Vision Zero Outreach Coordinator

Description

TERMS: Full time / Exempt / Full benefits

SALARY: $69,950.40 - $73,944.00 annually, Grade 9

Final date to receive applications: September 15, 2026, at 4:30 PM

Vision Zero Outreach Coordinator will perform a wide range of outreach activities in support of the North Dakota Association of Counties Vision Zero Outreach Program, in partnership with Burleigh County, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division. The coordinator will work together with counties, cities, schools, and businesses in the assigned region to reach the goals of Vision Zero and communicate regularly with stakeholders including various city and county department.

• Advocates for the implementation of the North Dakota Vision Zero Plan(VZP) priority strategies within the region.
• Develop relationships with city, county, and state agencies to include law enforcement partners through cooperative events, ride-a-longs, promotion of high visibility enforcement activities, sobriety checkpoints, and other proven initiatives.
• Serves on a Vision Zero Emphasis Area Team and shares their activities with other Vision Zero Outreach Coordinators and local partners.
• Builds partner support for selected VZP legislative and policy priority safety strategies through personal contacts, presentations, media events, social media, legislative education, and other outreach.
• Expand community engagement and the partnership network by participating in regional/local partnership meetings (e.g., AAA, Safe Kids, Health Departments). Encourages new partners to formalize the partnership through registration with the Vision Zero Partner Network.
• Grows and supports Vision Zero School program(s) within the region and promotes Vision Zero Schools programs to schools within the region.
• Establishes and supports formal, ongoing communication with individuals and organizations within the region that have registered as Vision Zero Partner Network members.
• Establishes and expands relationships with tribal partners to support VZP implementation.

• Employ Vision Zero resources such as a rollover simulator, seat belt convincer, fatal vision goggles, Simulated Impaired Driving Experience (SIDNE), and Buckle Up Phone Down materials at local events to bolster community engagement and awareness of Vision Zero safety priorities.
• Conduct a new and ongoing Vision Zero School events and continue collaboration with existing Vision Zero School(s) annually and work with the school to meet the program’s requirements. Collaboration could include a Vision Zero PowerPoint presentation annually in the region.
• Conduct innovative prevention programs such as Impact Teen Drivers, Buckle Up with Bucky, or other youth-based, or Vision Zero PowerPoint presentations annually within the region.
• Facilitate training program(s) annually focusing on motor vehicle crash prevention strategies, including Vision Zero PowerPoint presentations.
• Work with state and regional partners to hold local media events annually.
• Develop and staff public Vision Zero displays for regional events and/or meetings.
• Promote Vision Zero programs to coalition and partner network members and annually submit a minimum of one nomination form the region.
• Attend a minimum of four (4) county or city commission meetings annually within the region.
• Assist the state in soliciting sponsorship funds to acquire incentive items and other resources in support of state and regional Vision Zero activities, as needed or requested.
• Introduce and help build the Buckle Up Phone Down campaign within the region.

• Conduct crash data and other relevant data analysis to identify who is crashing, and where they are crashing and use this information to develop and implement a regional action plan to supplement the Vision Zero Program.
• Updates crash…