i-team Civic Designer, Cincinnati, OH

The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University (the Center) seeks a i-Team Civic Designer, Cincinnati, OH to support a new Cincinnati 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.

The Civic Designer will play a central role in deploying design-based innovation approaches to support City Halls and communities around the country to build prosperous futures through climate action and advancing racial wealth equity.

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 the Mayor's Office of Cincinnati. 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.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• In support of the i-team's bold, innovative strategy to jointly drive climate action and advance racial wealth equity, including greenhouse gas reduction strategies, the Civic Designer will,
• Guide i-team colleagues, together with collaborators in government and in the community, through a rigorous innovation process, including research, synthesis and framework development, idea generation, prototyping, and testing.
• Design, plan, and deliver qualitative "design" research.
• Make research findings relevant and impactful through a variety of formats such as slide decks, stories, videos, experiences, exhibits, and design artifacts like journey maps, service blueprints, and personas.
• Employ user research best practices to create a seamless experience for city leaders, and collaborators in government and in the community.
• Develop templates, tools, and methods that government can use to improve service and program delivery.
• Create visual frameworks – like journey maps, service blueprints, and ecosystem maps – that help clarify complex challenges in human behaviors, relationships, workflow, and processes.
• Engage and collaborate deeply with local community organizations dedicated to promoting climate equity strategies that promote racial equity and economic inclusion.
• Plan and execute co-creation workshops with stakeholders to propose the most viable solution for the given problem.
• Stay up to date with trends in civic design and public innovation and develop materials spreading best practices and cutting-edge research and participate in a community of practice with i-teams in other cities.
• Prepare reports, summaries, presentations, visuals, recommendations, and other work products and present to city leaders, community members, BCPI staff, and other partners.
• Support the i-team and other city government colleagues in agile ways of working, including a high proficiency in using tools like Slack, Figma, Miro, Google Workspace, and work management software like Asana.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Classified Title : i-Team Civic Designer

Job Posting Title (Working Title) : i-team Civic Designer, Cincinnati, OH

Role / Level / Range : ATP / 04 / PD

Starting Salary Range : Min $62,300 - Max $109,000 Annually(Commensurate with experience)

Employee group : Full Time

Schedule : Monday-Friday 9am-5 : 30pm

Exempt Status : Exempt

Location : Ohio

Department name : Ctrs for Govt Excellence & Public Innova

Personnel area : Academic and Business Centers

Total Rewards

The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education / training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here : https : / / hr.jhu.edu / benefits-worklife /

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines :

JHU Equivalency Formula : 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education / experience required for the respective job.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion

Accommodation Information

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