The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) is seeking an experienced Tableau developer to support our Mapping and Data Analytics team in creating and enhancing two critical dashboards that visualize our financial operations data and impact metrics. This role requires expertise in developing elegant solutions to complex visualization challenges in Tableau.

Project Overview
As a mission-driven nonprofit, we are developing two high-impact dashboards:

1. Financial Dashboard: This dashboard will integrate financial data to provide insights for leadership decision-making, including trend analysis, forecasting visualizations, and budget-to-actual comparisons.
2. Impact Dashboard: This dashboard visualizes key metrics about our Rural Innovation Network communities and their economic development progress. It includes geographic visualizations, interactive filters, and connected KPI metrics that allow users to explore data across multiple dimensions.

Both dashboards will be developed and deployed with Tableau Cloud. Data sources are structured in PostgreSQL databases, and we will provide access to these data sources along with documentation of the database schema.

This work will require the contractor to work closely with CORI’s Director of Impact Consulting and Data Team lead throughout all phases of the project, from initial requirements gathering to final delivery.

Scope of Work
The contractor will be responsible for:

• Initial consultation and requirements gathering sessions with CORI’s data team and Director of Impact Consulting
• Design of dashboard layouts, visualizations, and user interaction flows
• Development of both dashboards in Tableau Cloud, including:
• Creation of all necessary worksheets and dashboard elements
• Implementation of interactive features and cross-sheet actions
• Integration with PostgreSQL data sources
• Development of any required calculated fields, parameters, and filters
• Conducting design reviews with stakeholders (at least 2 per dashboard)
• Refinement based on feedback
• Documentation of the dashboard structure and maintenance procedures
• Knowledge transfer sessions with CORI’s team
• Regular check-ins and collaboration with the Director of Impact Consulting throughout the project

Phases and Milestones
We anticipate the project will follow these general phases:

Discovery and Planning (Week 1)
Initial kickoff meeting
Requirements gathering
Data source exploration
Design concept development
Development (Weeks 2-3)
Creation of core visualizations
Implementation of dashboard frameworks
Initial integration of interactivity features
Review and Refinement (Week 4)
Stakeholder reviews
Feedback implementation
Performance optimization
User experience improvements
Finalization and Handoff (Week 5)
Final adjustments
Documentation completion
Knowledge transfer sessions
Final delivery of workbooks

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve  interactive Tableau dashboards that effectively communicate complex data stories about CORI’s impact or finances
• Create intuitive user experiences with dynamic filtering and cross-dashboard interactivity
• Implement elegant solutions for data visualization challenges, particularly with geospatial data
• Optimize dashboard performance and design for user engagement
• Work with existing data structures in our PostgreSQL database
• Provide documentation for maintaining and updating the dashboards
• Collaborate closely with CORI’s data team and Director of Impact Consulting to understand requirements and refine visualizations

Qualifications

• Must have an active personal or enterprise Creator license on Tableau Cloud
• Proven experience developing sophisticated dashboards in Tableau Cloud
• Strong understanding of advanced Tableau features including:
• Dashboard actions and interactions between multiple sheets
• Geographic visualization techniques
• Parameter controls and calculated fields
• Custom visualizations and dashboard layout
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex visualization challenges
• Knowledge of data visualization best practices and information design

Nice to Have

• Experience with R integration in Tableau
• Experience designing dashboards for nonprofit organizations
• Experience in creating embedded dashboard solutions

Project Deliverables

• Two completed Tableau workbooks containing:

1. Financial Dashboard with all visualizations, interactions, and data connections
2. Impact Dashboard with all visualizations, interactions, and data connections

• Knowledge transfer sessions (at least 2) with CORI’s data team

How to apply
Please send your project proposal, portfolio, and availability to john.hall@ruralinnovation.us by July 15, 2025.

Please include “Tableau Visualization Developer” in the subject line.

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to participate in a brief interview to discuss their proposal and approach in more detail.