Aug. 30 2024 | Now Hiring: Program Coordinator – Community-led Outreach and Engagement
With our community partner, the Welcome Centre Shelter for Women & Families, we are seeking a Program Coordinator for the Windsor, Ontario site of the Scaling Up project. Based at the Welcome Centre in Windsor, the Coordinator will provide thoughtful daily supervision, mentorship and work direction to a team of outreach workers to support women […]
Aug. 6 2024 | Competition Closed: Outreach Workers with the CLOE Project in Windsor
We are hiring two Outreach Workers for the Windsor, Ontario site of the Scaling Up project. The Outreach Workers will work collaboratively with the team at the Welcome Centre for Women & Families to provide one-on-one, individualized outreach supports to self-identifying women in Windsor. They will build relationships with women who have experienced gender-based violence […]
Feb. 7 2024 | “How a Canada Research Chair’s community-led outreach model is impacting lives”
On December 6, 2023, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) ) and Canada Research Chairs (CRC) published a research story highlighting the work of Dr. Vicky Bungay in collaboration with community partner co-leads and other team members, both through the STRENGTH and Scaling Up projects…
Aug. 24 2023 | (Competition Closed) Hiring Outreach Workers at Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society for the CLOE Project
As part of the Scaling Up project, the CLOE Project outreach team in Kelowna supports people who have experienced gender-based violence to engage with the outreach team in safe, respectful ways that foster trust and engagement and promote health, safety and well-being. Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society (COEFS), the project’s community co-lead, is now hiring two […]
May 4 2023 | Competition closed – We are hiring! Community Research Coordinator for our project site in Kelowna
We are hiring a Community Research Coordinator for the Okanagan site of the Scaling Up project.
Apr. 4 2023 | Competition closed – hiring at Inner-City Women’s Initiatives Society for the STRENGTH project
Inner-City Women’s Initiatives Society (ICWIS), community co-lead for the Vancouver site (“STRENGTH”) of the national Scaling Up project is now hiring for a Community Outreach Support Worker.
Mar. 31 2023 | Competition closed – Capacity is hiring for a Graduate Academic Assistant position
Capacity is looking for a UBC graduate student to join our Vancouver-based team on the Scaling Up project, to coordinate and conduct enrollments and surveys with study participants. For more details on the position, see the full posting here. Apply by submitting a brief cover letter and CV to capacity.research@ubc.ca by April 16, 2023.
Feb. 16 2023 | KX Spotlight: Co-creating community tailored intervention programs through collaboration and trust
This month the UBC Knowledge Exchange (KX) spotlights the equity-oriented intervention programs and partnerships of Dr. Vicky Bungay and Capacity Research Unit. As director of Capacity Research Unit, Dr. Bungay works in close partnership with communities to close gaps in research and care for people regularly excluded from health and social policy programming, including women […]
Feb. 3 2023 | Capacity is hiring for a research assistant
Are you an experienced research assistant excited to work on a community-based and community-led research project? We are hiring for our national partnership project.
Jul. 15 2022 | Capacity Welcomes New Team Members to National Partnership Project
Capacity Research Unit is delighted to welcome Alex Werier and Natasha Kim to the team for our national partnership project, “Scaling Up Trauma and Violence Informed Outreach with Women Affected by Violence”. Alex (she/her) joins our team as the Research Assistant and will be working closely with our multi-disciplinary team to support and advance the […]
Apr. 14 2022 | (Competition Closed) Capacity is hiring a Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator – competition now closed
Do you have experience in knowledge mobilization with community-based and community-led research projects and teams? Then this position may be for you! We are looking to add to the team for our national partnership project.
Apr. 4 2022 | (Competition Closed) Capacity is hiring for a Research Assistant!
Are you an experienced research assistant excited to work on a community-based and community-led research project? We are hiring for our national partnership project.
Jul. 3 2020 | Nursing Know How – Working with Women to Tackle COVID-19
Women have been particularly affected by this pandemic and are grappling daily with challenges to their safety and security. These challenges are made worse by poverty, limited housing options, and the tremendous food insecurity that exists. When the pandemic hit, the Capacity Research Unit and Inner City Women’s Initiatives Society worked together to find ways […]
Jul. 31 2019 | Capacity Research Unit receives $2.5 million for gender-based violence research
The Capacity Research Unit, based at UBC’s School of Nursing, will receive $2,499,946 over seven years to implement and test a trauma and violence-informed outreach intervention for women and girls affected by violence. This project is one of 17 projects awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant Program and includes collaborations with 14 service and academic organizations across three Canadian provinces.