Project Director, RISE Project

Job Description

Job Description

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Justice Innovation is a community justice organization that centers safety and racial justice. Since our founding in 1996, the Center has partnered with community members, courts, and the people most impacted to create stronger, healthier, more just communities. Our decades of experience in courts and communities, coupled with our field-leading research and practitioner expertise, help us drive justice nationwide in innovative, powerful, and durable ways. For more information on how and where we work, please visit www.innovatingjustice.org.

The Center is a 900-employee, $100 million nonprofit that accomplishes its vision through three pillars of work : creating and scaling operating programs to test new ideas and solve problems, performing original research to determine what works (and what doesn’t), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.

Operating Programs

The Center’s operating programs, including the award-winning Red Hook Community Justice Center and Midtown Community Justice Center, test new ideas, solve difficult problems, and attempt to achieve systemic change within the justice system. Our projects include community-based violence prevention programs, alternatives to incarceration, reentry initiatives, and court-based initiatives that reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration and promote positive individual and family change. Through this programming, we have produced tangible results like safer streets, reduced incarceration, and improved neighborhood perceptions of justice.

Research

The Center's research teams are staffed with social scientists, data analysts, and lawyers who are academically-trained or have lived experience and who conduct research in the U.S. and globally on diverse criminal-legal system and justice issues. Their work includes evaluating programs and policies; conducting exploratory, community-based studies; and providing research translation and strategic planning for system actors. The Center has published studies on topics including court and jail reform, intimate partner violence, restorative justice, gun violence, reentry, sixth amendment rights, and progressive prosecution. The research teams strive to make their work meaningful and actionable to the communities they work with, policymakers, and practitioners.

Policy & Expert Assistance

The Center provides hands-on, planning and implementation assistance to a wide range of jurisdictions in areas of reform such as problem-solving courts (e.g., community courts, treatment courts, domestic violence courts), tribal justice, reducing incarceration and the use of fines / fees and reducing crime and violence. Our current expert assistance takes many forms, including help with analyzing data, strategic planning and consultation, policy guidance, and hosting site visits to its operating programs in the New York City area.

Center Support

A dedicated support team within the Center ensures the smooth functioning of operations across various domains, including finance, legal, technology, human resources, fundraising, real estate, and communications. Comprising 15% of the organization's staff, these teams provide essential infrastructure support and innovative solutions aligned with the Center's mission and values.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Center is seeking a Project Director, RISE Project. The Project Director will lead the Center's RISE Project,  focused on addressing the intersection of intimate partner violence and gun violence through community-based approaches and interventions with individuals who have caused harm. The Project Director will implement city-wide programs focused on community engagement and norms change, violence prevention, and engagement of individuals who are causing harm.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Provide supervision for an interdisciplinary team of program staff;
• Meet regularly with the Mayor’s Office to Prevent Gun Violence to ensure effective collaboration and communication;
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the city’s Crisis Management System sites - a city-wide network of gun violence prevention organizations and programs;
• Develop and implement innovative new community driven programs, initiatives and / or approaches designed to address and prevent IPV;
• Develop, coordinate and manage community-based programs focused on voluntary engagement of individuals who cause harm in their intimate relationships;
• Develop and maintain relationships with city-wide partners, stakeholders, and resources;
• Support staff in community-based crisis intervention and individual engagement to facilitate the removal of barriers to accessing care to identified individuals and their families;
• Establish and maintain strong relationships, networking and advocacy with public and private local stakeholders that provide services to those impacted by intimate partner violence;
• Oversee the creation and implementation of training on issues of Domestic Violence / IPV, their intersection with community gun violence, and strategies for promoting healthy relationships;
• Assess identified needs pertaining to Domestic Violence / IPV for individuals and / or families to establish suitable referrals and effective interventions;
• Ensure staff are providing tailored and appropriate needs assessments, safety planning, crisis intervention and counseling to impacted community members;
• Oversee data collection, management and reporting for funders, including compiling and submitting regular monthly and quarterly reports to the Mayor’s Office to Prevent Gun Violence;
• Assist with grant writing and fundraising; and
• Additional relevant tasks, as necessary.

Qualifications : Master's degree and 4-5 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree and 6-7 years of experience in a position directly related to intimate partner violence, as well as at least 2-3 years of experience managing a team and supervising staff. This exciting position requires a creative self-starter who can accomplish tasks in a fast-paced environment. This position requires a flexible schedule with frequent travel across the five boroughs and regular evening and weekend hours. Candidates must be comfortable navigating interdisciplinary settings and must be willing to roll up their sleeves and be actively involved in day-to-day operations. Additionally experience with transformative justice frameworks, community-based work, and community-based violence prevention.

Position Type :   Full-time.

Position Location :   Bronx, NY with expected travel throughout the five boroughs.

Compensation :  The compensation range for this position is $108,000 - $135,000 and is commensurate with experience. The Center for Justice Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA. We prioritize mental health care for our staff and offer services like Talkspace and Ginger through our healthcare plans. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%.

The Center for Justice Innovation is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from women, people of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, as well as individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system. Our aim is to create a supportive and respectful environment where every individual, irrespective of their background or identity, feels valued and included.

As of February 10, 2023, New York City Executive Order 25 rescinded the requirement of the COVID-19 vaccination for City workers, new hires, and contracted employees. Accordingly, the Center does not require all new hires be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus; however, the Center recommends all staff, interns, and volunteers stay up-to-date on the vaccination.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Kindly refer to the job posting for the relevant contact information. If the contact details are not provided, we kindly ask that you refrain from making inquiries via phone or email, as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Salary : $108,000 - $135,000