What are the responsibilities and job description for the COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION & PREVENTION PROGRAM COORDINATOR position at State of Rhode Island?
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate Grant Operations
- Assist with the implementation of a robust Community Violence Intervention Strategy
- Coordinate funded activities of two federal grants (Hate Crimes & Cold Case Projects)
- Produce timely grant and other related program reports for internal and external review and submission
- Ensure program partners submit accurate reports and on time
- Assist in writing future grant proposals
- Maintain accurate records of civil rights complaints
- Assist in the creation and delivery of community and law enforcement training
- Support police departments’ hate crime reporting obligations
- Support the Annual Hate Crime Summit
- Liaise with police departments on hate crime cases
- Respond to hate crime and police misconduct complaints that come directly to the Attorney General’s Office.
- Coordinate internal and external meetings as required
- Conduct research and data analysis
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- College degree required
- 3 years of experience in grant operations
- Knowledgeable in nonprofit operations preferred
- Highly motivated and able to work in a team setting and individually
- Excellent organizational, research, communications, and administrative skills
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft 365 programs including Outlook and Excel)
- Proficient at multitasking
- Attention to detail and is interested in providing accurate and insightful support to community partners, lawyers, and legal teams
- Strong analytical conceptual and research skills
- An affinity for training and community outreach
- Ability to investigate claims thoroughly and document investigations precisely.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Reliable transportation required
RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION & PREVENTION
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
PAYGRADE 8724 ($61,460 - $71,507)
January 31, 2025 – February 21, 2025
The Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to fill the Program Coordinator position in the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention (CVIP) Unit. This is a full-time position.
About the Office of the Attorney General: The Attorney General is the state’s top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Office’s attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the state’s communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the state’s spectacular natural resources, and restore the public’s trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the supreme courts of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Office’s attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes but also functionally serve as one of the nation’s largest district attorney’s offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.
The Community Violence Intervention & Prevention (CVIP) Unit strives to implement evidence-informed strategies that de-escalate, reduce, and prevent acts of violence in Rhode Island. Working alongside community-based organizations that deploy an array of Community Violence Strategies, like training, mediating conflict, and advocating for nonviolence. The goal of the CVIP Unit is to reduce community violence by supporting and connecting community-based organizations to resources and expertise needed to engage with highly at-risk individuals who are most likely to be victims of, or commit, a violent crime.
The Project Coordinator will report directly to the Director of the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Unit and will assist the director in implementing programs aimed at reducing community violence in all forms. This individual will assist in the implementation of two federally funded grants and several community-based initiatives currently in the beginning stages of implementation.
If applying for this position by submitting cover letter and resume via mail or email, no need to apply through the online system.Application Process: Applicants should email or mail (1) a cover letter summarizing why you are interested and describing the skills and abilities you possess that will enable you to succeed in this position, (2) resume, and (3) list of three references to:
Aida Crosson
Director of Administration
Office of the Attorney General
150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
ACrosson@riag.ri.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer: The Attorney General’s Office is stronger, more credible, and more capable when its employees bring diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to their work. The Office encourages all qualified applicants from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status.
Other Information: Finalists will be subject to a background investigation including reference checks. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background investigation.
Salary : $61,460 - $71,507
