Senior Program Manager II – Mobility Safety Full Time

Summary:

• The National Safety Council (NSC) is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate, focusing on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.
• Through leadership, research, education, and advocacy, NSC focuses on areas where most unintentional injuries and deaths occur.
• The Senior Program Manager II – Mobility Safety will develop and execute safe mobility strategies including training products, advocacy, public education, and evidence-based behavior change programming.
• The role aims to align with NSC’s strategy to reduce injuries and fatalities on the roadway and in the workplace.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute safe mobility strategies including training products, advocacy, public education, and other evidence-based behavior change programming to align with the Council’s strategy to reduce injuries and fatalities on the roadway and in the workplace.
• Provide thought leadership on employer-based traffic safety education.
• Serve as a key subject matter expert, building strong relationships within the transportation community, among state and federal entities.
• Act as a key stakeholder for roadway safety to internal NSC shared service groups, operations, and practice areas as well as external partners, funders, and potential funders.
• Manage staff including responsibility for personnel actions such as hiring, performance management, and termination of assigned team(s) of supervisory staff.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical review of NSC-produced materials, including impairment and/or traffic safety, NSC public education materials, products, programs, website, grant projects, news releases, and other internal and external public announcements.
• Proficiency in various evidence-based strategies, theories, and best practices related to transportation safety promotion for workplaces and public audiences.
• Expertise in program evaluation and measurement to demonstrate results of short, intermediate, and long-term impact.
• Knowledge of public policy issues, regulatory requirements, scientific research, and recent reports to address roadway safety issues.
• Ability to direct the development of strategic communication to support the execution of NSC corporate goals.
• Develop strategic partnerships to drive growth and impact for Roadway Practice.
• Demonstrate the translation of evidence-based research-to-practice in the development of transportation products and programming.
• Lead optimal program management, project delivery, evaluation, and reporting with minimal oversight.
• Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, initiate problem-solving strategies, and demonstrate teamwork to deliver on project deliverables, objectives, and impact.
• Anticipate challenges and collaboratively develop proposed solutions and execute them.
• Represent NSC to state and national government agencies, transportation safety organizations, relevant divisions, networks, partners, and potential partners.
• Demonstrate effective people management in all directions (peers, supervisors, funders, stakeholders, and volunteers).
• Provide staff leadership including employee training and/or development to support NSC goals.
• Participate in budget development, forecasting, and tracking along multiple fiscal years for roadway project responsibilities.
• Collaborate with finance and accounting staff to ensure stewardship of program budgets.
• Travel Approximately 10%.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, education, safety, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience as a transportation safety subject matter expert, with experience in working with governmental and private organizations under multiple funding models.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven ability to communicate persuasively and compellingly.
• Proven ability to write technical articles, research findings, white papers, and funding proposals.
• Proven ability to manage research activities.
• Proven ability to develop outreach activities to identified audiences.
• Positive leadership skills to engage diverse stakeholders, support professional development of subordinate staff, and achieve organizational results.
• Proven ability to manage and execute multiple complex projects and teams.
• Flexibility in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
• Good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Advanced knowledge of safety-related optics pertaining to passenger vehicles, pickup trucks, vans, school buses, and commercial motor vehicles.
• Knowledge of impairment, including but not limited to cognitive and substance use and its effects on driving.
• Knowledge of fatigue, distraction, and risky driving behaviors (such as speeding and aggression) and their effects on driving.
• Knowledge of bicycle and pedestrian safety, as well as emerging mobility issues.

Benefits:

• At least 20 PTO days accrued in the first year and 11 paid holidays.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care.
• 403(b) & Roth 403(b) with employer match up to 6%.
• Reimbursable training.
• Student loan pay-down.
• Dress for your day.