Hybrid Public Innovation Strategist for City Impact

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); Híbrido; USD 102.000 - 179.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation seeks a Public Innovation Practitioner to partner with i-teams and drive breakthrough innovations in cities. The role involves collaborating with city partners, delivering workshops, and developing roadmaps.

Reporting to a City Support Lead, you will travel up to 25% of the time, apply data analysis, design thinking, and business case development to scale impact for residents, while modeling leadership in politically sensitive

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Seven years of relevant experience in civic innovation, design, community engagement, or public-sector problem-solving including work alongside or within local government.

Responsabilidades

• Project Delivery Facilitation and Learning: frame challenges, unlock insights, design and test solutions, and deliver measurable results for residents.
• Co-create and facilitate workshops, design sessions, and community engagements that move the work forward.
• Develop and document project artifacts such as presentations, prototypes, and implementation roadmaps.
• Apply subject matter expertise and lessons learned to strengthen and scale practices across initiatives.
• Prepare reports, summaries, presentations, and other work products for leadership and external partners.
• Capacity-building: work alongside i-teams on live projects to turn ideas into practical action.
• Support i-team staff by teaching problem-structuring and testing ideas in real time.
• Demonstrate data analysis, design, systems thinking, and business case development through practice.
• Build learning moments into project work to strengthen team capabilities.
• Help i-teams anticipate risks and navigate political environments.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Visual storytelling

Synthesis skills

Emotional intelligence

Diplomacy

Trust-building

Ambiguity tolerance

Situational awareness

Workshop facilitation

Project documentation

Empathy for public servants

Equity-centered innovation

Educación

Bachelor's Degree

Descripción del empleo

Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation seeks a Public Innovation Practitioner to partner with i-teams and drive breakthrough innovations in cities. The role involves collaborating with city partners, delivering workshops, and developing roadmaps.

Reporting to a City Support Lead, you will travel up to 25% of the time, apply data analysis, design thinking, and business case development to scale impact for residents, while modeling leadership in politically sensitive