We are looking for a brilliant, self-motivated, adventurous bicycle and pedestrian professional to fill the Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Manager position at the local MPO here in New Orleans. This is an amazing opportunity for someone who is looking for a huge professional challenge that could significantly impact the landscape of a city emerging from one of the country’s largest disasters.
This Program Manager position is a critical component to the overall long-term strategy for making the region more bikable and walkable. The compensation for this position is good. The work is extremely satisfying. The City is incredible – really, truly incredible. Please feel free to pass this advertisement on to others or call me with any questions. We hope to meet some of the applicants at PWPB in a few weeks.
Thanks,
Audrey Warren
504-568-6608
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Job Announcement
Manager, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
Regional Planning Commission
New Orleans
Overview of position:
Seeking a motivated, independent thinker with experience working on bicycle and pedestrian issues to manage a three-year safety grant to improve the pedestrian and bicycle environment in the greater New Orleans region through non-infrastructure initiatives such as professional development education for police officers and traffic engineers, improved data analysis and management, and a social marketing campaign aimed at drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Must be able to build professional relationships across disciplines.
Specific Duties:
- Synthesize market research to develop social marketing messages for a driver and cyclist behavior-change media campaign
- Work with design firm to produce collateral materials that support media campaign
- Oversee data analysis contract
- Create and market a usable end product for local jurisdictions from data analysis
- Develop new contacts within local police departments, traffic courts and DA offices
- Develop police training program to teach officers how to better protect pedestrians and cyclists
- Coordinate a targeted, funded traffic enforcement campaign for violators who endanger cyclists and pedestrians
- Develop outreach program to DAs and traffic court judges to support law enforcement efforts
- Provide TA to local organizations and government agencies
Qualification:
- Masters degree required. Background in a Social Science field related to behavior change, social marketing, public health, planning or similar fields is desired.
- At least two years of significant experience with bicycle/pedestrian advocacy, education, or planning required
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and manage multiple projects.
- Ability to work independently (essential)
- Good understanding of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure concepts
- Ability to identify “leverage points” in government agencies
- Commitment to affecting positive change in a challenging physical, social and political environment
- must live or be willing to relocate to the New Orleans area, a region still in the middle of long-term recovery from Hurricane Katrina
Compensation:
This is a contract position with a base salary of $40-45,000 with additional financial compensation for overhead expenses typically covered in a benefits package.
Send resume or questions to Audrey Warren,
awarren@norpc.org , 504-568-6608
Close date: Friday, September 1, 2006.