California Director

The Surface Transportation Policy Project is a national coalition of transportation, environmental, health, social equity, community development and business advocates formed in 1990 to achieve better transportation and travel choices, stronger linkages between land use, social equity, and transportation investments, and more public involvement in the transportation decision-making process.

STPP is based in Washington, DC with California field offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento.

Duties:
STPP is seeking a full time staff person to lead state level and local reform initiatives in our California field office.

• Responsibilities include state level policy work, public education and media advocacy, and local outreach and organizing.
• The position presents an excellent opportunity to play a critical role in advancing a comprehensive, balanced transportation and smart growth agenda in the state of California.
• Tasks will be broad and varied, and overall responsibilities will include the following:
• Leading the development of, and advocacy for, critical state and local transportation policy, program, and funding reforms;
• Coordinating a diverse group of organizations involved in transportation and land use, including the development of and leadership in strategic statewide and local initiatives;
• High profile public speaking engagements at press conferences, workshops, testimony before state and local legislative committees, town hall meetings etc;
• Fundraising to support the California field staff and programs.
• Outreach to community organizations, underserved populations, business leaders, and local officials in targeted cities and counties, and providing assistance to initiatives to improve transportation choice, create more sustainable transportation funding opportunities, provide better linkages between transportation, housing, social equity, and land use, and support for livable community-type strategies and projects;
• Outreach to statewide media outlets through the preparation and release of reports, op-editorials, letters to the editor etc. to inform public debate;
• Assistance in the research, writing and publication of statewide reports, newsletters, data and fact sheets on sustainable transportation and smart growth topics;
• Support to national grassroots advocacy efforts to educate policy makers on the coalitions transportation agenda.

Qualifications:
Candidates must demonstrate an ability to handle non traditional and sometimes demanding work hours including frequent travel within the state and the requirement to occasionally work nights and weekends.

Some assistance in the operation and management of the California field offices, including administration duties, database management, and raising of funds to support the project is also expected.

• Must be energetic, personable, and a self-starter, with ability to work well under pressure and with minimal supervision.
• Five to seven years experience in transportation, land use, social justice, environmental issues, or related work.
• Strong experience with staff supervision, budget management and fundraising
• Thorough understanding of state and local political structures and decision-making processes.
• Excellent communications skills, including writing and public speaking in particular.
• Familiarity with computers, word processing programs, databases and the internet.
• Experience in non-profit or local government arena preferred.
• Knowledge of Spanish a plus.

Terms:

Highly competitive with other California non-profits and commensurate with qualifications and experience; good health, vacation, flex time and retirement benefits.

Position reports to National Field Director.

Application Instructions:
Interested individuals should send resumes (include contact information for references) along with a writing sample to:
Surface Transportation Policy Project
c/o 1414 K Street, Suite 660
Sacramento, CA 95814 

Position open until filled. The Surface Transportation Policy Project is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color and women are strongly encouraged to apply.