Who we are

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition works to promote bicycling for everyday transportation in order to transform our streets and neighborhoods into more safe, just, and livable places. Our member-based grassroots organization is considered one of the largest, most active, and effective groups of our kind in the country.

The position

The Youth And Family Program Coordinator will play a vital role in the SF Bicycle Coalition’s efforts to encourage the city’s families and K-12 youth to adopt bicycling and other sustainable modes as one of their transportation options, both by providing fun and informative activities and administratively supporting citywide sustainable transportation programming. Contributing to the work of two contracts – San Francisco-Safe Routes to School (SF-SRTS) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Spare the Air Youth (MTC-STAY) Family Biking program – the Youth and Family Program Coordinator will split their time between contract and project administration responsibilities and youth and family biking program implementation, such as organizing workshops, bike fairs, rides, and other events to educate and encourage youth and families to bike. The successful candidate will be organized and have a keen attention to detail, as well as experience and expertise in leading youth (K-12) programming, especially related to bicycle education. 

Commitment to Equity and Justice

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition acknowledges the harm biking culture and unequal access to transportation have inflicted upon underserved communities — especially 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 these identities.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Work with the Director of Youth and Family Programs on Safe Routes to School contract administration and project management. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Scheduling of meetings, trainings, and onboarding for partner subcontractors 
  • Developing and leading onboarding for partner subcontractors
  • Invoicing and reporting
  • Contract compliance
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Ensure consistency across subcontractors in programmatic quality and adherence to program processes and protocols 
• Lead reporting and invoicing for MTC-STAY contract, coordinating with six other non-profits or government agencies who hold up to 40 events annually.
• Lead four Family Biking Workshops annually. Responsibilities include: 
  • Scheduling workshops
  • Identifying appropriate locations and acquiring necessary permissions or permitting
  • Organizing and planning workshops
  • Coordinating with nonprofit, agency, and/or business partners, as needed 
  • Teaching bicycle skills
  • Evaluating efforts
• Lead program implementation for SF-Safe Routes to School as-needed bicycle programming. Responsibilities include: 
  • Curricula development and updating
  • Coordinating and collaborating with schools and SF-SRTS partners
  • Teaching bicycle safety education
  • Collection of evaluation data
  • Coordinating with evaluation contractor
  • Leading additional bike education instructors.

Strong candidates will possess as many of the following qualifications and skills as possible: 

We recognize that this position encompasses a number of different responsibility areas. We are committed to train and support our staff to strengthen their abilities in each area and we encourage applications from people who may not have all of the qualifications listed below.

• Two or more years teaching or working with youth (K-12) and families;
• One or more years implementing bicycle safety education or other transportation-related programming;
• Three or more years of experience in contract or project management;
• League of American Bicyclists-certified League Cycling Instructor;
• A commitment to and passion for the mission and core values of the SF Bicycle Coalition and SF-SRTS;
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail;
• Strong self-starter;
• Proven collaboration skills;
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written);
• Experience and skills using software for project management, database management, and/or CRM (Airtable, Salesforce, etc.);
• Experience and skills with Google Suite or MS Office/365 applications;
• Bilingual in English and another language especially Spanish, Cantonese, Filipino/Tagalog, Arabic, or Samoan

Reports to: Director of Youth and Family Programs

Salary and Benefits: The annual salary for this exempt position is $68,300. Full-time benefits include having every other Friday off, excellent medical, vision and dental insurance with no employee contribution, as well as three weeks of paid time off, two weeks of sick leave, pre-tax transit benefits, and a flexible work arrangement policy.

Hours: Full-time, exempt. The position may require occasional early morning, evening, or Friday/weekend work.

Location: Hybrid — San Francisco Bay Area. Staff and their supervisors will work together to determine the appropriate work arrangement based on the nature of the individual’s role, and in alignment with organizational policies and departmental needs and activities. We strive to be as flexible and fair as possible while ensuring in-person accessibility when needed to interface with our volunteers, membership, community, and each other.

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. NOTE: if you apply to both this role and the School Liaison role, you may provide the same response to questions 1 and 2, but please provide different answers to question 3 for each role.

1. What inspires you to want to work at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition?
2. What does transportation justice mean to you and how do you see it fitting into your career?
3. What skills and/or experiences do you have that would make you a good fit for this role?

APPLY HERE

Who we are

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition works to promote bicycling for everyday transportation in order to transform our streets and neighborhoods into more safe, just, and livable places. Our member-based grassroots organization is considered one of the largest, most active, and effective groups of our kind in the country.

The position

The Director of Youth and Family Programs leads the San Francisco Safe Routes to School (SF-SRTS) program, under a 4-year, $5M contract with the SF Metropolitan Transportation Agency (SFMTA). SF-SRTS educates and engages SF Unified School District communities around sustainable transportation choices. The person in this role will have the opportunity to shape the present and future of school-related transportation, helping the SF Bicycle Coalition and the city achieve vital climate and equity goals. 

Through programming, outreach, and engagement across the SF Unified School District (SFUSD), SF-SRTS aims to increase the safe use of the “Four Fun Ways” — walking, biking, transit, and carpooling — by SFUSD students and their families. Functioning as the Project Manager (as defined in the program’s SFMTA contract) and acting in coordination with the SFMTA’s Project Manager, the Director of Youth and Family Programs will manage a team of seven subcontracted partner organizations, ensure cohesion and success of the program activities, lead SF Bicycle Coalition staff working on the contract, and oversee budgeting, invoicing, reporting, and evaluation. The role will be responsible for coordinating with the SFMTA and SFUSD on strategic and implementation plans. The successful candidate will be an experienced, passionate, and highly organized leader with the ability to balance many stakeholders and put forth compelling and coordinated plans of action.

Commitment to Equity and Justice

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition acknowledges the harm biking culture and unequal access to transportation have inflicted upon underserved communities — especially 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 these identities.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Manage, coordinate, and lead School Liaison team (two full-time staff), Activity Implementation team (three subcontractors), communications subcontractor, evaluation subcontractor, and translation subcontractor to ensure alignment on strategy and progress towards goals; 
• Directly manage two coordinator-level staff, including onboarding and providing training as needed, as well as covering for direct reports when necessary (as in the case of illness, PTO, or vacancies);
• Ensure the effective onboarding and training of subcontractor staff in the processes, protocols, and policies of the SF-SRTS program;
• Facilitate meetings and communication between subcontractors, SFMTA, and SFUSD to ensure focused, efficient, and productive execution of the program;
• Take a collaborative leadership role in overall organizational strategy, ensuring our Youth and Family programs work in concert with the work of other departments (Non-Youth Programs, Advocacy, Membership & Development, Marketing Communications, and Operations) to advance our mission and goals of transportation equity;
• Develop systems, processes, and protocols to promote effective and efficient collaboration across the program;
• Work with School Liaison team to identify what programmatic offerings to recommend to each school, in order to successfully impact safety and modeshift outcomes, including recommending new, innovative programming be developed if current offerings don’t meet existing need;
• In collaboration with SFUSD and SFMTA, develop outreach, engagement and implementation strategies, and the attendant implementation plans.
• Work with partners to track progress towards near-term and long-term goals and adjust course if needed;
• Coordinate with staff and contractors to produce monthly invoicing and reporting that tracks activities and progress towards goals;
• Work with Program Implementation subcontractors to ensure that all programmatic materials are approved by SFMTA Project Manager; and
• Work with SFMTA to develop program purchasing plans, and coordinate purchasing with SF Bicycle Coalition SF-SRTS staff.

Strong candidates will possess as many of the following qualifications as possible: 

We recognize that this position encompasses a number of different responsibility areas. We are committed to train and support our staff to strengthen their abilities in each area and we encourage applications from people who may not have all of the qualifications listed below.

• Seven or more years serving youth and their families, preferably with at least two years with SFUSD or other public school system;
• Three years or more of progressively increasing responsibility in contract management, program development and/or nonprofit management;
• Three or more years managing contractors;
• A commitment to and passion for the mission and core values of the SF Bicycle Coalition and SF-SRTS;
• Direct experience building strong partnerships with public agencies and community-based organizations, particularly those serving marginalized or underserved communities;
• Experience using both quantitative and qualitative data to assess community behaviors and needs, especially in transportation;
• Experience managing teams of five or more direct reports/contractors
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written);
• Successful, proven project planning and strategy implementation;
• Experience with data management within database tools, such as AirTable;
• Bilingual in English and another language especially Spanish, Cantonese, Arabic, Samoan or Filipino/Tagalog

Reports to: Deputy Director

Direct reports: School Liaison (Coordinator), Youth and Families Coordinator

Salary and Benefits: The annual salary for this exempt position is $105,000 and is non-negotiable. Full-time benefits include having every other Friday off, excellent medical, vision and dental insurance with no employee contribution, as well as three weeks of paid time off, two weeks of sick leave, pre-tax transit benefits, and a flexible work arrangement policy.

Hours: Full-time, exempt.

Location: Hybrid — San Francisco Bay Area. Staff and their supervisors will work together to determine the appropriate work arrangement based on the nature of the individual’s role, and in alignment with organizational policies and departmental needs and activities. We strive to be as flexible and fair as possible while ensuring in-person accessibility when needed to interface with our volunteers, membership, community, and each other.

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:

1. What inspires you to want to work at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition?
2. What does transportation justice mean to you and how do you see it fitting into your career?
3. What skills and/or experiences do you have that would make you a good fit for this role?

APPLY HERE

Job Description: Director of Community Programs

Who we are

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition works to promote bicycling for everyday transportation in order to transform our streets and neighborhoods into more safe, just, and livable places. Our member-based grassroots organization is considered one of the largest, most active, and effective groups of our kind in the country. 

The position

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Director of Community Programs leads and shapes the vision for our organization’s programmatic work, reflecting our core values of Transportation Justice, Sustainability, People Power, and Joy. 

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has many best-in-class programs supported by long-term contracts, grants, and fee-for-service arrangements. These programs are also a strategically vital aspect of achieving our mission, promoting sustainable transportation by enacting culture change and tearing down structural barriers. The organization aims to continuously evaluate and refine our programmatic approaches and expand their scope and impact. The Director of Community Programs should be a strong, creative leader with deep passion and experience who will work in tandem with staff and the leadership team to help elevate our programs, deepening their impact and improving their equitable reach. At the same time, they should ensure that these programs remain a solid and growing source of revenue for the organization. This position manages a dynamic staff of two full-time and one part-time individuals focused on adult bicycle education, valet bicycle parking, professional driver training, and our Bike It Forward program.

Commitment to Equity and Justice

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition acknowledges the harm biking culture and unequal access to transportation have inflicted upon underserved communities — especially 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 these identities.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Take a collaborative leadership role in overall organizational strategy, ensuring our programs work in alignment with the work of other departments (Advocacy, Membership & Development, Marketing Communications, and Operations) to advance our mission and goals of transportation equity;
• Lead, direct, and manage overall San Francisco Bicycle Coalition non-youth programmatic work, priorities, and deliverables, including planning initiatives and contract management;
• Directly manage and coach two full-time and one part-time Program staff for Adult Education, Bike It Forward, and Valet Bicycle Parking. This includes strategic leadership, training, professional development, leading the hiring process for vacancies, and oversight of contracts and deliverables;
• Cover the work of direct reports when necessary (as in the case of illness, PTO, or vacancies), or when redistribution of work requires it (as may be the case with the Professional Driver Training program);
• Contribute to the development of the organization’s new Theory of Change and Strategic Plan, and ensure that outcomes and targets related to the plan are met or exceeded; 
• Work with team members to prepare and submit bids for grant applications and RFPs relevant to our mission and program work, monitor open contract compliance, and prepare and submit reports relevant to contract work;
• Work with Program staff on business development activities, such as researching businesses, prospecting relevant target companies, and pitching programs, to grow the aspects of programmatic work that are offered on a fee-for-service basis;
• Develop and monitor plans to meet or exceed budgeted goals for earned revenue programs including valet bicycle parking and professional driver training; 
• Maintain positive working relationships with relevant partners in government, other nonprofit agencies, communities and private sector organizations; and 
• Play an active role in organizational budgeting and forecasting. 

Strong candidates will possess as many of the following qualifications as possible: 

We recognize that this position encompasses a number of different responsibility areas. We are committed to train and support our staff to strengthen their abilities in each area and we encourage applications from people who may not have all of the qualifications listed below.

• Five years or more of progressively increasing responsibility in program development and management;
• A commitment to and passion for the SF Bicycle Coalition’s mission and core values;
• Direct experience building strong partnerships with public agencies and community-based organizations, particularly those serving marginalized or underserved communities;
• Successful track record in bidding and winning grants and contracts, monitoring deliverables, and reporting on success;
• Successful track record of business development in the nonprofit or service sectors;
• Experience managing staff;
• Successful, proven project planning and strategy implementation;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills;
• Budgeting and forecasting experience;
• Exceptional, proven writing skills for a diversity of media and audiences; and 
• Collaborative skills and eagerness to be a team player, working with development, advocacy, communications and operations leadership. 
• Experience working and collaborating with a membership-based organization;
• Experience managing and implementing education, school and/or volunteer programs;
• CRM software experience, preferably with Salesforce;
• Bilingual in English and another language especially Spanish, Cantonese or Filipino/Tagalog.

Reports to: Deputy Director

Direct reports: Bike It Forward Program Manager, Adult Bike Education Program Manager, Part-time Valet Bike Parking Coordinator

Salary and Benefits: The annual salary for this exempt position is $85,000-$95,000 depending on depth of experience. Full-time benefits include having every other Friday off, excellent medical, vision and dental insurance with no employee contribution, as well as three weeks of paid time off, two weeks of sick leave, pre-tax transit benefits, and a flexible work arrangement policy.

Hours: Full-time, exempt.

Location: Hybrid — San Francisco Bay Area. Staff and their supervisors will work together to determine the appropriate work arrangement based on the nature of the individual’s role, and in alignment with organizational policies and departmental needs and activities. We strive to be as flexible and fair as possible while ensuring in-person accessibility when needed to interface with our volunteers, membership, community, and each other.

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:

1. What inspires you to want to work at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition?
2. What does transportation justice mean to you and how do you see it fitting into your career?
3. What skills and/or experiences do you have that would make you a good fit for this role?

APPLY HERE

On April 4, 2023, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the Valencia center running bike lane pilot from 15th Street to 23rd Street. 

The bike community and local Mission community turned out strong during public comment. Though some of us wanted to see a different outcome, we were all on the same page about the existing conditions along Valencia being disastrous and needing improvements now. 

After hours of public comment and one of the most comprehensive discussions we’ve seen between the SFMTA Board of Directors, the unprotected stretch of Valencia is finally getting improvements. 

Here’s what was passed:

1. A 12-month pilot with an evaluation presentation to the SFMTA Board of Directors 6 months in;
2. K71 post every 20ft, with bus lane curbs in-between
3. After every 90ft of materials, a 10ft gap will be included for bikes to enter and exit the bike lane 
4. Long-term studies for the entire Valencia corridor and a placemaking pilot

Construction officially began last week and will take six to eight weeks to complete. We knew a center-running bike lane could only work if we had robust materials in the ground like K71 posts. That is why we were so disappointed to find out through public news channels that SFMTA doesn’t have enough K71 posts for the new spacing of 20ft and will be using soft-hit posts in the place of them where we run out. We understand that the new spacing of 20ft means double the amount of K71’s than what was originally planned, and the supply chain isn’t keeping up with demand. We have communicated to SFMTA they should be proactively communicating updates to the public when things go awry and when they are unable to deliver projects in the manner or timeline laid out. We call on the SFMTA to do everything in its power, including reaching out to additional vendors, to implement the complete number of K71 posts indicated in the approved design. We also demand proactive updates from the agency about any other barriers or slowdowns, to repair trust with the biking community.

While under construction, there will be signs on every block reinforcing that bikes and other active modes of transportation are expected to share the lane with vehicles. The 12-month pilot officially starts once construction is complete. 

We agree with the SFMTA Board Directors that this is not the end but the beginning of conversations on Valencia Street.

Bike to Wherever Day is just around the corner, and every year we highlight a member of our community that embodies the joy of biking and inspires others to ride a bike. Meet Hansel Palarca-Reiva, our 2023 Bike Champion of the Year. Read more about how Hansel got into biking and why it’s so special in his life, and get inspired to bike to wherever on May 18!

Tell us about yourself and how biking is part of your life here in the Bay.
I actually learned to ride a bike as an adult, and I have the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Adult-Learn-To-Ride class to thank for helping me get started. I still consider myself pretty new to biking as it’s been just about a year now that I’ve been able to actually ride a bike. I’m enjoying seeing how my skills have grown over the past 12 months, and car-free spaces like JFK Promenade have been crucial to my growth as a cyclist. Having grown up in San Francisco, I thought I already knew a lot about the city, but riding a bike around town is a totally different experience that has helped me discover new layers of an already vibrant and complex urban landscape. I took the SF Bicycle Coalition class in May of 2018, and although I could not ride a bike after one lesson, I felt so inspired that I immediately bought a bike to commit myself to learning. However, I lived on Church and Market at that time, and there was really nowhere for someone at my skill level to practice easily and safely. It was not until the pandemic and the advent of Slow Streets/car-free streets that my skill level really took off. 

Where’s your favorite place to bike in the city?
I have a personal affinity for Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park because I grew up in the Outer Sunset and have many memories attached to that part of town, so the Great Walkway is basically my cycling church. However, San Francisco itself is such an exhilarating place to ride that I can’t just pick one favorite place to bike in the city. Aside from leisure/therapy rides, I love doing simple things by bike that I used to rely on a car for, such as picking up groceries or performing my job as a Social Worker, conducting home visits all over the city. 

I just wish there was connected, safe, protective infrastructure throughout the city so that I could reach all parts of town at my skill level without fear. I am so thankful for things like Slow Streets because they have been instrumental in my ability to expand on my cycling map. Without Slow Streets and car-free streets, I would probably not be riding a bike as often as I do now, which is nearly daily.  

How do you bring the joy of biking to your community?
When I was a public school teacher, one of the strategies I learned and employed often is “modeling,” which basically just means showing by doing. One of the challenges I faced when I was first learning to ride a bike, which I still struggle with now at times, is feeling embarrassed or feeling like an impostor, because my idea of a “cyclist” growing up did not necessarily match what I saw when I looked in the mirror. I’d like to think that I try to spread the joy of biking in my own small way by doing it often and having a lot of fun while doing it, so that someone like me may be inspired to give it a shot despite their trepidation and fear. I now have two bikes (which still shocks me), both of which are step-through, because when I first went to shop for a bike, I was told that “step-throughs are for women” so I said, “f*** that patriarchal bullshit” and got a step-through. Cycling for sport/competition is amazing and inspiring, and I’m not trying to knock that, but bike joy is not limited to Strava segments or timed trials. Riding an upright steel bike around town is truly a spiritual experience. I’ve said to people before that my bike is the best therapist I’ve ever met, and riding my bike has produced a lot of positive outcomes for my physical/mental health. Riding my bike innately brings me a lot of joy just from the act of doing it, and I hope that the joy I emit can help spread some light in some teeny tiny way in my little corner of the universe. 

I also try to stay engaged with local activism as much as my time and energy will allow so that we as a city can continue to make progress towards becoming a more bikeable place to live for all types of people. 

Any words of encouragement to folks that want to start riding a bike in our city?

I know that the idea of learning to ride as an adult is terrifying, embarrassing, and intimidating. The joy that awaits you is truly worth the struggle, and I say all this from personal experience. You are not alone. 

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Get ready for Bike to Wherever Day with us, and stay tuned for more info on where to find us and other fun stuff we have in store!