- Company Name
- LOFT Community Services
- Job Title
- Research Assistant_FT-Contract
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Research Assistant – Full‑Time Contract
**Role Summary**
Provide research, evaluation, and data analysis support for evidence‑informed practice initiatives. Collaborate with the Quality and Service Excellence team to collect, clean, and analyze data, develop logic models and evaluation frameworks, and disseminate findings to internal and external stakeholders.
**Expectations**
- Work a 12‑month contract, hybrid schedule (office/remote).
- Travel to program sites as required.
- Maintain high data quality and ethical compliance.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and knowledge mobilization.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Conduct literature reviews, environmental scans, and needs assessments.
- Develop logic models, theories of change, and evaluation frameworks.
- Design and implement pilot initiatives (e.g., measurement‑based care).
- Prepare ethics submissions, reports, grant applications, and conference materials.
- Collect, organize, and clean qualitative and quantitative data from surveys, interviews, and administrative datasets.
- Perform basic statistical analysis (descriptive, trend) and data visualization using Excel, SPSS, or R.
- Assist with staff training on quality and service excellence practices.
- Support data governance, accreditation documentation, and performance record maintenance.
- Create and distribute accessible research outputs (infographics, summaries, newsletters).
**Required Skills**
- Proficiency in research methodology (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods).
- Basic data analysis skills in SPSS, R, or NVivo.
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to prepare reports and presentations.
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Organizational and project management abilities.
- Reliable vehicle and willingness to travel.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, Education, or a related social science discipline.
- 1–2 years of research, evaluation, or data support experience (community or healthcare setting).
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