Venture for Canada is Looking for Research Coordinator Full Time

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! A little bit about Venture for Canada:

Venture for Canada is a national charity that fosters entrepreneurial skills and mindset in young Canadians. To be entrepreneurial is to act upon opportunities to create value for others.

We recruit, train, and support young people to work for innovative Canadian small businesses and startups. Through our programs, participants develop the network, knowledge, and entrepreneurial skills to have more impactful careers.

The resourcefulness of Canadians is essential to overcoming our country’s greatest challenges. Venture for Canada is a catalyst of systemic social change by equipping young Canadians to build a more prosperous and inclusive society.

Reporting to and in partnership with the Training Programs Manager, the Research Coordinator will primarily support the design and implementation of a two-year consulting project with University Canada West (UCW), in addition to supporting other research priorities at Venture for Canada (VFC) as required. As a new position in the organization, the Research Coordinator will have the opportunity to inform and design VFC’s approach to and use of research in working to achieve its mission and vision.

The Research Coordinator will collaborate with VFC’s Training Team to design and implement a research strategy, including proposing research methodology aligned with research goals; using a range of tools to acquire information, including but not limited to literature review, interviews, and focus groups; interpreting and communicating results; and maintaining data integrity throughout all aspects of the work.

Entrepreneurial Skillset:

• You don’t just take direction well – you improve upon it, bringing your expertise and perspective to the planning phase of your work.
• You’re equally happy to spend your day reading on your own, or discussing what you’ve read with others.
• You’re motivated to apply your skills and knowledge to improve the employability of Canadian youth.
• You have experience crafting effective questionnaires, surveys, polls, and interviews to gather data from relevant stakeholders.
• You’re known for your ability to make sense of a variety – and high quantity – of information.
• Your intellectual curiosity helps you craft questions and seek answers to better help you understand the topic you are researching yet you are careful not to fall into a rabbit hole.
• You enjoy synthesizing your learnings and insights into reports and presentations to share with colleagues and clients.
• You’re adaptable: resilient to quick changes, set backs, and unexpected outcomes, and a resource to your teammates to pick things up again and get back on track.
• You embrace a digital environment and remote work, but know how valuable in-person connections can be.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the project team to align on research priorities;
• Outline a research strategy for the project;
• Conduct project research, including but not limited to: literature review; surveying; in-person and virtual interviews; and focus groups;
• Summarize and present your research findings to the Venture for Canada team;
• Contribute to drafting midpoint reports as well as the final research report;
• Provide administrative support to the project team, including meeting administration and information management;
• Represent Venture for Canada in Vancouver, BC, and support efforts to build relationships in Vancouver with relevant project stakeholders;
• Consult on and support with other VFC opportunities for research efforts to inform program delivery; and
• Any other reasonable duties requested by Venture for Canada.

Interested in this role but don’t think you have the “right”: experience? We look for transferable skills too! We also heard only 1% of candidates will ever meet every single requirement on most job postings, so really it’s not a big deal if you don’t meet all our requirements.

Venture for Canada is committed to providing equal pay for equal work with salaries in line with industry standards. The salary for this position is $55,000-$60,000.

Other benefits include but are not limited to:

• Stipend for phone usage
• Health benefits plan and RRSP matching
• Three weeks vacation plus additional summer break office closure and closure between December 25 and January 1
• Potential to work out of the country/province for up to 1 month per year
• Flexible work hours
• Summer hours from May long weekend to Labour Day weekend
• Personal development funding
• Funding to support the setup of a home office

Location: Virtual, candidate must be located in British Columbia

Start Date: Mid May 2023

Deadline to Apply: April 13, 2023

Salary: $55,000 – $60,000 (salary range is firm)

Venture for Canada is committed to making the workplace fit what you need. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. Please reach out to us at [email protected] for any accessibility requirements. Additionally, our employees are responsible for assisting in protecting the company and customer data by following information security policies and procedures