Community intelligence

Community Research & Engagement Lead

Build THOF’s ability to understand the communities it serves by gathering, organizing, analyzing, and communicating useful information.

About the role

Purpose and responsibilities

Build THOF’s ability to understand the communities it serves by gathering, organizing, analyzing, and communicating useful information.

Responsibilities

  • Design and administer community surveys and interviews
  • Attend community, networking, business, and social events where appropriate
  • Build rapport and represent THOF responsibly
  • Organize qualitative and quantitative information
  • Identify recurring needs, resources, organizations, and partnership opportunities
  • Prepare evidence-based summaries for leadership and program planning
  • Maintain privacy and ethical data practices

What we’re looking for

  • Curiosity, social confidence, careful listening, and research discipline
  • Ability to distinguish useful community intelligence from large amounts of unstructured data
  • Comfort approaching people and developing relationships
  • Ability to synthesize patterns without forcing a preferred conclusion
  • Strong written reporting and ethical judgment

Foundational position expectations

  • Gather information that can influence a real decision
  • Record how and when information was collected
  • Report findings that contradict assumptions
  • Turn community conversations into useful organizational learning
  • Develop repeatable collection and reporting systems

Compensation

negotiated

Negotiated as the position and funding develop.

Application

Ready to help build the foundation?

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