Do you have experience in social sciences and evaluation and possess strong skills in qualitative and quantitative methods? Do you enjoy working collaboratively to make data meaningful? If so, we invite you to apply!
What We Do
The Alex is a beacon of hope for Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens, offering wrap-around health care, housing, social, and wellness programs. With a patient and client-centered approach, we envision a community where every individual is valued and empowered to thrive. Our mission is to improve quality of life through accessible and integrated health, housing, and social services. With five decades of experience, we have earned a reputation for tackling tough health and social issues, guiding individuals on their journey from crisis to wellness, and from challenge to change.
Reporting to the Manager, Evaluation and Impact, the Evaluation & Impact Specialist is involved in multiple evaluation tasks. Peak periods of the year – April to June and November through January - experience high volumes of work and competing demands.
This is a permanent, full-time position.
What You Will Do
Design and implement all aspects of quantitative and qualitative evaluations, including but not limited to:
- Support clarification of goals/objectives.
- Logic model and evaluation framework development, including indicator selection and operationalization.
- Instrument selection and/or development.
- Data collection planning, implementation, and monitoring.
- Analytic design and planning.
- Data management, cleaning, analysis, interpretation.
- Report results in multiple, audience-specific formats.
- Serve as an evaluation subject matter expert and as key contact for programs to plan, implement, and monitor data collection.
- Create reports and dashboards for internal audiences and funders.
- Create and maintain reporting and evaluation planning, process, and methods documentation.
- Engage and support internal teams in the understanding and use of data.
- Perform literature reviews.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
What You Bring
- Graduate degree in evaluation, social science, public health, or a related field is required.
- Equivalent training/experience may also be considered.
- Minimum three years’ experience with quantitative project evaluation.
- Experience conducting all elements of quantitative and qualitative evaluations. Preference will be given to candidates with robust knowledge and experience in qualitative methods.
- Intermediate to advanced level of skills and experience in statistical methods.
- Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills required.
- Ability to communicate qualitative and quantitative evaluation results in engaging ways customized to audience need and planned data use.
- Good judgment and concern for detail and accuracy.
- Ability to receive direction and to collaborate with others to achieve agreed upon goals.
- Ability to work independently and promote good teamwork.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and sometimes fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with the social determinants of health and vulnerable populations.
- A satisfactory vulnerable sector criminal record clearance is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action is preferred.
Work Environment and Hours
- Primarily working from The Alex Community Health Centre: 2840 – 2 Ave SE, Calgary, AB.
- 1.0 FTE (37.5 hrs /week)
- Standard hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday; some flexibility in schedule may be available.
- Continuous periods of sitting, with some standing and walking (sometimes up/down stairwells).
What We Offer
Some of the great benefits The Alex has to offer include:
- 3-weeks’ vacation
- Medical and Dental Coverage
- Health / Wellness Spending Accounts
- RRSP, Student Loan Repayment Program and/or Mortgage Repayment Accelerator Program (up to 5% match)
- Personal Days
- Floating Holiday
- Sick/Wellness Days
- Employee Family Assistance Plan (EFAP)
How To Apply
If you are as passionate as we are about making a difference in people’s lives, please visit our career centre: Jobs at The Alex | The Alex.
This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We will make every effort to accommodate candidate’s schedules and needs in all parts of the hiring process.
The Alex is committed to embedding the principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity across the organization. We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by equity-seeking groups and encourage (but not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.
In accordance with our strategic priorities, we particularly encourage applications from individuals who self-identify as racialized* or Indigenous (First Nation, Metis, or Inuit).
- The term “racialized” is used here instead of the more outdated and inaccurate terms “racial minority, “visible minority”, “person of colour”, or “non-White”.
For further information about The Alex and its programs, we encourage you to visit our website at www.thealex.ca.
