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Salary : $108,034.37 - $137,013.76 Annually
Location : 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA
Job Type: Regular/Full-Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 178
Section: Funding Policy & Programs
Opening Date: 08/07/2026
Closing Date: 8/30/2026 11:55 PM Pacific
Max Number of Applicants: 75
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is an equal-opportunity, non-discriminatory employer. MTC provides all employees and applicants with an equal opportunity in every aspect of the employment experience regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical handicap, medical condition or marital status.
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026, AT 11:55 PM
HOWEVER, THIS JOB POSTING MAY CLOSE EARLIER IF WE RECEIVE 75 APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE 8/30/26 CLOSING DATE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST
FIRST ROUND INTERVIEWS ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY
A resume is required with your application
Be ready to rethink your assumptions about the public sector. Dedicated and motivated colleagues? Beautiful, high amenity building for on-site work and collaboration? Flexible schedules and hybrid work options? Yes, yes, and yes!
ABOUT MTCThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing, and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the state designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC is committed to being an equitable and inclusive workplace. MTC provides services to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). For more information about MTC, visit .
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Equitable and Accessible Mobility Program Coordinator will play a key role in supporting equitable and accessible transportation programs at MTC, with a focus on improving mobility options for residents of Equity Priority Communities, people with disabilities, seniors, and other underserved populations. Responsibilities include helping launch and administer the new Transportation Network Company (TNC) Access for All program, supporting implementation of the Community Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE) program to enable delivery of equity-focused capital projects, administering the Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 program, and advancing follow-up actions from MTC's Accessible Futures conference. The role involves program development, grant administration, and close coordination with partner agencies and community-based organizations, as well as providing technical assistance, monitoring project progress, and tracking grant spending to ensure programs are implemented effectively and inclusively.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Program Management

• Develop and refine guidelines for existing and new funding programs
• Evaluate project submittals and develop proposed programs of projects for Commission approval
• Prepare public-facing reports and presentations describing funding decisions for a variety of audiences

Grant Administration

• Execute grant agreements with project recipients
• Review and process invoices
• Monitor grant status and remaining funding balances in partnership with Finance colleagues

Stakeholder Coordination

• Build consensus for grant program guidelines and project selections among partner agency and community-based organization staff
• Collaborate and develop partnerships with community-based organizations receiving grant funding
• Provide technical assistance to community-based organizations receiving grants to support compliance with federal and state requirements

Other Related Duties

• Represent MTC at meetings, review written reports and memoranda prepared by project staff and make presentations before MTC committees, executive staff, and other agencies
• Perform other job-related duties as needed or assigned by the section

QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Familiarity with transportation approaches to advance equity for historically underserved populations
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal collaborators as well as staff at partner agencies and organizations
• Collaborative approach to building effective relationships with community-based organizations
• Ability to manage multiple programs with strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Communication skills to explain policy considerations clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences, both orally and in writing
• Flexibility and willingness to develop programs from the ground up, often without existing procedures to follow, and to seek process improvements for existing workflows

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Program Coordinator II
Education and Experience: Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, civil engineering, environmental science, business or public administration, or a related field and two (2) years of increasingly responsible professional level experience in a field related to assigned program.
Program Coordinator III
Education and Experience: Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, civil engineering, environmental science, business or public administration, or a related field and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience administering programs in a field related to assignment area.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment, such as transportation planning, public policy, transportation engineering, economics, or public administration. A Master's degree is preferred.
Applicants with a degree issued from an institution outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an academic accrediting service and provide proof of equivalency along with their application.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please use this link:
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of a background check, professional references and the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.
DISABILITY
The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment or skills assessment process to accommodate applicants with disabilities. If selected for an interview or testing, and you require accommodation, please notify the Human Resources Department when confirming your interview or test.
All MTC employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE BENEFITS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES OF MTC:

• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); employee contributes a portion of gross salary on a pre-tax basis.
  • MTC is subject to California Pension Reform and as of January 1, 2013 will offer two pension plans. The plan employee will receive will be based on the individual's historical pension plan membership. HR will discuss this directly with all final candidates.
• Health Benefits Insurance through the Public Employees' Retirement System (premiums are shared between agency and employee).
• Agency-paid Dental Insurance (dependent coverage shared by the employee and MTC).
• Agency-paid Vision Care Insurance, employees only (dependent coverage is paid in full by employee).
• Agency-paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance.
• Eleven paid holidays per year.
• One day per month paid vacation leave; for each year of service, an additional day per year is granted to a maximum of 25 days per year.
• One day per month paid sick leave, with no limit to the amount of sick leave that can be accumulated. (May cash out up to 240 hours of accumulated sick leave upon separation from the Agency.)
• Personal Business leave; up to three (3) days per year depending upon date of hire.
• Monthly Transit/Parking Subsidy.
• Alternative employee-paid payroll savings plans (tax-deferred compensation plans).
• Two voluntary employee-paid pre-tax dependent care and flexible spending accounts available for employees to participate in.
• Voluntary Supplemental life insurance.

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Briefly describe how your previous experience and education qualifies you for this position. (Please refer to Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities in the job description when answering this question.) **250-word maximum.
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Describe your experience working with community-based organizations and/or people from communities that have historically been underserved by the transportation planning profession.
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What should a regional agency like MTC's role be in improving mobility options for people with disabilities? What are the tools at MTC's disposal to advance this goal?
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Describe your experience developing and managing regional grant programs. How would you go about establishing a new regional grant program within one year?
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This position will administer two new grant programs: a new state grant to improve transportation options for people that use wheelchairs and a new MTC grant to deliver transportation projects prioritized by Equity Priority Communities. What considerations are top of mind for you when establishing a new grant program, and how would you address them through program design?
Required Question