OpenAQ seeks Full-Time Director - $100,000
Full-Time
Location: US-based, remote. Applicants must physically live in the United States and have legal authorization to work in the US. OpenAQ is unable to sponsor visas.
Role
The director will lead OpenAQ in fulfilling its mission to help communities fight air inequality with open data. OpenAQ has grown from an idea a couple of people began working on to an impactful, international organization with a dedicated, global community in the past 5 years. We’re looking for someone to help lead the organization into its next chapter!
What you will do:
Provide Strategic Leadership
Develop the organization’s strategic plan to meet its mission of fighting air inequality with open data and community. This will be done in partnership with the Governing Board, Advisory Board, OpenAQ Team, and the OpenAQ Community.
Identify opportunities to advance OpenAQ’s mission through analysis of opportunities and challenges.
Act as the key spokesperson for the organization to the OpenAQ Community, including giving speeches, talks, designing and attending workshops, and presentations at conferences and meetings around the world.
Develop and maintain partnerships and strategic relationships with organizations, donors, and governments.
Foster and maintain an open, inclusive, and collaborative environment among the OpenAQ Community and especially on the OpenAQ Team.
Deepen relationships with governments and other data-generating partners.
Develop the strategic plan for the growth of the OpenAQ platform and open data tooling ecosystem by increasing data sources and data types, as well as applications for the OpenAQ Community such as data tools, to increase data access for all sectors of the Community.