Program Coordinator - Transportation Initiatives

Valley Metro RPTA; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental Insurance

Life/AD&D Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Free Employee Bus/Light Rail Card

Job summary

Valley Metro RPTA in Phoenix seeks a coordinator to support planning, implementation, administration, and evaluation of transportation programs and services within the Communications and Strategic Initiatives Division. You will collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and the public to advance program goals and agency initiatives.

The role involves coordinating education, events, and outreach, monitoring budgets and grants, and preparing documentation.

Qualifications

• Program coordination, communications, marketing, community relations, public outreach, transportation programs, contract administration, grant administration
• Equivalent education and experience acceptable
• No substitute for experience beyond education

Responsibilities

• Coordinate programs and activities that promote alternative transportation, ridesharing, vanpooling, transit use, and other transportation demand management strategies
• Assist employers and Transportation Coordinators with Travel Reduction Program requirements, applicable statutes and ordinances, annual surveys, audits, corrective actions, and compliance activities; provide technical assistance, training, presentations, and outreach
• Coordinate employer and commuter education, events, promotional activities, and related contract requirements; monitor participation, performance measures, service needs, grant requirements, expenditures, and program reports
• Coordinate the planning, development, implementation, and ongoing administration of assigned programs, projects, initiatives, events, and services
• Serve as a liaison and primary point of contact for internal departments, external partners, contractors, community organizations, businesses, customers, and the public; respond to inquiries, concerns, and requests for information
• Develop, coordinate, and support outreach, public engagement, marketing, communications, training, presentations, meetings, workshops, and special events
• Prepare, update, and maintain program materials, reports, presentations, correspondence, schedules, databases, records, promotional materials, and other related documentation
• Monitor program activities, timelines, deliverables, budgets, contracts, grants, participation, performance measures, and compliance with applicable requirements
• Collect, research, analyze, and summarize program information; prepare recommendations and identify opportunities to improve program effectiveness, procedures, services, and stakeholder engagement
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned

Skills

Program coordination

Public outreach

Stakeholder relations

Event coordination

Grant administration

Contract administration

Communication skills

Public information

Data collection

Reporting

Job description

Valley Metro RPTA in Phoenix seeks a coordinator to support planning, implementation, administration, and evaluation of transportation programs and services within the Communications and Strategic Initiatives Division. You will collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and the public to advance program goals and agency initiatives.

The role involves coordinating education, events, and outreach, monitoring budgets and grants, and preparing documentation.