GDS seeks a transportation associate to support the school’s efforts to reduce traffic to campus. This position is a 12 month position and starts ASAP. This individual will report to and collaborate with the Director of Auxiliary and Extended Learning Programs and Strategic Projects. 

Transportation responsibilities could include the following:

• Motivate and cheerlead the community about commuting options
• Serve as point person for parents, students, staff, guests, etc. with questions related to their commutes
• Manage the school’s carline software, including communication between the school and the provider and the school and families
• Engage with students in sustainability activities related to encouraging the reduction of single occupancy vehicle use
• Coordinate with the school’s transportation director on possible bus stops based on shifting addresses in the community
• Monitor the schools’ zoning agreements to ensure that we are meeting appropriate benchmarks
• Educate the community about biking and vanpooling options as well as new-to-the-market commuting technologies such as e-bikes and e-scooters
• Coordinate trainings related to pedestrian, biking, and commuter safety
• Organize a summer routes to school celebration for families to try out their new school bus route before the school year begins
• Investigate options for coordinated transportation through existing city transit programs such as the DC circulator
• Produce print and electronic communications for internal and external constituents about transportation initiatives in partnership with the school communications department
• Organize social media campaigns related to the school’s transportation initiatives
• Maintain the transportation-related areas of the school’s website
• Serve as transportation ambassador at various school events, actively engaging community members in in-person conversations
• Coordinate with the school’s human resources and benefits manager as relates to the commuter benefits programs
• Work with the Director of Auxiliary and Extended Learning Programs and Strategic Projects to manage the transportation budget
• Coordinate regular, required trip counts
• Stay abreast of transportation-related news and industry developments and share out as appropriate
• Organize school events related to Car Free Day, Bike to Work Day, Walk/Bike to School Day, Dump the Pump Day, Earth Day, etc.
• Organize and analyze transportation surveys as required
• Support summer commute information needs
• Organize communication efforts to update the Tenleytown neighborhood, ANC3E, Tenleytown Mainstreet, and other key organizations of GDS’ transportation efforts (initiatives, successes, and challenges) 
• Support other projects in the Auxiliary and Strategic Projects department as needed, including risk management
• Other responsibilities as assigned