We're Hiring: Community Engagement Coordinator

We’re hiring a community engagement coordinator to support advocacy initiatives in WNY.

GObike believes diversity, equity and inclusion will make our organization and our region stronger. Our advocacy work is part of our ongoing commitment to increase our engagement with people and communities that are currently underrepresented in the cycling community and within our organization.

About GObike 

We promote active biking, walking and transit, trails and greenways, and complete streets in Western New York.

GObike maintains a strong focus on connecting and empowering communities. We recognize the importance of continuous engagement to ensure projects are implemented, supported, utilized and maintained with the communities in which they are located. We also recognize that residents in different communities face very different challenges and barriers, and that we must adapt our strategies in order to build trust, engage in meaningful dialogue and contribute to an equitable transportation system that supports all users and advances quality of life. We aim to work clearly and transparently with stakeholders to identify challenges in their communities and elevate local champions to advocate for change.

Job Description

The Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) will work with GObike staff to strengthen GObike’s relevance in communities experiencing disparate health and opportunity impacts as a result of inequitable mobility options. The CEC’s primary role will be to identify community-based priorities for safer transportation networks. To do this, the CEC will work with GObike staff to create a leadership development program that builds the capacity of focus communities to articulate their challenges with respect to transportation, safety and public health and empowers them to advocate for their needs. The CEC will also help to coordinate community priorities for pop-up complete streets projects.

This position reports to the communications director.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with the communications director to implement a communications and outreach plan to support community engagement in GObike’s Better Streets, Better Buffalo campaign

• Perform direct community organizing activities, including, but not limited to canvassing, tabling, calling, and emailing, within focus neighborhoods

• Lead community organizing and outreach activities by scheduling meetings, hosting workshops, promoting events, and maintaining participation data

• Assist with social media and outreach communications tasks

• Support the implementation of a leadership development program, including Complete Streets 101 workshops

• Developing and nurturing relationships with grassroots leadership and community activists

• Facilitate Complete Streets workshops and materials distribution among various community groups

• Collect and report community feedback and priorities

• Coordinate with the operations and outreach director to support the development of community-identified pop-up complete streets projects

• Keep activities fun!

The GObike community outreach coordinator should have:

• Experience and/or comfort leading groups and facilitating conversations

• Demonstrated experience in project leadership

• Demonstrated ability to work across racial, ethnic, gender, orientation, class and ability differences

• Personal commitment to active transportation (biking, walking, and transit) and interest in promoting these activities to others

• Working knowledge of traffic rules and regulations (training available)

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Ability to work remotely

• Comfort using word processing, spreadsheets and web-based file systems (i.e. Google Suite)

• Comfort managing social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Persons with established relationships within and familiarity with Buffalo neighborhoods where active mobility infrastructure is most needed, including east Buffalo, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The anticipated position start date is July 6, 2021. Compensation is $17/hr, plus benefits.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please submit a resume and a cover letter sharing why you are excited about this opportunity to thea@gobikebuffalo.org no later than Sunday, June 20, at 11:59 p.m.