The Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University (GovEx or the Center) seeks to hire a Senior Advisor, Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence to join our team of government, data, and performance practice experts to support senior government leaders across the United States, Canada, and Latin America to use data to get better results for residents.

Senior Advisors play a critical role in our organization, as the staff who directly interact with city leaders. Senior Advisors deliver world class coaching and technical assistance, facilitate training and workshops, collaborate on the design of new learning opportunities for city teams, and support cities to create enduring organizational impact through data.

Since 2015, GovEx has supported over 10,000 public sector leaders in 37 countries, and over 568 cities, counties, and states by providing coaching and technical assistance; research and analytics; training and capacity building; and human resource support. GovEx is a recognized leader in the provision of public sector training to upskill employees and improve data practices through self-guided courses and instructor-facilitated learning.

GovEx is dedicated to supporting governments in leveraging the power of data to identify, understand, and dismantle legacies of structural and entrenched racism. We seek candidates who are committed to using data-driven approaches to promote equity and justice in communities. For more information about GovEx, please visit https://govex.jhu.edu/.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and direct technical assistance to city teams in the development and implementation of data and performance management practices.
• Facilitate on-site and virtual trainings and workshops for city teams with academic, government, nonprofit and other external partners.
• Design and develop new learning opportunities, curriculum, and resources in collaboration with GovEx Academy.
• Prepare reports, summaries, presentations, and other work products for distribution to the Center’s leadership and external partners, including Bloomberg Philanthropies.
• Contribute to internal strategy development, continuous improvement of existing programs, and the design and execution of new programs.
• Identify, recruit, and liaise with new government partners to participate in our programming.
• Perform other responsibilities, as assigned, in support of GovEx.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience working in and/or with local, state, or national governments.
• Knowledge of local or state government data and performance management practices.
• Successful experience in program management and project management of complex initiatives, from design to completion.
• Ability to collect and synthesize information.
• Strong professional writing, public speaking and training skills.
• Ability to manage complex relationships with program and project stakeholders and funders.

• Master's Degree in related discipline.
  

• One year of related experience.
  

• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience working in public policy, public administration, or a related field, particularly within local or state governments.
• Bi-lingual / Multilingual (Spanish and/or Portuguese) candidates are encouraged to apply given our growing work across Latin American cities.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Data Analyst 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Senior Advisor, Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD  
Starting Salary Range: $55,800 - $105,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location:Hybrid/Homewood Campus 
Department name: Ctrs for Govt Excellence & Public Innova  
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers