Junior/Intermediate Socio-Economic Specialist

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Fluent understanding of Canadian and provincial environmental assessment guidelines, legislation and regulations
• Experience or exposure to preparing environmental assessments for industrial, infrastructure, and resource development projects 
• Familiarity with socio-economic related sub-disciplines (e.g. economic assessment, community infrastructure and services, land use, community health)
• Demonstrated technical writing, presentation, and public speaking skills
• Demonstrated experience in public and stakeholder engagement
• Experience supporting engagement and/or socio-economic assessments of Indigenous communities (preferred)
• Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Familiarity with analytical methods used to support socio-economic assessments, such as economic input-output modelling, GIS overlay analysis, health impact assessment, and gender-based analysis plus
• Willingness to travel for project work
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact across a broad range of audiences/ technical backgrounds including internal and external clients and regulatory agencies
• Fluency with the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with statistical analysis packages and R programming/application (preferred)
• Desirable capabilities: experience preparing and defending community health assessments

Education and Experience

University degree (graduate level preferred) in Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, resource Management, Planning, Environmental Health or related social or environmental sciences discipline.

Three to ten years of relevant experience in community health, social impact or related field.

Must possess a valid driver’s license

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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