POSITION POSTING/MARKETING STATEMENT

Information in this statement is NOT intended to be all-encompassing or to address all responsibilities of the position.

We are seeking a passionate and motivated individual to serve as the project director for ICJIA’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee. The candidate will use their strong project management, communication, and organizational skills to foster relationships with domestic violence fatality review stakeholders, coordinate training and technical assistance, and work collaboratively to identify recommendations for reducing domestic violence, related fatalities, and near-fatalities. Other tasks will include preparing reports and documents, planning and attending meetings, and maintaining the initiative’s secure storage site.

This is a remote work position.

This position is TEMPORARY and does NOT include state benefits.

Essential Function 1

1. Foster and maintain relationships with Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee (DVFRC), regional review team, and prospective members.

Essential Function 2

2. Plan DVFRC meetings, attend DVFRC and regional review team meetings, and, as necessary, participate in domestic violence fatality reviews.

Essential Function 3

3. Coordinate training and technical assistance for DVFRC and regional review team members.

Essential Function 4

4. Prepare DVFRC reports and related documents, such as training materials, guides, and model policies, for regional review teams.

Essential Function 5

5. Educate various stakeholders about the initiative, fatality review, and the process for establishing regional review teams in local jurisdictions.

Essential Function 6

6. Monitor DVFRC and regional review team compliance with training and other standards established by the DVFR Act, State of Illinois, or ICJIA.

Essential Function 7

7. Provide content for the DVFRC website and maintain the DVFR’s secure storage site.

Essential Function 8

8. Work collaboratively with DVFRC and regional review team members to identify recommendations for legislative, systemic, policy, and other change to reduce domestic violence and related fatalities and near-fatalities.

Essential Function 9

9. Recommend and support collection and analysis of data related to domestic violence fatality review.

Essential Function 10

10. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, and social work, or a related field OR

• Bachelor’s degree in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, social work, or a related field AND at least 2 years of experience working on projects that involved coordinating multiple teams, creating and implementing training or educational materials, and/or managing a project or program that involved time sensitive or fixed deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications 1

1. At least 3 years of experience working on projects that involved coordinating multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications 2

2. At least 3 years of experience creating and implementing training or educational materials.

Preferred Qualifications 3

3. At least 3 years of experience managing a project or program that involved time sensitive and fixed deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications 4

4. Strong communication skills equivalent to delivering 3 or more presentations to professional or lay audiences, such as community-based organizations, government agencies, and criminal justice practitioners.

Preferred Qualifications 5

5. Strong writing skills equivalent to drafting or assisting in drafting 2 or more reports or articles for professional or lay audiences, such as community-based organizations, government agencies, and criminal justice practitioners.

Preferred Qualifications 6

6. At least 1 year of experience working with sensitive populations, such as domestic violence or gender-based violence victims, immigrants, and similar groups.

Employment Condition 1

1. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT.

Employment Condition 2

2. MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE.

Employment Condition 3

3. ABILITY TO PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK.

Employment Condition 4

4. WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL.