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You’ll manage a team of 5+ advocacy staff who aim at making bicycling the easiest and most obvious transportation choice by creating connected, comfortable bike networks and ensuring new development is planned around people, not cars. SVBC uses a bottom-up, community organizing approach for its advocacy where staff train and manage local teams (a group of passionate volunteers) to run and lead their own campaigns. Your role would be to think and execute innovative ways of efficiently running local teams to get maximum output, along with managing regional priorities and relationships. Qualifications ● A passion for SVBC’s mission to build healthy and just communities. ● Minimum of five years of experience in transportation advocacy and policy. Is familiar with transportation policies in the San Francisco Bay Area region, and ongoing/upcoming transportation policies at the regional and state level. ● Experience in running and leading campaigns and demonstrated know-how in navigating public policy processes. ● Experience in community organizing or managing teams of volunteers for a specific cause. ● People management experience with the ability to inspire staff and volunteers to joyfully accomplish great things. ● Demonstrated ability to lead inclusive coalitions and build avenues for diverse participation as SVBC aspires to welcome people of all ages, abilities, cultural groups, economic status, and sexual orientation. Specifically, the person in this role would: ● Position the organization as a thought leader in transportation policy and planning, with a focus on active transportation, bicycling, and safe streets. ● Build the power of the bike movement with active, diverse residents creating change in their local communities through SVBC’s local team model (bottom-up approach). Create necessary systems to effectively run and manage local teams. ● Ensure that the interests of SVBC, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County residents are well-represented at regional decision-making bodies (Caltrain, BART, Caltrans D4, MTC) to bolster strong policy and funding support for bike-friendly communities at all levels of government. ● Oversee our El Camino Real Campaign through our El Camino Real Local Team with a goal of implementing protected bike lanes, rapid transit, and safe crossings along the entire corridor from Daly City to San Jose. ● Lead and organize SVBC’s Annual Bike Summit: an annual conference of active transportation leaders in the area. ● Nurture and maintain relationships with foundation, corporate, and government entities to secure funding for SVBC’s advocacy efforts. ● Advocacy Team Management: * Provide leadership in contract management, budget oversight, and deliverables management. * Manage a team of 5+ staff: have regular check-in meetings, approve timesheets, conduct annual reviews, facilitate team bonding etc. * Recruit and hire advocacy staff as needed to accomplish organizational goals. * Provide staff with necessary tools, guidance and systems for efficient community organizing and campaigning ● Advise on the policy agenda and strategic direction of the organization with the Executive Director and management team. ● Work closely with the Programs Director and Development Director to ensure collaboration across departments.