Research Consultant /

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Employment Opportunity / Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative

# s) g6 c8 I! sPosition: Research Consultant / Project: Unemployment & Underemployment within Ethno-cultural Communities, Environmental Scan & Database / Location: Edmonton / Project Completion: July 2009 / Closing Date: 11.28.08.
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The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative supports immigrant/refugee individuals and families to attain optimum health through relevant health education, community development and advocacy support. The MCHB seeks a Research Consultant with strong organizational/reporting skills for a community based research project and environmental scan of under and unemployed immigrants in the Edmonton ethno-cultural communities of Edmonton.
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" ~4 U( M6 k! ]8 L9 m3 p# X3 \2 jThe Project: The purpose of the research project is to explore, define and document the issue of unemployment and underemployment within ethno-cultural communities in Edmonton.  Focus groups and other activities will be coordinated within six ethno-cultural groups to create an inventory of the skills and abilities of unemployed and underemployed immigrants and refugees including youth (aged 25-30) with a working ability in English language.

Their employability profiles will be compared to the categories most highly requested in temporary foreign worker applications. Community animation will be used and a database of employable local immigrant workers with their skills will be created and made available to key stakeholders. The project will run through to the end of July 2009.
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Research Consultant: He/she will have a background in community based research, instrument design and development. S/he will demonstrate an understanding of current issues in the Alberta workforce and be familiar with key government services supporting employment/immigration. The Research Consultant will work independently and as part of a core team that includes the Project Coordinator, Database Consultant and project support staff.

Responsibilities: The research consultant will provide a final report synthesizing the findings from a community based research project gathering information on the barriers and solutions to employment for highly skilled and educated immigrants in the Edmonton area.
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Project responsibilities/deliverables include: provide ongoing support and feedback to the Project Coordinator in the design and implementation of a community based research strategy; support ongoing review and design of a participatory research process that includes focus groups discussions and an on-line tool gathering detailed information from highly skilled and educated immigrants in the Edmonton area.
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1 N+ A/ m: {0 }1 A  u3 nPLUS: provide background research and support for the dBase Consultant to ensure that privacy legislation/practices are adhered to in the collection and storage of on-line participant personal data; conduct a review of relevant literature documenting barriers to employment for immigrants, employer and government strategies and recommendations for multi-sectoral change; data analysis of focus group discussions and on-line participant data; produce a detailed report synthesizing research findings and recommendations for action in line with the project goals.  

  B) P: r& {: A6 ^+ D' I9 p) @TO APPLY - Candidates are asked to forward a covering letter and resume by fax or email as soon as possible. We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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10867 - 97 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2M6
  N+ |: ?4 s# {% F6 }- ]1 uFax: 780.428.2748 / Email: mchb@mchb.org

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