Field Engagement Program Manager (Program Management Specialist), Pediatric Traffic Safety Program

Job ID: 318809

Department

PED-TRAFFIC SAFETY (IN-PDTS-IUINA)

Department Information

The Department of Pediatrics employs nearly 1,000 faculty and staff who work alongside employees of Riley Hospital for Children and students of Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) to make Riley Children’s Health Indiana’s largest and most skilled pediatric system. At IUSM, our mission and core values define who we are, how we act, and what we aspire to accomplish.

Job Summary

The Field Engagement Program Manager serves as a regional program leader for the statewide Automotive Safety Program (ASP), providing strategic oversight, subject-matter expertise, and independent decision-making to advance field operations across Indiana. The role develops and implements regional engagement strategies, identifies operational challenges, and leads solutions that strengthen program consistency, quality, and compliance with grant requirements. The manager builds and maintains high-level partnerships with child passenger safety technicians (CPST), instructors, inspection stations, and community organizations, while overseeing regional data integrity, contributing analytical insights for reporting, and leading outreach, training coordination, and field-based initiatives that expand program reach and impact.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Leads regional program operations by developing field engagement strategies, identifying operational challenges, and implementing solutions that strengthen statewide consistency and program effectiveness.
• Oversees regional data integrity and analyzes program data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Designs and executes regional outreach strategies to expand CPST participation, strengthens community partnerships, and increases program visibility.
• Plans and oversees regional implementation of CPST courses, renewal courses, school bus trainings, and refresher opportunities.
• Provides leadership and oversight for regional inspection station operations by ensuring compliance with program standards, maintaining accurate agreements and demographic data, monitoring car seat distribution and supply needs, and collaborating with the Inspection Station Program Manager to evaluate station performance and implement improvements.

General Responsibilities

• Collaborates with team members to develop program objectives and create policies to meet them.
• Coordinates program operation with all collaborative units.
• Monitors progress and maintains all necessary data bases.
• Actively recruits program participants and researches new venues and methods of recruitment.
• May provide guidance to support and temporary staff and coordinates workflow for the program.
• Researches available grants and assists creating funding proposals that further advance support of the program.
• Writes grant reports.
• Administers program budgets.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Additional Information

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: General Administration

Job Family: Program Management

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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