Board of Directors Members (3) 2025 - Volunteer at MobilityData

MobilityData began in 2015 as a Rocky Mountain Institute project with the mission to improve traveler information. It extended its mission and reach by becoming a Canadian non-profit in 2019. With almost 25 employees, MobilityData brings together and supports international mobility stakeholders such as transport agencies, software vendors, mobility apps, and cities to standardize and expand data formats such as GTFS and GBFS for public transport and shared mobility.

MobilityData acts as an industry facilitator, creating opportunities for strengthened interoperability while assisting the industry’s rapid transformation through training and tools. Learn more on mobilitydata.org.

How Our Board of Directors is Structured

MobilityData board of directors is composed of 7 members, with various expertise, such as insights in the opportunities and politics of the mobility industry; experience in non-profit, including Legal, Accounting, HR and D&I; and knowledge of the product needs from the transportation ecosystem:

• 7 members elected:
• 2 members, the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, ex officio, without voting power for administrative needs.

Each board member is elected for a three-year term, renewable twice for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

What We Are Looking For

Because we seek global diversity aligned with our technical activities, we especially invite candidates to apply from:

• Experience in management / strategic planning / open-source initiatives in fields beyond transportation
• Regional representation in mobility non-profits and the public sector

What You Will Do as Board Member

This is an opportunity to be part of an international organization that works around the world to improve transportation through data. The Board of Directors is responsible not only for the governance and sustainability of our organization, but for supporting our work through their own professional leadership, expertise, and networks.

• Understand and demonstrate a commitment to the organization’s mission and programs;
• Advice the organization on its strategy;
• Attend meetings regularly and prepare for meetings by reading agendas, minutes, reports and other documentation required to actively participate in them;
• Avoid any potential conflicts of interest;
• Understand and maintain confidentiality;
• Represent the whole industry to the board, not your singular organization;
• Review important decisions for the organization and build consensus with the other directors.

What You Can Expect

• Time wise, please expect to volunteer around:
  • 4 to 8 hours for onboarding (one time when joining);
  • 2 hours of board meetings per quarter (total of 8 hours per year);
  • Regular touch base with the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director;
  • Ideally, 2 days in-person meeting;
  • Then, if you offer such availability, between 1 and 2 hours per months for advice or special board committee.
• Compensation. The position is volunteer by default, no compensation is planned.
• Time acknowledgment. If needed, MobilityData can provide time acknowledgment of time donated.
• Expenses. Your expenses to travel to the meetings will be covered with reasonable limits (transportation, accommodation and per diem)
• You will contribute to an open-minded and inclusive team that values diversity.

Interested?

Do not hesitate to visit our website mobilitydata.org for more information, and you can read our bylaws. Please apply by February 12th, 2025