Gender Equity Manager; Strategic Planning Manager

Gender Equity Manager (Strategic Planning Manager I)

Come make a difference and join team Metro! Metro's General Manager's Office is seeking an outstanding leader to serve as the agency's Gender Equity Manager (Strategic Planning Manager I). This position will support Metro in furtherance of its commitment to ensure that all employees have equal opportunities to thrive and grow in their careers.

The Gender Equity Manager will work directly with Metro's General Manager, senior leadership, employee resource groups, and operational employees and report to Metro's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer. The successful candidate will join a stellar team of dedicated professionals and experts in civil rights law, equitable employment practices, and universal accessibility.

This position will be responsible for the strategic implementation of recommendations to ensure that women, particularly on Metro's front lines, are given the equal opportunities in their careers se recommendations were developed through Metro's 2026 EEO Program Report, Women's Needs Assessment, and the County's Black Women's Experience Project. It will also develop strategies and tools for Metro to better understand and meaningfully integrate a more holistic and equitable approach to gender and its intersections with race.

About King County and Metro:
As the only county in the United States named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Metro proudly seeks to live up to his principles and values of equity and social justice for all. King County is home to many diverse communities, and at Metro we cherish all that is unique about them. We seek to ensure that our services are culturally responsive to all communities within our service area.

Metro strives to build an enduring legacy of diversity and inclusion, equity and social justice, employee engagement, innovation, continuous improvement, safety, and environmental sustainability. King County government and Metro Transit have adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance this legacy. We are actively developing the systems and standards necessary to achieve better outcomes for all our residents and our employees. We are changing the way government delivers service--for example by actively engaging the people we serve in our planning processes.

Through innovations like these Metro has won national recognition as a model of excellence.

At King County Metro Transit we believe:
Our diverse culture encompasses the unique perspectives, knowledge, skills and abilities, and the rich dimensions of identity each member of the Metro community brings to work every day. These perspectives and human dimensions are built through life experiences and membership in socially defined groups. The diverse experiences and perspectives of our employees help us serve King County residents in an equitable, and culturally responsive way.

Position Info:
This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA)/Term Limited Temporary (TLT) Strategic Planning Manager I classification vacancy. The SDA/TLT is anticipated to last until 12/31/2027 and may be extended.

In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility pool for future Special Duty Assignment (SDA), Term Limited Temporary (TLT) vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup. The eligibility list will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Who May Apply:
This recruitment is ONLY open to current King County employees. We are not accepting external applications. Please refer to the "Supplemental Information" section of this job bulletin for the required application materials.

Job Duties:

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of this work. This position is comprised of the following core duties:

• Lead Metro in the strategic planning and execution of its Women in Metro Strategy by developing the agency's strategic plan with direction from agency-specific leadership, and incorporating input from other appropriate stakeholders.
• Identify, recommend and communicate a clear vision and direction, expected outcomes, and appropriate timelines for ensuring women have the equal opportunity to thrive in all aspects of their employment
• Manage or lead projects related to agency strategic initiatives and ensure activities undertaken by the agency are managed responsibly and comply with all relevant laws, regulations, and County policies.
• Develop objectives time frames, deliverables and assessment criteria. Report on project status, budget, schedules and other issues.
• Coordinate the development of the agency-wide budget and forecasting and identify and recommend financial improvement opportunities for agency projects and/or for new business…