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Seeking consultant to conduct systems mapping processes such as defining initial boundaries, identifying challenges, interviewing stakeholders, drafting systems maps, and engaging in stakeholder meetings to refine systems maps. Systems mapping requires on-site client work, as such, travel (including international) is required.

This is a four-month, half-time consulting position with potential for future engagements.

Desired key skills include:

 ● Engage in purposeful conversation and interview people to elucidate their understanding of a system. Be able to facilitate group conversations to generate a systems map

 ● Work with system dynamics concepts, including ceterus paribus causal reasoning and feedback loops, to generate cogent systems maps following standard mapping practices (e.g. stock-and-flow structure and causal loop diagrams)

 ● Design interviews and spaces for multiple individuals to foster dialogue that would inform the elucidation of a systems map

 ● Synthesize a range of perspectives into a common framework and draft maps, with reports

3-5 years professional pertinent work experience. Graduate degree and/or PhD education helpful, but not required. English verbal and written fluency necessary. Other languages a plus.

Send resume with one-page cover letter addressing: What interests you about SecondMuse? (www.secondmuse.com)  How do you envision making an impact in the world? What do you bring to a team? Send to Heidi at hello@secondmuse.com. Minorities and people of color are encouraged to apply. SecondMuse is an equal opportunity employer. Only finalist candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.

SecondMuse (www.secondmuse.com) is a firm engaged in tackling the increasingly complex and interconnected big challenges facing our world - like accessible and effective education, environmental destruction, and disaster risk planning. SecondMuse understands, designs and executes collaboration strategies that create a better world. We launch and advance initiatives that have never been tried before in a spirit of learning and innovation. We are a distributed for-profit company, with people in North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.