Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and coordinating special public outreach campaigns and events related to SamTrans/SMCTA/JPA infrastructure and planning projects.
• Support robust, inclusive, and broad-based outreach and engagement efforts for planning, capital, and policy initiatives.
• Promote SamTrans/SMCTA/JPA projects and gather feedback from communities and stakeholders; work with project teams to integrate community engagement into the planning and construction process.
• Work closely with technical staff, consultants, and communications partners to support outreach planning and implementation.
• Assist in the development and dissemination of strategic communications about programs, plans, and projects using a variety of communication channels.
• Support SamTrans/SMCTA internal staff with their community, stakeholder and government affairs needs.
• Coordinate with internal staff to support timely stakeholder communications, project updates, and responses to community concerns.
• Support state and federal government affairs activities, including monitoring legislative and policy developments and assisting with related communications, reporting, and coordination efforts.
• Help develop and execute Public Outreach Plans for key SamTrans/SMCTA/JPA projects, coordinating with project managers, consultants, and communications staff on outreach schedules, deliverables, and follow-up actions, including marketing, social media, website, and media outreach efforts.
• Coordinate activities that build awareness and effectively promote the agency’s overall activities, policies, priorities and goals, including ribbon cuttings, project tours, committee member briefings, public events, and community meetings in both in-person and virtual settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Journalism, Planning, Public Policy, or relevant degree.
• Two (2) years of full-time experience in government and community affairs, community engagement, public outreach, communications, public relations, higher education, nonprofit, advocacy, political campaigns, community organizing, or related work supporting stakeholder engagement, public information, events, or policy and program initiatives.

Nice to have

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, and follow-up tasks simultaneously.
• Experience supporting public outreach, stakeholder engagement, or communications for public agencies, transportation, infrastructure, planning, or construction projects.
• Experience writing and editing public-facing materials such as fact sheets, FAQs, presentations, website content, notices, and stakeholder correspondence.

Benefits

Below is a summary of the comprehensive benefits provided to District full-time employees:

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Healthcare Benefits -District employees are offered a choice of healthcare providers under the CalPERS Health Benefits Program.The District will contribute ninety (90) percent towards monthly premiums for full-time employees. Fifty (50) percent for part-time employees.
• Free Dental and Vision Benefits provided - Employer Covers Premiums
• Free Employee Assistance Benefit - Employees are entitled to 5 face-to-face sessions or telephonic or web-video consultations for problem-solving support per incident, per calendar year.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified Health or Dependent Care expenses.
• Retirement Medical Benefits: Long Term Disability Insurance - After 90 days of total disability, Administrative full-time employees are eligible for 60% of monthly income covered by the District.
• Health and Wellness - Gyms located at most work locations and discounted Weight Watcher Membership Option.
• Holidays and Paid Time Off: Paid Time Off - Newly hired employees accrue 6.5 hours bi-weekly when hired (if Exempt 8.25 hours).As you move up in years of service credit, the rate of the amount of PTO accrued will also increase.
• Paid Holidays - The District provides seven paid holidays throughout the year - New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
• Floating Holidays - District employees can earn up to five (5) floating holidays.
• Financial Planning Benefits: Pension Benefits through CalPERS -You must have a minimum of 5 years of service to be eligible for this pension.
• CalPERS PEPRA vs. Classic - All employees hired on, or after January 1, 2013, are considered PEPRA members and will contribute 8% of their salary up to the maximum IRS cut-off. All Classic members will contribute 6%
• Deferred Compensation Options - Select to contribute to one or both of our Tax Deferred Compensation Options
• Reliance Standard Life Insurance with 100% premium paid by the District - 1 times annual salary of employee - max $200,000
• Optional Life Insurance - Employees may purchase additional life insurance for themselves and their eligible family members.
• Growth and Education Benefits: Professional Development - Access to LinkedIn Learning and San Mateo County’s professional training. District Tuition Reimbursement Program - A maximum of $5,250 per year for courses related to your job or career goals with the District.
• Computer Loan Program - Interest-free two-year loan with a maximum amount of $2,000.
• Other Amazing Benefits: Credit Union - Employees and family members are eligible to join the San Mateo Credit Union and Patelco Credit Union.
• Employee Clean Commute (ECC) - Car/Van poolers and Public Transit riders receive a monthly reimbursement.
• Commuter Benefits - Free Employee Parking; Free Bus Pass for employee as well as children/spouse; Clipper Card/Go Pass Program for Central employees.