Senior Assistant, Market Research (Data Dissemination)

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a contract employee:

• Accrued vacation.
• Annual individual performance bonus.
• Group insurance coverage to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role
Join the Data Dissemination team, in the Senior Assistant, Market Research position, where we support housing market research, analysis and address data needs by providing research and analytical support, product development assistance, database management and data dissemination services to help facilitate access to CMHC’s housing market data for both internal and external clients. 

This is a temporary position of a duration of 18 months.

What you’ll do:

• Developing and maintaining housing and macroeconomic data and corresponding metadata. 
• Assessing and responding to external and internal client data and information needs, including conducting demonstrations of CMHC’s suite of housing market data products. 
• Disseminating economic and housing market data to analysts and/or researchers in a concise, user-friendly format to support report production, analysis, and research activities. 
• Assisting with the dissemination of reports, publications, and data tables to the CMHC website and compiling website and product download metrics for performance measurement. 
• Staging and validating data for publishing on the Housing Market Information Portal (HMIP) and conducting data verification and quality checks for all data products. 
• Supporting User Acceptance Testing for new data systems, applications, and workflows/ETLs.
• Providing a range of administrative support functions including client invoicing, and working with third party data providers, re-distributors, and contractors.  
• Administering a client satisfaction survey and compiling the results of this survey to determine service-level metrics.

 
What you should have: 

• Post-secondary education in business administration, mathematics/statistics, economics, geography or related disciplines with a minimum of one (1) year experience in similar roles.  An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered. 
• Knowledge of market research concepts, information storage and data retrieval processes.
• Demonstrated experience in handling multiple, concurrent projects and work activities, with tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, including some project management skills.  The ability to prioritize and complete numerous simultaneous and recurring work projects a must. 
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), including the ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles to communicate messages that have the desired effect.  
• Advanced computer skills and proficiency in the use of office productivity software packages (MS Office s-Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint), Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, web browsers and search engines a must.
• Demonstrated client service skills; the ability to understand and meet client needs and resolve issues reliably and efficiently. 

It would be great if you also had:

• Knowledge of and skills using data management and statistical software (such as SAS and EViews) and experience querying data and using data visualization, data governance/ data management, analytics/data mining tools such as Power BI, Collibra, Hue, R, Python, Cloudera considered a strong asset.

• Knowledge of Secure Managed File Transfer (SMFT) and Simple Survey also considered an asset.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled. 

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion 

What happens after you apply 

We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort. Learn more about our hiring process.  If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!