Organizational Overview

Position

trubel&co is eager to welcome a part-time Geospatial Justice Facilitator to offer their experience and help elevate the power of geospatial analytics in the pursuit of justice. The Geospatial Justice Facilitator role is a project-based role, supporting trubel&co for ad-hoc needs in workshop facilitation. This role adapts to the needs of trubel&co, our clients, and the candidate, with the Facilitator taking part in specific time-bound opportunities as it works within their schedule.

Our work is extremely place-based, which informs our hiring practices. Please note that for our Facilitator role, we are especially interested in candidates with current/past experience in active and prospective sites of our work. This list includes, but is not limited to: St. Louis, MO; Detroit, MI, Gulf Coast and Florida (multiple cities); California (multiple cities); Hawaii (multiple islands); Denver, CO; and NYC-area. However, all US-based candidates are eligible for this role.

Responsibilities

• Workshop Facilitation
  • Facilitate pre-designed virtual workshop curricula for K-12 students, teachers, and professionals.
  • Support workshop participants as they learn how to use GIS and explore the intersections of GIS, justice, and AI

The following responsibilities are not a requirement for this role. However, if you have the skillsets listed below and are interested, there may be additional opportunities.

• Geospatial Justice Research
  • Pursue research on real-world applications of geospatial analytics across multiple industries, but all rooted in impact & justice
    • This may involve curating case studies of geospatial analytics that advance justice, documenting example maps & dashboards across justice themes, and aggregating sources that articulate the use of data informing public policy
  • Align curricular material with various elements of social justice, including but not limited to environmental justice, racial justice, educational equity, health access, LGBTQ+ rights, and economic opportunity
  • Contribute to geospatial curricula, supporting our work to ensure lesson plans and workshop materials reflect youth voice, current topics, pedagogical best practices, and changing sociopolitical contexts
• Workshop Design
  • Create tailored workshop materials blending GIS and justice
  • Contribute to geospatial curricula, supporting our work to ensure lesson plans and workshop materials reflect current topics, pedagogical best practices, and changing sociopolitical contexts
  • Align curricular material with various elements of social justice, including but not limited to environmental justice, racial justice, educational equity, health access, LGBTQ+ rights, and economic opportunity

The current rate is fixed at $22/hr. The role is part time, and time bound, working remotely as an independent contractor. Hours and schedule is flexible. Typically, workshops take place during evening hours. Responsibilities may evolve over time, upon mutual terms and as opportunities open up. Candidate will report directly to the Associate Director.

What we’re looking for

In line with our commitment to equity, candidates do not need to have certain degrees or a particular number of years experience working full-time. What’s important is that you have/are:

• Geospatial Expertise: You geek out about geographical approaches to solving problems. You feel comfortable implementing GIS, sharing its value proposition across a variety of applications, and teaching it to others. You have deep experience with ArcGIS Online; bonus points if you know additional geospatial and data visualization tools as well.
• Independent Operator: You can operate independently and make decisions thoughtfully, without supervision. You excel at time-management and appreciate hitting deadlines. You move quickly, but deliberately; share and receive critical feedback; and bring authenticity, humor, and vulnerability to the workplace.
• Data Whiz: You feel comfortable transforming data into actionable insights, with familiarity in gathering raw data, cleaning datasets, and organizing systems.
• Justice Advocate: An unwavering commitment to justice, especially elevating the voices and experiences of marginalized and frontline communities. You’re passionate about multiple social issues and self-driven to unearth how geospatial solutions can unlock social change.
• Curriculum Knowledge: You have some level of experience across creating learning environments, translating research into curriculum, case studies, and published pieces, particularly for those new to the subject.
• Mission-Oriented: You naturally orient toward impact, and our mission speaks to you. You’re committed to our work and welcome brainstorming ways to expand program reach, deepen curricular options, and diversify content creation.
• Administrative Management: A strong attention to detail and willingness to dive into administrative tasks. You strive to have content organized in an easily understandable manner. Plus if you have experience setting up and managing ArcGIS Online environments.

How to Apply