Research Coordinator

Job Type: Full-Time (Contract) (New Role)

Salary Range: $52,000 - $58,000  Benefits

Start Date: As soon as possible

End Date: March 31, 2027

About Us:

WomenatthecentrE is a unique non-profit organization, developed by and for women, gender-diverse,  and trans survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). We work to eradicate all forms of violence against women, girls, gender diverse, 2 spirit, and trans folks. WomenathecentrE is the first survivor-led organization in Canada dedicated to ensuring the voices and expertise of survivors are central in the implementation and development of policies and programs aimed at eradicating GBV. With 7,000 members across the world engaging in personal, political, and social advocacy, WomenatthecentrE thrives on membership engagement and shared experiences that come together to create transformative change in our communities.

The Project: Beyond Surviving: Capacity to grow, sustain, and dream (1-year initiative)

The project will sustainably improve our team's functionality; our survivor capacity to lead gender-equity work in the non-profit sector, and manage and support teams; our capacity to plan, apply for, administer, manage, evaluate, and report on projects; our capacity to collaborate, connect, and work as a collective involved in decision making; and our capacity to engage in trauma and violence informed community-based participatory research (CBPR), measuring and understanding impact.

A team of survivors with lived experience of various and intersection forms of gender-based violence will lead the project. A survivor-Stakeholder Advisory Committee, involving our staff, Board members, leadership, students, and volunteers, will also meet monthly to guide the project, simultaneously fostering team culture, collaboration, and diverse survivor-perspectives.

Project activities include project and team management practices. This involves structured team onboarding and offboarding, and project launch, monitoring, reporting, closure, and third party and internal evaluation.

Project Activities:

• Grow: The project will develop and launch Human Relation GBA policies, practices and processes, a Survivor-Led Research Manual and associated team trainings, including OCAP training access, project management trainings, and curated individualized training plans. These activities will strengthen internal team capacity, support, and culture, and strengthen research and evaluation and project management practices, knowledge, and tools.
• Sustain: The project will develop an organizational sustainability plan and grant-writing guidelines. These activities will provide a sustainability plan for implementation and strengthen our team's grant writing capacity and collective voice.
• Dream: The project will develop an organizational roadmap to define our voice, vision, and strategic plan for the next three years. A 2-day in-person team engagement event will be coordinated to build culture, connection, and knowledge share. These activities will strengthen organizational culture and provide strategic organizational direction.

The project aims to improve our capacity to achieve our mandate, adapt to sector change, administer projects with national scope and impact, and sustain our work beyond project timelines.

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate and support a Stakeholder Advisory Committee
• Support the management of project management tools, practices and processes, to stay on budget, schedule and in scope
• Report to the Project Manager, Human Relations Manager, Project Director, Director of Programs, Direction of Research and Community Impact, WomenatthecentrE's Board, and Executive Director
• Complete comprehensive project reports to stakeholders and CWF
• Participate meaningfully in project, internal and external meetings
• Maintain strong relationships with the project sponsor, CWF
• Support a project closure process
• Practice trauma and violence informed approaches in all responsibilities and activities
• Mobilize GBA , feminist values, and critical practices
• Participate in organizational and project trainings
• Support project evaluation plan development and mobilization
• Support the development of a comprehensive Research Manual outlining standards and protocols for research activities
• Develop standardized research templates and tools including survey and assessment templates, interview and focus group guides, research protocols and data collection guidelines, ethics application templates and consent forms, research reporting templates, evaluation tools, community needs assessments, literature review guides, environmental scan guides, etc...
• Develop internal guidelines for qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Contribute to the development of organizational standards for research documentation and data management
• Support the development of internal trainings on research practices for staff
• Assist with development of training materials, guides, and practical tools
• Contribute to building research capacity across the organization

Qualifications   & Skills (In addition to our usual):

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of research experience in academic, nonprofit, or applied research settings
• Relevant education experience
• Post-secondary training in trauma-informed practices, anti-oppression frameworks, or survivor-led work is an asset
• Experience developing research tools such as surveys, interview guides, assessments, or evaluation instruments
• Experience developing research protocols, manuals, methodological guidelines, or documentation systems and supporting research design, data collection, and analysis
• Experience preparing or supporting research ethics applications and a strong understanding of ethical research practices and participant safety
• Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Strong research writing, documentation, and organizational skills
• Strong facilitation, collaboration, and relationship-building skills with diverse teams
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and project coordination
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting, presenting, and stakeholder engagement
• Openness to continuous learning and applying feedback in professional practice
• Knowledge of gender equity, GBA (Gender-Based Analysis Plus), anti-oppression, and critical feminist practices
• Awareness of survivor-led and participatory research principles
• Experience facilitating cross-team collaboration and collective decision-making

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lived experience as a survivor of gender-based violence
• Previous experience in research roles in the non-profit sector
• Bilingual (French & English) is an asset

WomenatthecentrE is an equal opportunity employer, committed to ensuring workplace safety, which also applies to hiring opportunities. These include prohibiting discrimination or harassment of any kind and ensuring equitable employment opportunities to applicants, regardless of sex, gender, race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, disability, marital status, and any other intersecting identities, all of which are celebrated at our organization.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA” or the “Act”) as well as the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) ensures that individuals with disabilities have equal access to employment, goods, services, facilities, accommodations, buildings, structures, and premises. WomenatthecentrE is committed to enhancing the quality of life of each person. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive environment for those with disabilities and strive to meet the unique needs of each person. If you identify as a person with a visible/invisible disability, and you feel comfortable disclosing, please inform Esiya Lukonde, esiya@womenatthecentre.com, and we will ensure that your needs are met.

To Apply:

Please email your resume and cover letter to our Human Relations Manager, Esiya Lukonde, at esiya@womenatthecentre.com, using the subject line Beyond Survival- Research Coordinator - (insert your name). Please apply by April 30, 2026.