Market Research Specialist - Remote

POSITION TITLE: PROJECT ANALYST WHAT DOES THE LABOUR MARKET GROUP VALUE?
We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our not- for- profit corporation and the communities we serve.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will support the workforce planning board by ensuring data products and analysis are available for our constituents and partners. Collect, clean, and analyze labour market data to generate high-quality reports and data products pertaining to the Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts;

• Maintain database and calibrate the monthly job report, including trend analysis and recommendations;
• Assisting with the annual labour market planning process;
• Present labour market insights to groups of various sizes which include constituents, community partners, ministry representatives and the general public;
• Support additional research and data projects as assigned.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with Power BI and Python is a valuable asset.

• Flexible to sudden changes in priorities of workload
• Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbally and in writing), including the ability to present data in a clear and compelling way to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Intermediate knowledge of NOC and NAICS codes a significant asset
• Creative approach to designing reports, visualizations, and automations that improve data accessibility, clarity, and impact.

Schedule: Up to a maximum of 15 hrs of remote work per week at $25.00/hour
As the workforce planning board for the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts, the Labour Market Group takes pride in providing the most updated evidence- based data products for our communities. To help carry us even further, we’re searching for an experienced data analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will be highly skilled in all aspects of data analytics, including mining, generation, and visualization. Additionally, this person should be committed to transforming data into readable, goal-oriented reports that drive innovation and growth.
Evaluate internal systems for efficiency, problems, and inaccuracies, and develop and maintain protocols for handling, processing, and cleaning data

• Collaborate with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to define data needs and support community engagement efforts.
• Produce high-quality labour market reports and products for stakeholders, including:

o Industry and community profiles
o Wage rate trends and analysis
Proactively analyze data sets and investigate and communicate which areas need improvement in efficiency and productivity

• Create and maintain rich interactive visualizations through data interpretation and analysis, with reporting components from multiple data sources
• Develop and maintain databases by acquiring data from primary and secondary sources, and provide feedback that will make our data evaluation process more flexible or scalable across datasets
• Maintain job portal: review and clean data regularly, ensuring error free data for the monthly report
• Utilize labour market data sets such as National Household Survey, Tax Filer and the Census of Canada
• Gather existing labour market information and facilitate research of various topics as directed
• Conduct and direct original research in a wide range of fields, and synthesize findings that can add value for team members and stakeholders

Three or more years of experience mining data as a data analyst

• Technical writing experience in relevant areas, including queries, reports, and presentations
• Strong Excel skills, with aptitude for learning other analytics tools
• Some working experience with Python
• Bachelor’s degree (or other suitable combination of education and experience equivalent) in mathematics, computer science, economics, or statistics
• Experience with database and model design and segmentation techniques
• Practical knowledge of statistical analysis tools and platforms, such as:

Power BI
Tableau