Public Community Engagement & Partnership Manager

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Public Community Engagement & Partnership Manager will help the Taskar Center TDEI develop a robust cooperative partners program. The role calls for knowledge of disability and advocacy, and curiosity about access to mobility and transit. Working with researchers, the manager will unify services and communications for partners, engage community members, and expand the Transportation Data Equity Consortium network. The manager develops consortium participation and partner engagement, maintains relationships and partner records, coordinates accessible events and outreach, produces communications and website and social media content, and gathers and summarizes evaluation data. The position is a regular, 100% FTE role on the first shift. The annual pay range is $63,816 to $77,484.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business, Marketing, Hospitality, or a related field, and two years of relevant experience in disability/accessibility advocacy, with additional experience as a coordinator; equivalent education and/or experience may substitute where permitted.

Nice To Haves

Strong transportation equity and accessibility advocacy.
Integrity, dependability, responsibility, accountability, a strong work ethic, and compassion.

Responsibilities

Enhance and implement the development strategy to increase consortium participation.
Improve the consortium partner process, from identifying potential partners through consortium development and TDEI data tenancy; track partners and provide multiple pathways for engagement.
Engage current and potential partners, promote events, prepare accessible plain-language materials about TDEI data tools and data tenancy, and help coordinate stakeholder, partner, and funder visits.
Assist with letters of support or commitment for grants and sponsorships, maintain the consortium member database, and encourage participation in transportation data innovation with a mobility equity lens.
Build and maintain relationships with consortium stakeholders, decision-makers, and influencers in accessible transportation.
Coordinate partner communications and outreach with the director; review partner communications and manage outreach to attendees for the Transportation Data Equity Spring Fling and other TDEI events.
Handle consortium partner maintenance and onboarding.
Plan and manage accessible partner events, including event communications, venue and date coordination, materials, accessibility, paperwork, and identifying speakers or panelists.
Organize at least three community events related to the TDEI's three data specifications and lead organization of the TDEI Spring Fling.
Develop team communications, website updates, marketing materials, and outreach for USDOT engagements; follow the Outreach Plan and record and track engagements.
Create accessible documents for TDEI events, projects, outreach, partner communications, and website updates.
Use existing social media channels and establish an Instagram presence to highlight TDEI activities and direct visitors to the website and subscription form; update social media and the website according to the Outreach Plan.
Publish quarterly website project updates and distribute them to consortium members.
Facilitate connections with university and local press to disseminate press releases about TDEI and consortium partners.
Create and maintain the Move Equity resource page.
Collect and summarize engagement and event evaluation data, develop surveys and partner feedback instruments, and prepare summary reports for USDOT identifying strengths and weaknesses.
Establish partner check-in points during active project engagement and data tenancy, create biannual snapshots of consortium engagement, and summarize participant feedback from TDEI-sponsored events.