Research Consultant /

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Employment Opportunity / Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative
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; b9 O0 P, z8 [! JPosition: Research Consultant / Project: Unemployment & Underemployment within Ethno-cultural Communities, Environmental Scan & Database / Location: Edmonton / Project Completion: July 2009 / Closing Date: 11.28.08.

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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The 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.

  J9 j. h* [# {7 a7 i& ]  B0 g5 S  TTheir 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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' {2 z& l  X" O) t9 M* V0 {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.

& z; _2 i* s% W: s" iResponsibilities: 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.

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.

6 w4 o$ f, ^4 ]8 d2 u( HPLUS: 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.  
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! V* d5 O7 b+ u& F& F( R6 @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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! x4 m3 u; B6 P$ m4 h; dExecutive Director
9 d, a5 T0 u+ J3 s( [3 `! _/ G8 p7 ~- BMulticultural Health Brokers Co-operative
  M( u* d% R0 W, p2 q2 y6 @) p10867 - 97 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2M6
Fax: 780.428.2748 / Email: mchb@mchb.org

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