Associate Director

GreenInfo Network is an Oakland-based nonprofit that creates, analyzes, visualizes, and communicates information in the public interest. We specialize in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related information technologies and work as a consultant to the many groups and agencies who engage us. We help public interest groups with a wide range of interactive, analytic, and cartographic projects. We’re widely known for the quality of what we do and our positive relationships with our clients. We are hiring a new Associate Director to help lead our organization. The work we do is collaborative, challenging, and always committed to the public good. GreenInfo’s clients are passionate about fair elections, equity in park access, public health, and land conservation, to name a few.

Internally, as Associate Director, you will supervise about half our staff, manage large projects, determine workload, project assignment, and staff development pathways. You’ll also step in on important projects that need high-level strategic adjustment. You’ll be integral to strategic and budgeting decisions along with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors.

Externally, as Associate Director, you will serve as a public face of GIS at GreenInfo and “GIS for good” more broadly, seeking speaking engagements, advisory opportunities, and other avenues to advancing GreenInfo’s mission and public profile. You’ll pursue new projects, with a special emphasis on desktop GIS, cartography, and data work, developing relationships with clients, leading RFP response on GIS projects, and developing scopes of work.

Qualities we’re looking for:

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, both with colleagues and clients
• Demonstrated approach of pragmatic problem solving, regardless of the tools at hand
• Considerate, compassionate manager who helps staff build their skills
• Ability to thrive as part of a team, standing up for your ideas but listening with respect and an open mind to your colleagues
• Commitment to public good work and to equity inside the organization and in our work with clients
• Experience managing others. Even better if that’s in a technical or design-related field
• Previous experience in consulting is a plus but not required

Specific skills we’re interested in:

• Expertise in geospatial analysis and data, using either Esri or QGIS
• Strong written and verbal communication, especially for proposal writing and client-facing meetings and public presentations
• Demonstrated skills in managing staff in the context of competing priorities, budgets, and deadlines.
• Comfort with cloud-based project management and collaboration tools, especially Slack, Google Apps Suite, Github Issues, Asana
• Experience with programming languages and database technologies is a plus

Are you missing a few of the technical skills listed, but excited about leading a team doing work for the greater good? We still want to hear from you. These skills fit the nature of our project work quite closely, but leadership, management, and mentorship are the heart of this role. At GreenInfo, we work at the unique intersection of technology and nonprofit advocacy, with a large part of our history in support of land conservation.

To serve the public good while pushing the edge of new tech is extremely rewarding, and our work in conservation has evolved and expanded into a range of spheres, including park equity and public health mapping. While we celebrate almost 25 years helping nonprofits in this sphere, we also recognize that both the tech industry and the conservation movement have histories of exclusion. We are conscious of that history, and are focused on improving our hiring practices, organizational culture, and project approaches to be ever more inclusive. GreenInfo Network is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to apply for this position.

We believe we all bring our whole selves to work, and we strive to foster a culture where we take care of ourselves, each other, and our clients. Based on 25 years of being a small, financially stable nonprofit where staff often stay for a long time, we value flexibility and accommodating the needs of our staff and their families. Our team of 14 is located in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Oregon, Seattle, and Vermont.

This is a full-time, exempt staff position with benefits. Pay is $90–97K, commensurate with experience. We also offer annual supplemental salary to all staff based on overall organizational performance. This has been in the range of 5% to 7% annually over the past decade.

Work location: All staff are working remotely during COVID, and we strongly prefer candidates based within commute distance of our Oakland office.

Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs4@greeninfo.org with “Associate Director” in the subject line. We will be reviewing applications for several weeks and then be in touch with interview candidates in mid-September.

Specific Duties

Organization Leadership

•  Plan forward-looking strategy for GreenInfo’s use of GIS technology
• Facilitate staff development and learning new skills
  ○ Conferences
  ○ Off-site and online training
  ○ Opportunities within projects for learning
• Stay current on industry best practices, translate to GreenInfo context as applicable

Project/Production Work

• Project Manager on defined projects, with an emphasis on direct client interaction and high-level project communications on larger, high-stakes projects
• Provide direction and consultation on specific technical challenges within projects

Marketing and Outreach

• Bring in new projects by responding to RFPs and in-bound requests
• Managing our GSA and CMAS contracts in collaboration with the Finance Manager and Executive Director
• Explore new markets for our services

Personnel and Administration

• Directly manage 5-7 person GIS team
• Lead annual reviews for staff with support of the Executive Director
• Manage staff development programs, including twice annual retreats and tracking of staff involvement in professional conferences

Experience and Qualifications
The Associate Director is an experienced manager with demonstrated experience managing the work of others and advanced understanding of applying geospatial analysis and cartography, and experience in client services or customer service.

 

 

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