Clean Transportation Outreach Specialist

This position is a 12-month Limited Term (LT) and may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

If you have permanent status and have passed probation, you have mandatory reinstatement rights into your former position/classification at the end of this LT appointment. You will be separated from state service if you have not had prior permanent or probationary civil service status. During this 12-month limited-term assignment, you may be entitled to receive health, dental, and vision benefits. You will also earn State Service and accrue monthly leave credits.

The Clean Transporation Outreach Section (CTOS) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated technical professional with leadership aspirations who will be responsible for coordinating outreach, facilitating community engagement, and developing and implementing critical technical assistance and capacity-building efforts for California's priority populations. In an effort to further increase understanding of clean transportation regulations and access to clean transportation and mobility opportunities and incentives. This position will involve collaboration with multiple entities, including but not limited to:

• Community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, community advocates, environmental justice organizations, and California Native American tribes;
• Low-income residents, underserved and disadvantaged communities throughout the State;
• State, regional and local agencies, including air districts;
• Transportation and clean mobility service providers, metropolitan planning organizations, transportation network companies; and
• CARB staff, management and executive leadership teams. 

The position will collaborate with multiple related and equity-focused CARB programs, including but not limited to the Assembly Bill 32 Scoping Plan and Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, the Community Air Protection Program, the light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicle incentive programs, California Climate Investments, the Innovative Clean Transit regulation, the Advance Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Fleets regulations, and other CARB programs.

The position is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of comprehensive outreach, community engagement and capacity-building approach, to include funding and support for priority populations and community-based organizations. This position will serve as the staff lead for Access Clean California, a multi-faceted outreach grant project that works with community-based organizations to help coordinate and conduct outreach across multiple clean transportation incentive programs in low-income and disadvantaged communities. The position also supports implementation of recommendations included in CARB’s Senate Bill (SB) 350 Low-Income Barriers Study, Part B: Overcoming Barriers to Clean Transportation Access for Low-Income Residents, such as the Equitable Access to Clean Transportation & Mobility Options SB 350 Education, Outreach & Engagement Strategic Roadmap, outreach and equity performance metrics to measure program progress over time, and workforce training and development. The position is also responsible for leading development of CARB’s Clean Transportation Equity Incentives Symposium, a large public event held each spring that brings together incentive program administrators, outreach partners, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders.

Statewide travel may be required up to 20% for meetings, conferences and stakeholder outreach, which may also include overnight and weekend travel. A flexible work schedule may be needed to accommodate periodic travel on evenings and weekends.

Please submit the following items with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
 

• Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.jobs.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• PLEASE INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE COVER LETTER
• RESUME
• STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Only list eligible applicants will be reviewed and only the most qualified applicants will be interviewed.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement.

• Position located in a high-rise building
• Requires being in a stationary position, consistent with office work, for extended periods. 
• Standard office environment (for example, artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.) 
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.