Schedule:  Traditional Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This position requires some travel to meet with community groups, attend community events, and attend conferences and training events. Occasional overnight in state and out of state travel may be necessary and may require several early and/or late meetings or conferences throughout the year. You will be expected to adjust schedule as needed to meet business demands and deadlines.
**Optional hybrid schedule with a minimum of two days in the office in Olympia during probationary/trial service period. Telework may be available after the review period. Flexible schedules are considered.
Who we are:
The WTSC maintains the official database of Washington’s fatal traffic crashes. Our small agency of just 30 employees manages Washington’s behavioral traffic safety programs having a direct impact on preventing impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding, and other high-risk behaviors that lead to traffic deaths and injuries.
 
OUR VISION: A Washington where we all work together to travel safely on our roadways.
 
OUR MISSION: We empower and equip people and communities with knowledge, tools, and resources to build a positive traffic safety culture.
 
TARGET ZERO: WTSC collaborates with communities, partners, and other state agencies to achieve Target Zero – Washington State’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan of zero deaths and zero serious injuries by 2030.
  
 What makes WTSC a great place to work?

• We save lives! Washington is a national leader in traffic safety.
• We create a positive organizational culture focused on inclusion and diversity.
• We use data-informed decision making to identify disparities, reduce barriers, and promote equitable opportunities and outcomes, internally and externally.
• We are committed to the health, safety, and wellness of our staff.
• Our leadership empowers and supports employees.
• We offer and support family-friendly mobile and flexible work schedule opportunities, as well as an infant at work program.
• We value and offer mentorship and training opportunities to develop your professional skills.
• Our office is located just minutes from the Capital campus.

What you will be doing: 
The Community Engagement Manager will coordinate public participation and engagement efforts to inform traffic safety priorities, programs, and implementation. Outreach and engagement will focus on historically marginalized and underinvested communities that experience disproportionate risks of serious injury or death from traffic collisions. Outreach will also include road users of all types including transit users, pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers. The position will collaborate with subject matter expert program managers who oversee behavioral traffic safety programs related to pedestrians, bicyclists, impaired driving, speed, distracted driving, young drivers, school zone safety, motorcycles, law enforcement, and passenger restraint and child safety seat use. The manager will also coordinate engagement efforts with other transportation and traffic safety agencies and work to ensure that outreach efforts are culturally responsive, inclusive, and accessible. The manager will be responsible for developing strategies, plans, and activities for effective engagement and reporting to executive managers and funders.
Some of what you’ll be doing includes:

• Create and periodically update a community engagement plan that includes identified communities overburdened or disproportionately impacted by serious/fatal traffic collisions, timelines, targets, and deliverables. 
• Develop and utilize effective outreach and communication methods to engage individuals of historically marginalized communities, disproportionately impacted populations, and underinvested neighborhoods.
• Advise and provide guidance to the agency executive team on community preferences or direction regarding traffic safety needs, priorities, and programs.
• Contact and maintain a working relationship with members of the public, outside organizations, and interest groups; effectively communicate, engage, and receive input from diverse community members and groups.
• Plan, deliver, administer, and utilize multiple methods of community outreach, input, and participation, including soliciting feedback from standing advisory groups, conducting surveys, and facilitating meetings, forums, and focus groups. 
• Develop information and communicate back to community groups on how their input impacted WTSC plans, policies, or programs.
• Organize or lead the collection of public and community input with other agencies, including the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Washington State Patrol (WSP), and other state and local public transportation and public health agencies, as well as grantees, contractors, and partners.
• Support Title VI compliance in the agency’s public engagement and community outreach activities.
• Conduct management and oversight of projects, according to signed contracts and work orders.

Experience for both required and preferred qualifications can be gained through formal professional employment and/or volunteer experience. Applicants are encouraged to explain how their combination of education and experience meets the requirements of the position.
To be considered for this opportunity, the following are required (Please make sure these qualifications are clearly addressed in your application materials):
REQUIRED:
To be considered for the position, candidates must have a combination of education in a related field and/or related experience totaling 7 years.AND

• Excellent and culturally inclusive verbal and written communication
• Experience conducting community outreach for a community organization, business, or governmental agency.
• Practical, hands-on experience conducting community engagement with one or more of the following: Tribes, community groups, underserved and overburdened communities.
• Practical, hands-on experience conducting community engagement for one or more of the following: federal, state, or local government agencies; non-profit organizations; other community-based organizations; private foundations; or public benefit corporations.
• Ability to provide consulting expertise and contribute to policy and process development in community engagement experience with equity, diversity, and inclusion focus.
• Ability to apply organizational influence by gaining the support of others, building positive relationships, and communicating effectively.

PREFERRED:
Knowledge or familiarity with Title VI and Americans with Disability Act requirements, including language access and accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY:
Please attach the following documents to be considered. Failure to include all documents may result in not being considered for the position:

1. A completed on-line application which includes current phone numbers and valid email addresses. Complete the application and profile on www.careers.wa.gov by clicking on the “Apply Now” button on the top of this page.
2. A letter of interest that shows your personality and voice and describes how you meet the specific qualifications for this position. 
3. A current resume, detailing experience, and education as it relates to this position.
4. Three professional references to include a current or recent supervisor with current contact numbers and email addresses (attached or available to provide at the time of interview).

**Please be sure to address your qualifications to perform these duties in your resume and cover letter. Candidates are not expected to be subject matter experts on transportation or traffic safety.
NOTE: The initial screening will be solely based on the contents and completeness of the “duties summary” section of your application, application material submitted, and the supplemental questionnaire. Responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding work experience must be reflected in the "duties summary" section of the application. A resume will not substitute for completing the “duties summary” section or the supplemental questions of the application.
 
Opportunity for All: 
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission celebrates our differences and we are committed to a workplace that supports equal opportunity employment and inclusion regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, marital status, families with children (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, status as a protected veteran, honorably discharged veteran or military status, status as an individual with the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with disabilities or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
 
You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our organization.
 
Contact Information:
For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact Angie Anderson at (360) 407-8446 or email jobs@des.wa.gov.
 
Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.