Organizational Overview:
Transit Forward Philadelphia (TFP) is a transit advocacy coalition amplifying the voices of riders and residents in support of a transit network that is the preferred mode of transportation in Greater Philadelphia. The coalition is made up of a diverse group of community partners ranging from labor unions to elderly rights groups to disability and environmental justice advocates. We believe that a safe, accessible, and sustainable transit system intersects issues surrounding affordable housing, labor rights, racial and economic justice, climate change, and access to affordable and quality healthcare.
Position Overview:
The Coalition Manager works to build and strengthen existing relationships with coalition members, transit riders, and community leaders in the Greater Philadelphia region. The Coalition Manager will be responsible for recruiting new institutional and individual members to join the coalition, developing and implementing transit-related campaigns that demonstrate public support for equitable transit policies, and upholding the coalition’s Platform for a Connected Philadelphia. They will also be responsible for organizing and empowering riders, community leaders, and coalition members to participate in campaigns, direct actions, and the overall decision-making process. Campaigns engage with city, regional, and state governments and agencies including SEPTA, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, and the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
With the support of the Policy Director and about 35 coalition members, the Coalition Manager will develop transit policy campaigns in historically underserved parts of the city. They will be responsible for organizing transit riders and member organizations who have suffered systemic and structural forms of injustice and discrimination such as displacement, residential segregation, neighborhood gentrification, environmental injustice, and ADA inaccessibility.