Founded in 1986, Prosper Canada is a national charity dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for Canadians living in poverty through program and policy innovation.

As Canada’s leading champion of financial empowerment, we work with government, business and community partners to develop and promote financial policies, programs and resources that transform lives and foster the prosperity of all Canadians.

Financial Empowerment is an integrated set of interventions proven to measurably improve financial outcomes for people living in poverty.

Prosper Canada is seeking to hire 10-15 Research Assistants across Canada to provide essential support to the Principal Investigators and other research team members. We encourage applicants from all parts of Canada. The Research Assistant will be required to conduct up to five interviews individually with 10 households over the period of March – August 2017. Additional responsibilities include attending meetings, adhering to the interview protocol and checking in weekly with designated supervisor. You will be responsible for:

• Connecting with participants in your research region; managing relationships with participants; scheduling interview sessions and follow-up sessions; meeting research participants at a convenient location for participants
• Conducting up to five interviews with 10 households and adhering to the interview protocol at all times
• Recording interviews on a recording device (ex. Voice Memo on a mobile device, or Dictaphone) and share those recordings with your designated supervisor in a timely manner
• Adhering to the research ethics and security requirements found in interview protocol in regards to keeping client information confidential and anonymous and keeping client data stored in a secured location
• Attending weekly check-in sessions with research supervisor (or as otherwise directed)

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Application Deadline: March 3, 2017 or until positions have been filled.