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Join Our Team
What We Do
JustAir is a startup dedicated to environmental justice and giving communities access to real-time air quality data that can drive change. JustAir has developed an air quality monitoring system that provides the insights necessary to effectively identify air quality disparities.
Mapping
Locate sources of pollutants and air quality disparities
Monitoring
Monitor the air we breathe at a neighborhood-level
Visualizing
Observe the activity and trends that drive air quality
Shortcut Menu
JustAir gives communities the power to create a better breathing environment for all. See how your role can aid us in our mission using this table of contents.
Areas of Work
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70% Client Management
The Project Manager will spend the vast majority of their time working directly with clients to deliver, manage, and improve products and services. This includes but is not limited to:
Building and maintaining relationships and working directly with clients and community leaders to implement services in communities across the country
Utilizing tech tools like Hubspot and Monday.com to manage client projects and execute services
Leading the entire air quality monitor process from start to finish (working with community leaders to finalize placement locations, coordinating with EGLE to co-locate and calibrate monitors, managing or implementing monitor installation, collaborating with on-the-ground partners to ensure residents sign up for JustAir alerts and gain access to data, managing community workshops, and more)
Improving JustAir products and services by getting important feedback from clients
Working with JustAir leadership and marketing leads to showcase stories and outcomes in newsletters, social media, and publications
20% Operations & Data Management
All team members are responsible for implementing and improving internal operations and data management. This includes but is not limited to:
Implementing projects within the standard process and procedures, documented and tracked in Monday.com
Improving project management processes based on client feedback, research, and lived experience
Tracking client communication using Hubspot standard procedures
Maintaining and improving all Hubspot processes
10% Innovation
As a startup, there is a ton of room to grow and innovate. The Project Manager will allocate time to research, iteration, and special projects that further environmental justice through the lens of air quality.
Past Experiences, Skills, Attributes & Interests
The Project Manager should be dedicated to JustAir’s mission of achieving environmental justice and committed to advancing racial justice within the environmental movement. We expect the Project Manager to be:
A skilled project manager with the ability to successfully manage multiple projects at once
Highly organized
A self-starter and independent problem solver, comfortable with ambiguity
A skilled meeting and event facilitator (preparing agendas, taking notes, distributing tasks, managing follow-up, etc.), with some experience in or familiarity with in community engagement or organizing
Comfortable working alone, alongside community leaders, and with a small internal teams
An excellent written and verbal communicator, excited about delivering excellent internal and external customer service
Ability to understand, organize and present data
Experienced in or committed to grow in grant/report writing and utilizing tech tools like Monday.com, HubSpot, Google Suite, and more
Excited to work with a diverse team and clients and committed to contributing to an equitable organizational culture
Requirements
Because of the nature of the company and this role, the Project Manager must meet the following requirements:
Have a current drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle
Willing and able to travel to Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and potentially other locations (with mileage reimbursement/expenses covered by the company)
Willing to obtain general liability insurance coverage
Physical Demands
Sitting at a desk and working at a computer for extended periods of time
Must be able to lift up to 20lbs
Able to climb a 6-foot ladder and willingness to learn basic monitor installation and maintenance, if necessary
Additional Details
At this time, this is a part-time, contract (1099) position. JustAir can offer $30 per hour for an estimated 20 - 25 hours per week. Although JustAir cannot provide full health benefits at this time, the company offers a $50 monthly stipend to support healthcare/insurance costs (in addition to mileage reimbursement). JustAir is working towards advancing this role to a full-time, salaried position, with healthcare, insurance, and benefits by summer 2023.
This is a hybrid role based in Detroit, Michigan with flexibility to work from home, at a coworking space in Detroit, and in communities JustAir serves, based on personal, team, and client needs.
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How to Apply
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and should be submitted no later than March 27. Individuals interested in this role can upload their resume and respond to a short questionnaire here.
