CAREERS
Entrepreneurship Support Program
REKH (Rainbow Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub) Research Officer
Quadrangle Community Centre
Entrepreneurship Support Program: REKH Research Officer
Anticipated start date: March 15th, 2025
Anticipated end date: March 31st, 2026
Quadrangle's mission is to create a physical space welcoming to all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Newfoundland and Labrador, which will house and offer services
and programs designed to create social connections, provide resources, and advance all aspects of our community's health and quality of life through inclusion and diversity, community
development, collaboration, and recognition. Our vision is to establish Newfoundland and Labrador as an inclusive, welcoming community regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We are a registered charitable organization with a volunteer Board
of Directors.
Role Description:
The Rainbow Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub Research Officer (REKH ORO) role is focused on providing support to the Rainbow Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub’s ongoing research and
work to support and connect 2SLGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs across Canada. This role is focused on assisting REKH with recruiting 2SLGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs across
Newfoundland and Labrador to participate in surveys, focus groups, knowledge shares, and workshops to better understand and support this part of our community.
This role will assist with REKH’s additional goals of the creation of a national, accessible and
bilingual, database of resources and supports for 2SLGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs, the identification
of additional research and gaps in knowledge, and the conduction of research to improve data
and enable social change.
This role is a part-time, temporary contract, position based inside Quadrangle NL’s Entrepreneurship Training Program. The incumbent will be given a schedule of roughly 12 hours
per week. The successful applicant responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Responsible for the oversight and development of the program through establishing policies and best practices
Oversight of project budget
Responsible for overall integrity of the project
Communications and evaluation of the program
Work with Entrepreneurship System Mapping Officer to assist in development of
“Business in a Box” project by providing data from caseload
Identification of entrepreneurs and creation of working groups, focus groups, and other
research focused networking events
Support with growing and maintaining the “Inqueeries” database of queer owned and queer friendly businesses in region Support REKH with all research tasks assigned, and with data entry of database Collect data on the needs of the community Responsible for analysis results of the project through the creation and dissemination reports to our partners and various governmental departments. Provide written reports to the Executive Director as required and in project reporting when required by funders This role will be part of Quadrangle NL’s research and data mobilization team. This role can be hybrid, or fully-remote pending negotiation.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have:
●Experience within and for the Two Spirit, trans, non-binary, intersex, and gender diverse community as well as the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities of NL
● Experience with entrepreneurship, small business growth, and/or the local business sector
●Ability to work with and apply a social justice, anti-racist, anti-colonialist framework and lens to the tasks of the role
●Strong organizational skills
●Strong strategic thinking abilities
●Strong written and oral communication skills
●Evidence of ability to take initiative
●Research and data collection experience
●Evidence of ability to work independently and collaboratively
Additional assets include:
●Experience with 2SLGBTQIA+ community and barriers faced
●Experience in the local small business and entrepreneurial environment
●Research experience
●Design and copy editing skills
● Experience with Excel, Microsoft Word, Zoom and social media platforms
This is a part-time position for 12 hours per week. Compensation for this position is $26.40/hr.
How to apply:
Please submit a letter of no more than 2 pages outlining your qualifications and suitability for the role, your CV, and the names and contact information for three professional references. Submit
your application package to applications@thequadnl.com Applications will be accepted until March 10th, at 11:59pm NST.