract


Salary:
$24.00-$30.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• CALGARY, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Please list two interview time opt