Opportunities

Position Type 

Project (12 Months with Possibility of Extension) - Full time (35 Hours) 

Posting Date

November 4, 2025

Internal Expiry Date

November 18, 2025

External Expiry Date

November 25, 2025

Posting Type

Internal / External 

Supervisor

Director, Organizational Knowledge & Learning

Location

• Main Location: College Street, Toronto, Ontario 
• You may be required to work at any site

Short Description

Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (AAMHCS) is a Community Health Centre that

aims to provide services and address system inequities to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities. The Centre envisions a future in which Toronto’s diverse communities achieve health with dignity.

The Research Assistant supports community-based research activities, planning, evaluation, quality

management of the programs and services, and knowledge mobilization of projects/activities in accordance with the strategic directions of the agency, and supports building research and evaluation capacity in the

agency. The Research Assistant functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team working with staff,

community members and external partners/collaborators to carry out research-oriented initiatives that are

consistent with health promotion strategies as outlined in the Ottawa Charter and Declaration of Alma-Ata.

Detailed Description

Responsibilities:

• Support the IPCT- Primary Care expansion program by assisting in the design, development, and implementation of research and evaluation activities (such as literature and policy reviews, collecting quantitative and qualitative data, analyzing and interpreting data, data visualization, etc.) as specified by the project goals.
• Support planning and evaluation activities in the organization and assist with building evidence-informed program planning and evaluation capacity among teams.
• Assist with operational aspects of research and evaluation activities including sustaining good partnerships and communications, developing effective recruitment strategies, ensuring ethical protocols, data security, data management, and knowledge dissemination.
• Assist with planning and organizing conferences, workshops, steering committee meetings, working groups, forums, and other events.
• Facilitate meetings and take minutes as required.
• Conduct outreach activities as required by the project(s).
• Work in consultation with the research team to identify community-based research, initiatives/priorities and ensure good communication between various stakeholders.
• Perform other duties of the department as advised by the supervisor.
• Participate in agency-wide activities as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

Required

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role. 
• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences, health promotion, social work or a combination of related professional experience and education.
• Excellent computer skills, including word processing and data analysis programs (e.g. Excel, SPSS, etc.). 
• Demonstrated experience in community-based research, program planning, and evaluation.
• Excellent written and communication skills. 

Preferred

• Excellent understanding of the social determinants of health and issues related to immigrants, newcomers, refugees, and vulnerable communities.
• Experience in working with diverse populations.
• Intermediate skills in both qualitative and quantitative methods in research, evaluation, and program planning.
• Excellent interpersonal, time management, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Asset 

• Experience with data quality improvement activities will be an asset.
• Experience with a continuous quality improvement approach would be an asset.
• Demonstrated flexibility and responsiveness to community needs.
• Ability to work within an anti-oppressive and anti-racism framework.
• Commitment to working with low-income, multi-lingual and multi-racial communities.

Hours: Full-time/ 35 hours weekly 

Duration: One year with possibility of extension

Bargaining Unit position: United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 175

Classification: Community Health Worker 

Start Date: January 5, 2026

Please be advised that our organization requires all staff, students, and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. Proof of vaccination can be obtained from the Ministry site.

Access Alliance offers comprehensive group benefits coverage, annual vacation entitlement, cumulative sick leave entitlement, and employee assistance programs. Access Alliance is an HOOPP employer.  

AAMHCS is a community-based organization that operates from a pro-choice, anti-oppression, and participatory framework.  In your cover letter, we invite you to articulate why you wish to work with Access Alliance, and in what ways did you wish to put your skills, experience, and education into action for this role and for Access Alliance at this time. Knowledge of the neighbourhoods we serve and how agency values would be integrated in your day-to-day work may be interview questions.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  Please note that a criminal background check and Vulnerable sector check will be conducted for this position as a condition of employment

We are committed to a workforce reflective of the diversity of the City of Toronto and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from those who provide different perspective and contribute to diverse ideas including those from racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities. 

AAMHCS is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. 

AAMHCS encourages a scent-free environment.