Evaluation and Knowledge Translation Coordinator

Job Posting

Title: Evaluation and Knowledge Translation Coordinator

Position type: Full time (37.5 hours/ week) with benefits

Location: Ontario

Salary: $46,000 - $60,000

The Women and HIV / AIDS Initiative (WHAI) is currently seeking an Evaluation and Knowledge Translation Lead to join our team. We are looking for someone experienced that can lead WHAI in effective community capacity building and strategy development directions through the integration of evaluation (including collective impact, participatory, and community-based evaluation approaches), evidence-based practice, and knowledge translation based on existing and emergent research. The ideal candidate will have experience in research, evaluation and monitoring, and knowledge translation with a range of stakeholders.

About the Women and HIV / AIDS Initiative (WHAI)

The Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) is a community-based response to HIV and AIDS among cis and Trans Women, 2-Spirit and Non-Binary people in Ontario. Through a network of 17 Coordinators located in 16 AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) throughout Ontario, WHAI aims to:

• Reduce HIV risk for women disproportionately affected by HIV.
• Enhance local community capacity to address HIV.
• Build safe environments to support women’s HIV-related needs.

WHAI’s work across Ontario is rooted in the principles of community development and collective impact. Community development values the ability of community members to affect change in their lives, in ways that are most relevant to them. Coordinators work as liaison between community groups and organizations to collectively develop relevant strategies to further women’s HIV related care. The WHAI Network uses a Collective Impact approach to move our work forward. Collective impact refers to intentional ways of working together and sharing information to solve complex problems. This work is typically framed through a common agenda, shared measurements of progress, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and strong backbone support.

Position Summary

This position will serve strengthen WHAI’s evidence-based practice through evaluation, knowledge translation, capacity building and resource development. They will work with WHAI Coordinators in local communities to gather, synthesize information, evaluate our work, contextualize provincial data and support research activities related to WHAI’s priority populations.

Key Responsibilities

Collective Impact Evaluation & Planning

• Lead the development and implementation of an impact evaluation to strategically direct WHAI work
• Play a leadership role in using evidence to develop WHAI goals and activities

Knowledge Translation and Exchange:

• Work with WHAI Coordinators to gather information to ensure the integration of community expertise, and evidence-based practice in WHAI work
• Support research partners to build a strong foundation of evidence and epidemiological data in WHAI’s work

Capacity Building and Resource Development Planning

• Support capacity building and resource development needs based on community identified needs, research, and epidemiological data
• Take a lead role at planning, coordinating and implementing education and capacity building opportunities, and resource development to strengthen WHAI’s evidence-based practice

Relationship Building:

• Build and maintain positive relationships with WHAI partners
• Build and maintain positive relationships with (and between) WHAI Coordinators
• Promote meaningful communication, partnership building, and information sharing between WHAI partners and Coordinators Other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position will:

• Have a university degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Have a strong understanding of the key principles of community development, collective impact, health equity and social / structural determinants of health
• Be able to interpret epidemiological data and research findings and use this information to inform WHAI work
• Demonstrated ability to distill research and epidemiological data to understandable community resources
• Be skilled at facilitating both online (virtual) and in person meetings
• Have a strong working knowledge and skill in integrating principles of equity, diversity, and social justice with an emphasis on anti-Black and anti-Indigenous equity

PERKS

• Supportive and creative work environment with a small provincial team

• Flexible for hybrid, remote or in office work.

Equity

WHAI is committed to upholding values of equity. We enthusiastically encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• Black, Brown, Indigenous, and newcomer people
• Trans, 2-Spirit and Non-Binary people,
• People who use drugs,
• People who have been incarcerated
• People living with HIV;
• People with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities.
• Other members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; and

We recognize that many of these identities intersect and that therefore, equity, diversity and inclusion can be complex. We value the contributions that each person brings and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in our community.

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to the attention of Hiring Committee at mbannerman@whai.ca by Monday, December 1st, 2025