Associate, Procurement Innovation

Core responsibilities:

• Engage city governments in testing and advancing innovative procurement practices aligned to increasing vendor competition, strategically using AI in back-office operations, unlocking new sourcing methods, improving interdepartmental coordination, creatively engaging residents, and attracting/retaining talent
• Provide one-to-one and group coaching to several city governments piloting innovative procurement projects, while supporting implementation of the overall procurement innovation cohort
• Support project scoping and problem diagnosis through activities such as quantitative analysis, interviews, surveys, focus groups, process mapping, and policy reviews
• Design and implement day-to-day project deliverables, such as problem diagnosis memos, prototype/pilot project roadmaps and workplans, ongoing steering committee reports, and engaging training materials

This role helps state and local governments harness core operational functions like procurement to drive public impact, creating more efficient, fair, results-driven, and strategic government systems that communities can count on every day.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required (equivalent years of professional experience and/or certifications will be considered in lieu of formal education)
• Three or more years of related work experience in areas such as government operations, policy implementation, consulting, or innovation-focused initiatives
• Experience in problem diagnosis, project design/implementation, stakeholder engagement including effective coaching and meeting facilitation, or change management within complex organizations
• Demonstrated understanding of public procurement processes, government operations, or regulatory environments at the state or local level preferred

Compensation and benefits:

• Salary: $100,000 plus benefits
• Comprehensive, people-first benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple plan options
• Health and flexible savings accounts
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 3 personal days, 2 floating holidays, 12 paid holidays, and winter recess
• Employer match for retirement savings
• Paid parental leave
• Access to backup care for caregiving needs
• Work-from-home stipends or shared office space options

Partners for Public Good is a nonprofit dedicated to helping state and local governments harness core operational functions – procurement, staffing, digital infrastructure, and budgeting – to drive public impact, with the vision that every resident has a government they can count on every day.