PWHS and the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) are seeking a Project Coordinator/Interviewer to coordinate a mixed-methods study that will critically assess the effect of COVID-19 policies on violence, bullying, and harassment in the BC food and beverage service sector.

Job description

The Project Coordinator/Interviewer will work with a multidisciplinary, collaborative team of researchers, policy makers, and industry stakeholders on a mixed-methods study that will critically assess the effect of COVID-19 policies on violence, bullying, and harassment in the BC food and beverage service sector. The Project Coordinator/Interviewer will be responsible for the overall project coordination; administration, communication and execution of project plans; stakeholder engagement, project meetings, and other knowledge translation activities; recruitment of study participants; and communication and collaboration with community and study stakeholders and participants.

Specifically, the Project Coordinator/Interviewer will:

• Coordinate and implement project plans and timelines, track progress, and monitor and report on the status of activities and major issues/obstacles encountered.
• Participate in research team meetings to define and plan research participant recruitment strategies, protocols and goals.
• Create and submit research ethics board submissions and assist in the development of any other required data collection materials.
• Organize and chair internal research meetings and external progress meetings with project stakeholders.
• Communicate project status and contribute to positive working relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders, including community partners, members of industries/communities affected by the research, government officials, and policymakers.
• Oversee recruitment and informed consent, conduct interviews, and implement online survey.
• Ensure accurate and detailed research records and methodological documentation are maintained.
• Write reports and develop knowledge translation materials for a wide range of audiences, and design effective strategies for distribution of promotional materials.
• Identify and support resolution to problems or barriers for successful research project completion, in collaboration with the Principal Investigators.

Desired skills and experience

This position requires a considerable degree of research experience, creativity, industriousness, and independence to complete the research deliverables within the two-year study period with a multidisciplinary team of investigators and collaborators.

Education

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline required. Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, social sciences, sociology, public policy or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience, preferred.

Experience

• Experience or training in graduate-level quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed methods research.
• Related work experience in project coordination, research, or other relevant frontline work in the service sector.
• Community knowledge or direct experience with communities marginalized due to violence, bullying and harassment.
• Strong health equity and health and safety lens and knowledge and experience with gender diverse, racialized persons and youth populations; lived experience working in the food and beverage industry is an asset.
• Experience with conflict management and supervision of diverse staff.

Skills

• Excellent time management skills including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other team members and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment under deadlines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to anti-oppression principles.
• Flexibility in hours and willingness to work across CGSHE/UBC offices and community to support outreach and recruitment.
• Ability to maintain researcher-participant confidentiality.
• Computer skills including experience in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to exercise initiative, judgment, discretion, and have strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze and effectively resolve issues.
• Class 5 Driver’s License an asset for use of CGSHE/UBC outreach van.

We are prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQ/2S people, as well as other grounded expertise with a human rights and employment equity lens.

About our organizations

PWHS is dedicated to addressing current and emerging issues of work-related health in British Columbia. Our team is comprised of a diverse and multidisciplinary group of faculty, students, and staff, situated in the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. Our research results inform the design of evidence-based policies and prevention programs to create safer and more secure workplaces, and help improve opportunities for recovery after injuries occur. CGSHE, hosted at Providence Health Care and affiliated with UBC and SFU, has a strategic mandate to advance gender and sexual health equity among under-serviced populations in BC, Canada, and globally through research, policy, and practice. The Project Coordinator/Interviewer will work in a team environment with statisticians, analysts, librarians, programmers, researchers, and faculty at SPPH and CGSHE as well as with a multidisciplinary team of investigators, industry stakeholders, and policy makers.

To apply

Please apply by April 20, 2022 via the UBC Staff Careers website. This is a two-year term appointment.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.