Walk & Bike Program Manager/Coordinator

Organizational Background
Health by Design collaborates across sectors and disciplines to ensure communities in Indiana and beyond have neighborhoods, public spaces, and infrastructure that promote healthy, active living. Health by Design envisions healthy, thriving people in equitable, vibrant communities. Coalition partners work by advocating for policy change, building community capacity, convening diverse partners, educating on best practices, evaluating impact, facilitating dialogue, promoting smart design, and providing technical assistance.
Health by Design is committed to embedding health equity its systems, practices, policies, and activities and has expanded Healthy Communities efforts to include upstream strategies that address complex system change. The recently updated 2022-2023 Strategic Plan retained our five guiding principles and four core program areas: walking, biking, transit, and land use. Additional information can be found at
www.healthbydesignonline.org.

Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter, detailing your relevant experience and salary expectations by February 17, 2023, to Megan Bolton (mbolton@hbdin.org) including ‘WBP Manager/Coordinator’ in the subject line. Questions may be directed to Megan, by email only.

Position Description
The Walk & Bike Program (WBP) Manager/Coordinator position will have shared responsibility for the ongoing development, management, administration and evaluation of Health by Design’s walking, biking, transit, and land use initiatives.

The WBP Manager/Coordinator will work primarily within the City of Indianapolis-Marion County, with a focus on equity, safety, access, and connectivity. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Safe Routes to School and daily destinations, Parks, and Transit activities; implementation of the pedestrian master plan; first-mile, last-mile connections to transit; Complete Streets implementation; Americans with Disabilities Act planning, compliance, and implementation; pedestrian and bicycle crash analysis
and interventions; sustainability and resiliency planning; and community outreach, engagement, and education activities.

This position will work with coalition partners and stakeholders in Indianapolis/Marion County and, at times, communities throughout the state of Indiana.

This position will guide management and implementation of Health by Design’s recently awarded grant through the Indiana Department of Health, Indiana Health Issues and Challenges Grant Program. This position may also have shared responsibility for the ongoing development, management, administration, and evaluation of Health by Design’s broader active transportation and safety initiatives locally and or statewide.

This position will work with coalition partners and stakeholders at the state level and in select communities throughout the state of Indiana. It will require in-state travel and, at times, out of state travel may be necessary for training opportunities. Some evening and weekend hours will be necessary. Compensation will be $55,000 – 65,000 annually, depending on education and experience. The organization offers excellent benefits including insurance, dental, paid personal time off and holidays. This position relies on long-term funding through grants and contracts.

Education & Experience
A bachelor’s degree is preferred, along with at least five years of related work and/or volunteer experience; a master’s degree may be substituted for two years of experience. A high school diploma and seven years related work and/or volunteer experience in the areas below may also be substituted. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of and experience in one or more disciplines related to the broad definition of health and/or the built environment (e.g. public health, transportation, housing, planning/design/engineering, community economic development, public policy/affairs/ administration, social work, etc.). Experience working with and managing grants, preparing project reports, and working with public agencies would be helpful.

In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience working with diverse community partners; a deep understanding of the principles of equity, inclusiveness, and power across multiple dimensions (such as race, ethnicity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, income, and place); and life and/or professional experience working across those dimensions.

Health by Design is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your education and experience don’t align directly with all stated expectations, please apply anyway.

Position Duties

The WBP Manager/Coordinator will plan, implement, and lead Health by Design’s walking, rolling, and biking initiatives within the City of Indianapolis-Marion County. This may include projects focused on:

• Complete Streets
• Active living
• Safe Routes to School, Parks, Transit, and other daily destinations
• Vision Zero
• Land Use and Placemaking
• Tactical Urbanism
• Indy Walkways

Projects will include Safe System strategies and emphasize policy and system level change. Responsibilities will include activities across the broad categories of assessment & information gathering; outreach, engagement & communications; public engagement; training & technical assistance; interventions & implementation; and evaluation & sustainability.

• The WBP Manager/Coordinator, at the direction of the leadership team, will develop, coordinate, implement, and lead efforts, including but not limited to:
• Document and track meetings, activities, updates, and events across the state
• Build relationships and work local partners to advance our work
• Advance formal and informal policy and system changes supporting long term walk and bike work
• Identify and develop surveys, other tools, data sources, and technology for tracking and monitoring activities, impact, and outcomes
• Develop and implement an overall evaluation plans
• Providing technical assistance via email, telephone, and in person to neighborhoods and partners seeking help on resolving issues and removing barriers to safe, equitable, accessible transportation
  • Conducting needs assessment and information gathering processes, including: • Audits of the safety, accessibility and connectivity of neighborhoods, schools, transit stops and other key destinations.
  • Pedestrian and bicycle related counts, rates, and crash numbers
  • Collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of quantitative and qualitative data
  • Geographic data and mapping
  • Leading public outreach and engagement efforts, working with neighborhood groups, community partners, businesses, school and school district staff, residents, and others
  • Planning educational and training events
  • Providing support to City of Indianapolis and Marion County Public Health Department staff

The WBP Manager/Coordinator will work with the Program & Policy Manager, HbD staff and partners, to support organizational and project communications strategies, including emails and project communications; content for newsletters, materials, presentations, and social media tools; presenting at meetings and conferences; and media advocacy.

The WBP Manager/Coordinator will support and assist Health by Design’s broader efforts including strategic plan implementation, committee and action team activities, events, and advocacy.

The WBP Manager will monitor, track, evaluate and report activities and impact.

The WBP Manager/Coordinator will represent Health by Design at partner meetings and events, and be responsible for other duties, as assigned.