Advocacy & Policy Research Assistants

Reports to: VP Education

Rate: B3

Hours: 8-10 hours per week

The Advocacy & Policy Research Assistant is responsible for assisting in the development of policy and research relating to advocacy work in the MSU including planning and analyzing primary and secondary research. The Advocacy & Policy Research Assistant is also responsible for leading the MSU policy development process by providing support to policy authors. The research may be used to develop written lobbying documents, including government submissions and other external publications.

Extended: This posting will close on Monday June 1 at 11:59pm (EDT).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent writing skills, including proofreading and editing
• Capacity for research, consultation, and analysis of data
• Working knowledge of Statistical or Data Analysis Software (SPSS, R, Excel) and the ability to present statistical data in a user friendly format...