The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University (the Center) seeks a i-team Civic Designer, Philadelphia, PA to support a new Philadelphia Innovation Team.
Innovation Teams unlock creativity from within city governments and the communities they serve. These teams take partners and stakeholders through an evidence-based process to tackle the big problems in their cities no one has yet been able to solve, generate more ambitious responses, and test and adapt interventions until they produce impact. They also work closely with the Mayor, the City’s leadership team, and City departments to change the culture of city government.
Philadelphia is one of 25 U.S. cities joining Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities. Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities is a three-year initiative designed to leverage historic levels of federal funding to incubate and implement transformative local solutions to build low-carbon, resilient, and economically thriving communities. Building on the longtime leadership of U.S. cities to confront the overlapping crises of climate change and racial wealth inequity, the new initiative will provide deep support to selected cities to pursue transformative solutions.
The Civic Designer will play a central role in deploying design-based innovation approaches to support the Philadelphia i-team’s work on the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities initiative.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in design methodology and the ability to use and apply intentional design processes that includes research, ideation, and delivery with key stakeholders, including community members, centered in the process. Ideally, they will also have experience in designing and delivering impactful public sector programs or services. The Civic Designer is an employee of Johns Hopkins University and based in Philadelphia City Hall. The Civic Designer will report to the i-team Director.
The first of its kind in the world, the Center aims to advance the field of public sector innovation by marrying cutting-edge practice with world-class research to transform the culture of government, deliver exceptional results for residents, and inspire trust in public service. The Center is committed to working with communities focused on ending legacies of structural, entrenched racism and oppression. The Civic Designer must be willing to think about reimagined government, knowledge, and engagement models through the lens of dismantling these legacies.
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Classified Title: i-Team Civic Designer
Job Posting Title (Working Title): i-team Civic Designer, Philadelphia, PA
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: Min $62,300 – Max $109,000 Annually ($109,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Pennsylvania
Department name: Ctrs for Govt Excellence & Public Innova
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers