Research and Program Analyst

hybrid
3450 Uptown Boulevard #301, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8Z 0B9
full-time . May 28, 2025

Description

Research and Program Analyst

Job Description

Position: Research and Program Analyst

Hours: 1.0FTE (8:30-4:30, Monday to Friday)

Salary: 63,200.71 (Union position)

Location: Victoria, BC (Hybrid)

Application deadline: June 18, 2025

Desired start date: July 14, 2025

BASIC PURPOSE

As Research & Program Analyst, you play an important role in the pursuit and achievement of BC Healthy Communities’ (BCHC) overall objective, mission and vision of capacity building and engagement.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you are responsible for a portfolio that consists primarily of our PlanH initiative, which may include several other smaller projects. You will work directly with the communities and partners we serve and play a key role in providing expertise for community planning and facilitated workshops and learning events across the province.

In this role, you:

Work closely with multi-sectoral groups which include, local government, regional health authorities, not-for profit, indigenous partners and community organizations
Facilitate collaborative planning processes around complex community issues, quickly synthesize data and adapt processes as required
Bring systems thinking, experience in planning and community engagement processes and build capacity for collaboration around community health opportunities
Works across organizational programs and projects, and provide support for research, evaluation, content development, delivery, and partnership development

DUTIES AND REPSONSIBILITIES

Plan and deliver planning processes, facilitated workshops, webinars and other BCHC capacity building events and activities
Provide content expertise to support community focus areas (i.e. healthy built environments, food security, active transportation, social connectedness, health and climate change, age-friendly planning, housing, child and youth mental wellness, etc.)
Work with BCHC program team members to plan and coordinate logistics for workshops, events, planning processes and other events/activities; and
Provide a range of tools, resources and supports to Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments, health authorities and community groups through grant offerings and other capacity supports (i.e. Reviewing assessments, engagement strategies and planning documents).

Builds relationships within communities to foster positive culture change around the critical role of the social determinants of health, and through collective impact influences community health and well-being
Provide consultation, leadership and health expertise to local governments, non-profit organizations and other community partners on strategies and decisions on land use planning
Research and analyze community planning best practice and assist in the development of policy recommendations across community focus areas and in line with BCHC strategic priorities and goals
Conduct research toward the development of capacity building offerings such as environmental scans, literature reviews, local and regional data, content/focus area specific information and resources
Contribute toward the design and coordination of community engagement and stakeholder consultation materials, processes, and plans
Provide ongoing data collection and analysis support for evaluation (i.e. Alchemer, Nvivo) to support the development and implementation of our evaluation frameworks and plans (development of methodologies and indicators, data collection, analysis, development of reports, etc.)
Attend, participate and contribute to team meetings, and strategic planning sessions
Collaborate with colleagues to achieve a coordinated approach
Remain current with the best training/community planning, trends and opportunities to increase efficiency
Maintain a respectful, courteous and team spirit environment
Foster meaningful and respectful multi-sectoral relationships and represent BCHC dutifully in communities and events across the province; and
Other duties as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

A degree in public health, planning, community development or related field
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in research, planning or related
Experience working with community-based organizations
Strong writing, research, analysis and synthesizing skills; and
Ability to work well independently and as part of a highly collaborative team.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

Teamwork Skills
Collaboration
Applies effective Research, Data Collection, and Analysis Skills
Analytical Thinking
Conceptual Thinking
Planning, Organizing, and Coordinating
Information Seeking and Sense making
Effective Communication Skills
Initiative
Relationship/Network Building

Compensation

$63,200.71 per year

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