The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is seeking a highly motivated, equity-driven individual who is passionate about transportation justice to propel our campaigns in Fillmore/Western Addition, Bayview, and Hunters Point.
The Community Engagement Coordinator will work directly with the Director of Advocacy to advance and win support for key bicycling and street safety infrastructure improvements in line with our current and future strategic plans. Key responsibilities will include building strong relationships with community-based members and partners in the Fillmore/Western Addition, Bayview, Hunters Point, co-leading the MAGIC Street Safety Subcommittee with Walk SF and SF Transit Riders, advocating for safer street campaigns in each neighborhood, working with the Marketing Communications team to develop messaging on progress, and developing support from our members through engagement opportunities.
In particular, the Community Engagement Coordinator will lead outreach and engagement for the Safe Streets Collaborative (which includes partners from Walk SF and SF Transit Riders) and will advocate for existing street campaigns in the Fillmore/Western Addition, Bayview, and Hunters Point neighborhoods. This includes attending relevant meetings, building strong relationships with community partners, organizing turnout to win key approvals, working directly with diverse stakeholders, performing on-street outreach, writing blogs and/or other messaging, and developing and executing member events.
Commitment to Equity and Justice
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and acknowledges the harm biking culture and inequitable access to transportation have inflicted upon marginalized communities — including people of color, people with disabilities, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and people with LGBTQ+ identities. We believe that these communities must be centered as leaders in the work we do; therefore, we strongly encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience.
Responsibilities may include but will not be limited to:
- Working directly with City staff to track progress and adherence to timelines for City-led bike projects in the Bayview, Hunters Point, and Fillmore/Western Addition neighborhoods
- Engaging and communicating with members (e.g. drafting content for emails and blogs, conducting 1:1 meetings, conducting outreach at events) about our work and all steps in the campaign process
- Ensuring high turnout and support at public meetings for street campaigns
- Attending a variety of public meetings to take notes and make public comment
- Data entry for tracking campaign progress
- Supporting the Advocacy Team with grassroots outreach, which may include streetside outreach or phone calls and emails to members and stakeholders
- Assisting Advocacy Team with research to strengthen our knowledge base.
Desired Qualifications include:
- Experience running community or political campaigns
- General understanding of San Francisco’s political landscape as it pertains to transportation
- Personal familiarity with one or more of the focus neighborhoods for the role: Fillmore, Western Addition, Bayview-Hunters Point
- Passion for making San Francisco a better city for living and biking
- Commitment to our Strategic Plan goals, as well as our Core Values of transportation justice, sustainability, people power, and joy
- Ability to get around the city to attend meetings and perform outreach
- Comfort riding a bike in an urban environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in public and professional settings
- Ability to work on tasks independently, set personal and professional goals and manage time productively
- Fluency in Spanish and/or Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)
Reports to: Director of Advocacy
Compensation and hours:
This is a part-time position of 20 hrs/week for the duration of 6 months with the possibility of transitioning to full-time. The hourly rate is $25/hour. Position will entail some work on weeknights and weekends in order to attend community meetings and events.
Location: Hybrid – The Advocacy team is in the SFBike office on Market at Valencia on Tuesday and Wednesday. Other days are flexible for work from home or out in the field.
To apply, please submit a resume and a PDF with your answers to the below three questions. Please make your answers roughly one paragraph each:
- What inspires you to want to work at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition?
- What does transportation justice mean to you and how do you see it fitting into your career?
- What skills and/or experiences do you have that would make you a good fit for this role?
