Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. K.L. Scott & Associates, LLC. is seeking an Environmental Scanning Consultant to support its organizational strategy work. The role develops and maintains scanning tools, templates, protocols, and knowledge-management structures while monitoring policy, research, demographic, and practice trends related to marriage, family formation, and TANF. The consultant synthesizes findings into strategic insights, facilitates foresight sessions, and recommends proactive technical assistance opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and apply environmental scanning tools, templates, and protocols (e.g., PESTLE/STEEP frameworks, trend matrices, and scanning dashboards)
- Systematically monitor policy developments, research publications, demographic trends, and grantee/state practices related to marriage, family formation, and TANF
- Produce periodic environmental scan reports that synthesize signals and trends into strategic implications for the TA effort
- Build reusable templates and knowledge-management structures that the full team can use to capture and organize intelligence
- Collaborate with the Policy SME and Research and Data Analyst to validate and interpret scanning findings
- Facilitate horizon-scanning and strategic-foresight sessions with the team and, as appropriate, the client
- Recommend proactive responses and TA opportunities based on emerging trends and stakeholder needs
Skills
- * Demonstrated experience designing and applying environmental scanning tools, templates, and methodologies in a research, strategy, or policy setting
- * Knowledge of the TANF program and the family-policy environment in which it operates
- * Familiarity with the social and economic research on marriage sufficient to identify and interpret relevant signals
- * Strong analytical, synthesis, and knowledge-management skills
- * Proficiency with tools for tracking, organizing, and visualizing environmental intelligence
- * Excellent written communication and the ability to convert scanning into actionable insight
- Bachelor's degree required in public policy, social sciences, information/knowledge management, business, or a related field
- Minimum of five years of experience in environmental scanning, strategic foresight, research synthesis, or a closely related analytical function
- * Training or credential in strategic foresight, futures studies, or competitive/environmental intelligence
- * Experience supporting federal or human-services strategic-planning efforts
- * Familiarity with marriage, family-strengthening, and workforce-policy trends
- Master's preferred
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