Temp Research Assistant

About Us MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 1200 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs' lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit www.minds.org.sg.

Job Description To provide support for Research Team's work in the following ways:

• Performing data cleaning, merging, and analysis
• Reporting and visualising data and results in an easy-to-understand manner
• Performing literature searches and reviews
• Performing data extraction on digitalised versions of handwritten records
• Transcribing audio-recordings of research interviews/focus group discussions
• Assisting with other research related activities, such as attaining research discussion meetings with internal and external stakeholders and taking notes, assisting with the designing and scripting of surveys and interview guides, assisting with survey data collection, and assisting with conducting assessments, interviews and focus group discussions.

Qualification & Skills

• Diploma/Degree in Psychology, Social Sciences, Business Analytics, or a related field, with exposure to data analysis and research.
• Entry level candidates are welcome to apply.

Other Information

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office programmes (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Proficiency in at least one data analysis programme (e.g. SPSS, Python, R) is a plus
• Experience with interacting with people with intellectual disability is a plus
• Experience working in a social service agency is a plus

Working location: MINDS HQ Contract Duration: 12 months