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Economic Policy Research Analyst 

Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)
“The Voice of Canada’s Residential Construction Industry Since 1943”

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: Commensurate with Education & Experience
Job Location: National Office - 141 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
  
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you passionate about having a job that makes a difference? Do you like working with the big economic picture and then breaking it down to inform national policy? Are you interested in being part of a team that strives to effect change on a national scale regarding key housing issues and helping Canadians attain their housing dreams? CHBA’s mission is to support our members and their ability to meet the aspirations of Canadians for housing affordability, quality, and choice. To do that, we keep our pulse on economic and demographic issues that directly impact housing in Canada, with the goal making a better country for everyone. Whether it’s ensuring we have a strong building code that keeps housing affordability a priority, developing smart climate change policies, moving to Net Zero levels of energy performance on a voluntary basis, or addressing housing supply challenges so there are more homes that people can afford, our association is part of positive progress for Canadians, and economic insights from our association help guide national policy to achieve these important goals.    

If the above sounds appealing to you, come join a dynamic team at CHBA’s national office. We are currently seeking an economic policy research analyst to help advance policy, advocacy and research related to the residential construction sector. As a key member of the policy team, CHBA’s economic policy research analyst will deliver results-oriented analysis and products, monitor and assess key data releases and provide advice to inform CHBA policy, advocacy and members’ businesses. 

ABOUT THE JOB

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and track relevant economic, industry, and demographic data and trends from a variety of sources 
  
• Review data sets to track impacts on and trends in residential construction, and small business, home builders, developers, homeowners, home buyers and renters 
  
• Lead the economic analysis for CHBA’s Housing Market Index 
  
• Lead economic analysis for CHBA’s annual report on the economic performance of Canada’s residential construction industry  
  
• In consultation with the Policy and Government Relations team, create reports, presentations, charts, tables, other data visualizations  
  
• Co-develop and maintain key in-house databases 
  
• Manage data subscriptions and research contracts as needed 
  
• Respond to requests for information, data, or analysis from a variety of internal and external stakeholders 
  
• Liaise with officials at Statistics Canada, CMHC, and other federal departments and agencies in matters related to data and research

ABOUT YOU, THE CANDIDATE

Essential Requirements

Education:

Minimum four (4) year undergraduate degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Business Administration, Political Science or a related field 
Asset: Master’s Degree in a related field 

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of data, analytics or data-driven policy 
  
• Experience in working with economic data, the application of data science techniques, and/or quantitative research  
  
• Experience in writing research reports and developing analyses for both an internal and external audience 
  
• Experience with statistics software tools (e.g., Stata) Microsoft Excel, and/or data visualization tools
  
   

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of key sources of data for economic modelling and analysis, ideally related to the housing industry 
  
• Extensive experience and/or certification in Microsoft Excel 
  
• Experience contributing to the development of databases 
  
• Knowledge of research contracting and project management best practices  
  
• Asset: Knowledge of emerging economic trends and policy related to the housing industry 
  
• Asset: Knowledge of key government policies that affect the economics and financial aspects of housing and residential construction

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to systematically track data and manage data 
  
• Ability to undertake database management  
  
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint and Outlook) 
  
• Ability to prepare and deliver reports, products and presentations that are effective, accessible, and likely to influence the intended audience 
  
• Ability to develop strong working relationships that encourage cooperation 
  
• Ability and willingness to work in a highly collaborative team with shared accountabilities 
  
• Ability to multi-task, advancing multiple projects and activities simultaneously 
  
• Diplomacy: ability to conduct respectful and persuasive dialogue with others that may hold opposing views, while also considering their viewpoints 
  
• Innovation: the ability to create new insights, devise new approaches and make innovative decisions through research and analysis 
  
• Analytical and technical skills: strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze complex economic and financial information using empirical and/or modelling skills 
  
• Asset: highly skilled with data visualization tools such as Power BI

Team Fit:

• Self-starter who thrives in an environment where he/she can be equally successful working independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment. 
  
• Outstanding interpersonal skills 
  
• Strong organizational skills 
  
• Detail-oriented 
  
• Time management skills 
  
• The ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and competing deadlines 
  
• Enthusiastic desire to contribute to the overall success of the CHBA and its members 
  
• Emotional intelligence: effective understanding of oneself and others and ability to relate well to other people 

Hours of work:  The hours of work are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, though some flexibility is available. There is a requirement to travel within Canada to attend meetings. The incumbent may be required to work overtime from time to time given the nature of the work.


Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected]. CHBA is looking to fill this position ASAP, and will assess applications as they are received. Accordingly, there is no closing date for this posting. The application process for this posting will close when we have received a sufficient number of qualified applicants.  

Accommodations will be provided at all stages of the hiring process. We ask applicants to make their needs known in advance.  

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Posting

Director, Renovation Services

Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)
“The Voice of Canada’s Residential Construction Industry Since 1943”

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: Commensurate with Education & Experience
Job Location: National Office - 141 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
  
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

CHBA’s national office is seeking a dynamic leader Program Director, Renovation Services, to spearhead its renovation programming for industry members across the country.  This affable collaborator will be the staff lead for our Canadian Renovators Council, Adaptiv Home Council (for renovations for aging in place) and our national RenoMarkTM program.  This strong program manager will also collaborate extensively with CHBA’s management team, including CHBA’s Net Zero Housing team, CHBA’s staff leading professional development and staff leading government relations.  Key activities will involve all aspects of program management, including collaborating with provincial and local HBA offices from coast to coast in the delivery of these initiatives.  Come join our dynamic team in this exciting position to support our industry in meeting the housing aspirations of Canadians!

Key Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director, Renovation Services is responsible for:
Acting as the staff lead for CHBA’s Canadian Renovators Council (CRC) and CHBA’s Adaptiv Home Council: 

• In collaboration with CHBA staff, and under the advisement of the Councils, and in communication with HBA’s from coast to coast, advance work of CHBA to:

1. promote the continued professionalism of home builders and renovators; 
2. conceive and advance services provided by CHBA in support of its renovator members.

• Coordinating the activities of the Councils by providing staff leadership for the meetings (agenda, meeting summaries, project status updates) and working with the Committee Chair to run meetings.
• Keeping abreast of key issues affecting Canada’s residential renovation industry.
  
• Providing regular updates (e.g. presentations, seminars, web content, bulletins and magazine articles) to members and HBAs on related activities, opportunities and issues.
• Coordinating information sharing and collaboration among CHBA and its local/provincial HBAs, as well as other organizations, on all relevant aspects of CHBA’s renovation service activities.
• Reporting on the status of all activities related to CHBA’s services for renovators  members.
  

1. Liaising with CHBA staff and other CHBA committees and councils on issues regarding home renovation.
2. With the CHBA communications team, drafting content for CHBA’s Renovator newsletters, magazine, eCommunications, and other communications vehicles to members, regarding activities of CRC and other CHBA activities related thereto.
   

• Liaising with Federal Government officials (e.g. staff at the National Research Council, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Canada Revenue Agency, etc.) to inform government policy and programming regarding the renovation sector of Canada’s residential construction industry.  
• In collaboration with CHBA’s communications team, advancing CHBA’s Get It In Writing initiative.
• Lead deployment of CHBA’s Adaptiv Home renovation program for aging in place, including the development of a new portal to support members and Canadians in need of renovation for aging in place services
• As a member of CHBA’s management team, providing policy advice related to the residential renovation sector.
• Collaborating  extensively with other CHBA staff on related files.
  

Acting as the staff lead for CHBA’s national activities for the RenoMark program: 

CHBA has a long-term agreement with BILD-GTA, the founder of RenoMark, to lead the national deployment of this important program.  Renovators have also been identified as a key membership growth opportunity for the Association, with RenoMark a key vehicle for that. Working with CHBA staff, the CRC and its management committee, HBA’s from coast-to-coast, and BILD-GTA, advance RenoMark by:

• Evolving RenoMark to bring still more value to consumers and differentiate RenoMark members from non-members.
• Creating (in collaboration with others) education programming for members.
• Growing (with CHBA’s marketing team) RenoMark’s  National Marketing Program.
• In collaboration with local and provincial HBAs, improving the program’s value proposition and increasing membership.
• Updating and streamlining the program’s administrative requirements, systems and data management.
  
   

ABOUT YOU, THE CANDIDATE

Essential Requirements

Education:

Post-Secondary Education in a related field.

Experience:

• Project/program management experience
  
• Association/not-for-profit experience.
  
• Experience in chairing committee/board-type meetings.
  
• Experience managing projects.
  
• Experience developing/delivering training for industry.
• Asset: association management.
  
   

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the residential construction industry.
• Knowledge of residential construction, particularly renovation.
• Knowledge of association/not-for-profit management and governance best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
  
   

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders at various levels of government.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships that encourage cooperation.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, advancing multiple projects and activities simultaneously. 
• Demonstrated ability to plan, chair and execute successful meetings.
  
• Demonstrated ability to identify sources of, and provide information and guidance on, matters that may be of interest to clients.
• Demonstrated strong writing and presentation skills for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated abilities with standard office software including of Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
  
   

Team Fit:

• Passionate about finding creative solutions to enhance the residential construction sector.
• Friendly and helpful with a positive client-service outlook.
• Outstanding interpersonal and listening skills with a demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships that encourage cooperation.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and competing deadlines.
• Enthusiastic desire to contribute to the overall success of the CHBA and its members.
• Self-starter who thrives in an environment where he/she can be equally successful working independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.  
  
   

Hours of work:  The hours of work are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, though some flexibility is available. There is a requirement to travel within Canada to attend meetings. The incumbent may be required to work overtime from time to time given the nature of the work.


Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected]. CHBA is looking to fill this position ASAP, and will assess applications as they are received. Accordingly, there is no closing date for this posting. The application process for this posting will close when we have received a sufficient number of qualified applicants.  

Accommodations will be provided at all stages of the hiring process. We ask applicants to make their needs known in advance.  

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Posting

Manager, Information Technology

Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)
“The Voice of Canada’s Residential Construction Industry Since 1943”

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: Commensurate with Education & Experience
Job Location: National Office - 141 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
  
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the CEO, the Manager, Information Technology is responsible for overseeing all information technology operations and projects while advancing the needs and interests of the CHBA and its members.  

The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative high-performance team environment, working with various lines of business and the leaders of those.  He/she will be creative and innovative, while being happy both managing systems and contractors, and rolling up the sleeves to work on new IT initiatives as well as to ensure the smooth continuation of existing operations him/herself as required.  A client-service orientation – to CHBA staff, local/provincial HBA staff across the country, and members – with an affable disposition and strong communication skills will be a key to success.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee Information Technology Operations by:

• As part of CHBA’s management team, collaborating to identify and implement innovative IT solutions to meet the ever-evolving needs of CHBA’s myriad lines of business
• Conducting regular audits of IT systems to make recommendations on system enhancement/integration to better serve the CHBA and its members
• Oversee relationship with IT managed services provider
• Overseeing ongoing development and implementation of CHBA’s association management system (iMIS), including overseeing contractors  and internal CHBA staff who work on membership as it pertains to database administration.
• In collaboration with the Program Director, Renovation Services, finalizing the development of an iMIS-based solution for an online certification-type system, administering the licensing and member-requirements digitally for national programs (e.g. RenoMark, Adaptiv Home, etc.).
• In collaboration with the Program Director, Renovation Services, managing the IT aspects of the development of the new Adaptiv Home portal connecting consumers (caregivers, seniors aging-in-place, the disabled, etc.) with information, products/solutions, qualified CHBA renovators, and occupational therapists
• In collaboration with the Senior Director, Net Zero Housing, managing the IT aspects of CHBA’s Net Zero Home Program portal and back-end database for tracking member-companies, service-providers, and house data
• Working with directors to continue development of CHBA’s national Learning Management System (LMS), in collaboration with provincial and local HBAs
• Managing outsourced agreements with IT service providers, including CHBA’s network management, M365 and basic systems support contractor
• Providing “front line” IT support for CHBA events
  

ABOUT YOU, THE CANDIDATE

Essential Requirements

Education:

Post-Secondary Degree or Diploma in Information Technology or a related field

Experience:

A minimum of five (5) years' recent practical work experience IT systems, including:

• Database, association management systems, and/or CRM
  • Asset: experience working with iMIS
    
• Learning management systems
  • Asset: experience with Absorb LMS
    
• Advanced coding and scripting
  • CSS JavaScript and HTML
  • ASP.net
• IT Systems Architecture design and development
• Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams Phone
  • SharePoint Online and OneDrive
  • Security and MFA (Multi-factor authentication)
    
• Desktop and network management and support
• Contract and contractor management
• Asset: Previous association or not-for-profit experience
  

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge:

Current and in-depth knowledge of:

• Current and in-depth knowledge of:
  o    Database, association management systems, and/or CRM
  o    Learning management systems
  o    Advanced coding and scripting
  o    The software development life cycle
  o    IT Systems Architecture design and development
  o    Desktop and network management and support
• In-depth competency in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to identify sources of, and provide information and guidance on potential IT solutions for CHBA’s various lines of business
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders at all levels of government as well as demonstrated writing and presentation skills to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative cost-effective IT solutions in a team setting
• Demonstrated abilities in project management

Team Fit:

• Equally happy doing hands-on work and managing/overseeing work of others including contractors
• Strong client-services orientation
• Passionate about finding creative solutions to IT challenges
• Excellent communicator, verbally and visually (e.g. leading workshops to establish use cases with staff)
• Creative and innovative
  
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and competing deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal and listening skills with a demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships that encourage cooperation.
• Excellent team player
• Enthusiastic desire to contribute to the overall success of the CHBA and its members
• Self-starter who thrives in an environment where he/she can be equally successful working independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
   
  

Hours of work:  The hours of work are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, though some flexibility is available. There is a requirement to travel within Canada to attend meetings. The incumbent may be required to work overtime from time to time given the nature of the work.


Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected]. CHBA is looking to fill this position ASAP, and will assess applications as they are received. Accordingly, there is no closing date for this posting. The application process for this posting will close when we have received a sufficient number of qualified applicants.  

Accommodations will be provided at all stages of the hiring process. We ask applicants to make their needs known in advance.  

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.