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State of Minnesota West Metro TZD Coordinator - Transportation Program Specialist 3 in St. Paul, Minnesota
Working Title: West Metro TZD Coordinator
Job Class: Transportation Program Specialist 3
Agency: Public Safety Dept
Job ID : 79899
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers and DPS employees eligible to bid (permanent, classified employees in the same job and class). Eligible bidders should apply through self-service and confirm their bid by emailing megan.lund@state.mn.us by 11:59pm 09/18/2024.
Date Posted : 09/12/2024
Closing Date : 09/25/2024
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Public Safety Dept / Public Safety-MAPE
Division/Unit : Traffic Safety / OTS Traffic Safety Support
Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift / 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : Yes - Up to 25%
Salary Range: $28.82 - $42.31 / hourly; $60,176 - $88,343 / annually
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
FLSA Status : Nonexempt
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
The position will coordinate the West Metro District Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Traffic Safety Program by developing relationships, building organizational partnerships, encouraging participation and collaboration, planning events, developing, and sharing best practices, planning, and executing media outreach events, planning, implementing, and monitoring traffic safety projects and education programs so that traffic crashes resulting in serious injury or fatality are reduced within the region. Act as administrative coordinator for the regional TZD steering committee in their role of developing structure, strategy, initiatives, and in monitoring progress.
Minimum Qualifications
Two (2) years of experience administering traffic safety awareness or injury prevention programs. A bachelor's degree or higher in journalism, communications, business, health, marketing, law enforcement or equivalent may count for one (1) year of required experience.
Experience developing and delivering presentations
Experience in project management or customer relations evaluating data and preparing reports to summarize findings.
Ability to work cooperatively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and underserved communities
Candidates that meet the above qualifications will be further evaluated on:
Experience administering or managing programs which include multiple stakeholders having a variety of differing interests and needs.
Experience working directly with partners to promote awareness and to discuss and plan program operations.
Experience working independently with limited supervision to develop programs in coordination with a variety of participants and stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Participation or involvement in traffic safety awareness management such as law enforcement waves, education and outreach campaigns, emergency services strategies or engineering projects
Experience administering or managing programs which include multiple stakeholders with differing interests and needs
Experience working directly with local, regional or state officials to promote awareness and to discuss and plan program operations
Qualitative and quantitative analysis methods sufficient to analyze data and to measure and evaluate program results
Communication, planning, problem solving and time management skills
Ability to effectively represent DPS and partner with traffic safety stakeholders from law enforcement, engineering, emergency medical and trauma services, and public health educators
Ability to identify new and innovative approaches to promote traffic safety
Physical Requirements
Requires occasionally moving and transporting such articles as file boxes and heavy hand tools or heavier materials with help from others, and moving and transporting light objects frequently. Even though the weights being moved and transported may be a negligible amount, a job in this category may require positioning self to move to a significant degree or may involve maintaining a stationary position for extended periods.
Additional Requirements
This position requires successful completion of the following:
It is the policy of the Department of Public Safety that all employees submit to a background investigation prior to employment, which includes the following components:
1) Criminal history
2) Reference check
3) Drivers License
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.
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