Social Research Policy Analyst

At The City of Calgary, employees thrive, courageous ideas come to life, and public service opens possibilities. If you are motivated by public service, enjoy collaborating with others, share our values and have a desire to learn and grow, join our organization. We support work-life balance, promote physical and psychological safety, and offer competitive wages, pensions, and benefits.

We are the organization that serves the third most diverse city in Canada and one of the most livable cities in the world; a workplace committed to Truth and Reconciliation and fostering employee belonging. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Accommodation is available during the recruitment process, upon request.

As a Social Research Policy Analyst within the Demographics and Evaluation section, you will support research and policy analysis activities to support decisions across Community Strategies and The City of Calgary. You will design and manage applied social research, evaluation and analytical projects, which in turn, allows clients to make informed decisions related to planning, program funding and resource allocation, service delivery, community investment, and policy development. This position requires that you are a motivated individual with excellent social research, statistical analysis, communication, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skills. Primary duties include:

• Design research and measurement approaches, assess data quality, and apply statistical and evaluation methods to complex social and program questions.
• Develop research methodologies, datasets, surveys, indicators, evaluation frameworks, and analytical tools to help identify community needs, inequities, and program outcomes.
• Prepare, maintain, and steward complex electronic datasets including socioeconomic and demographic data, as well as social service indicators and outcomes.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation and summarize findings for non-technical audiences in recurrent and one-time reports and presentations.
• Complete literature reviews and environmental scans, design and implement surveys and questionnaires, analyze data, and synthesize findings in reports and presentations.
• Provide training and technical expertise on data collection, research design and analysis to City teams and community partners.

Qualifications

• A degree in a social sciences discipline or a related field with at least 3 years of research experience, including social policy research, research design and program evaluation.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency using Microsoft Excel; Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), R, Python or comparable software; and business analytics tools, such as SAP Business Objects.
• Applied knowledge of research methodology, instrument design, analysis, cleaning, analyzing, interpreting census data or other large data sets.
• Experience working in and/or with Calgary's non-profit sector is considered a strong asset.
• Experience in creating dashboards using data visualization tools such as tableau and Power BI is considered an asset.
• Knowledge and/or experience conducting Value for Money (VfM), Social Return on Investment (SROI), or similar analyses is an asset.
• Ability to provide evidence-based interpretation and produce a variety of research communications (for example: briefing notes, fact sheets, reports, data visualizations, presentations).
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to prioritize competing tasks to complete work on time with high quality.
• Strong project coordination and communication skills to carry out work and communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences using plain language.
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing scenarios with efficiency and thoroughness while thinking critically about solutions to complex problems.

Note: Applicants selected for an interview will be asked to prepare and deliver a short presentation.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Workstyle

• This position may be eligible to work from home for at least part of the time as one of several flexible work options available to City employees. These arrangements depend on the operational requirements of the role, employee suitability, and are subject to change based on operational needs and corporate direction.

Position and Pay Information

• Business Unit: Community Strategies
• Union: CUPE Local 38
• Position Type: 1 Temporary (up to 22 months)
• Compensation: Pay Grade 10 $44.01 - 58.82 per hour (Under Review)
• Hours of work: Standard 35 hour work week
• Days of work: This position works a 5-day work week with 1 day off in a 3 week cycle.
• Location: 315 10 Avenue SE
• Audience: Internal/External
• Apply By: November 18, 2026
• Job ID: 315531