Facilitate in-person women’s focus groups for VLMFSS’s 5-year project, Enhancing Wellness-M4Y, funded by Public Safety Canada.

The purpose of the project is to identify impacts and highlight coping strategies of immigrant women and youth at the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and family/gender-based/intimate partner violence. Research will inform the development of an interactive app to enhance safety, mental health and crime prevention.

Key deliverable for this position:

• Facilitate up to 24 in-person Focus Groups with women who were impacted by violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in the four research regions in BC.

Qualifications

• Skills and experience facilitating focus groups for research purposes and/or other types of relevant group facilitation skills and experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with an understanding of gender-based violence, familiarity with culturally responsive practices and/or tech safety knowledge; experience working with immigrant and refugee populations.
• The contractor must be able to travel outside the Lower Mainland for several days at a time, as needed, to be on site for focus groups held outside the Lower Mainland in the Okanagan, Fraser Valley and Southern Vancouver Island regions.
• Strong speaking and facilitation skills in English are required.

Hours and Remuneration

• Hourly rate of $40 per hour + GST
• The Contractor will work on a flexible basis, depending on project needs, up to a maximum of 200 hours in total, to complete one full round of focus groups.
• Please note no benefits are attached to this position, including but not limited to, overtime, vacation, statutory holidays, medical or dental.

Deadline for applications: September 14, 2024.

Please apply with Resume and Cover letter to NancyBoyce@vlmfss.ca.