Lead Research Associate, Sustainability

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $96.9k - $114k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔬 Research Analyst

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Signal49 Research

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

Signal49 Research is Canada’s leading independent, not-for-profit applied research organization (formerly The Conference Board of Canada) that produces evidence-based economic, labour market, innovation, health, immigration, and Indigenous communities research. It offers recurring research series, subscription data products, custom economic and policy analysis, research centres, and executive councils to inform decision-making by government, business, and civil society. The organization convenes senior leaders, publishes forecasts and dashboards, and delivers bespoke impact assessments and forums to support policy and strategic planning.

📋 Description

• Lead research projects using quantitative and qualitative research methodologies • Lead new business by identifying opportunities, developing pitches and proposals, and finalizing stakeholder engagement strategies • Lead execution and finalization of project deliverables • Manage and provide leadership to direct reports, including research associates • Conceptualize new research ideas, methodologies and strategies to maximize research impact • Provide subject matter expertise during client engagement and business development activities • Lead content development, stakeholder relations, speaker identification, sponsorship outreach and event delivery for sustainability-related roundtables and convenings • Support membership growth and retention strategies for the Strategic Resilience and Emergency Management Council • Demonstrate collaboration, ownership, excellence, evidence, passion and integrity in work and client interactions

🎯 Requirements

• PhD or Masters’ degree in disaster science, actuarial science, geoinformatics, emergency management, climate adaptation or related areas • Deep knowledge of disaster insurance models, reinsurance, disaster financial instruments, and emerging innovations in disaster finance • Understanding of social, institutional, and infrastructure capacity interdependencies in disaster resilience • Understanding of pragmatic and place-based disaster resilience and climate adaptation measures at community and household levels • Competency analyzing environmental, economic, and social policies and their impact on disaster resilience and climate adaptation in Canada • Advanced MS Excel capabilities for analyzing and visually communicating trends in large datasets • Advanced writing skills • Advanced presentation and communication skills • Leadership in project management • Success handling multiple responsibilities, deadlines and deliverables • Ability to travel within Canada for client and team meetings when needed • Productive, professional and safe home office with internet service and reliable connection • Climate hazard modelling competency is an asset • Disaster governance and regulatory frameworks competency is an asset • GIS tools such as QGIS competency is an asset • Qualitative and textual analysis tools such as NVivo competency is an asset • Experience organizing and chairing convenings is an asset • Bilingualism is an asset

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from home anywhere across Canada • Home office setup budget • Recognition programs • Healthcare benefits from Day One • $2,500 benefit for Psychologist, Social Worker or Psychotherapist services • 20 days annual vacation • Closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day • 13 holidays per year • Friday afternoon closures • Defined benefit pension plan • 5% pension match from Day One • Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) • Maternity and parental leave top-up plan