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Description
Make a Difference in the Court System! Be a Part of the Change!
The Supreme Court Commissions team at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is seeking a gender-based violence Project Coordinator for the Washington State Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission. This position is located within AOC’s Office of Court Innovation and reports to the Supreme Court Commissions Manager.
The Gender and Justice Commission (GJC) works to identify concerns and make recommendations regarding the equal treatment of all parties, attorneys, and court employees in the State courts, and to promote gender equality through researching, recommending, and supporting the implementation of best practices; providing educational programs that enhance equal treatment of all parties; and serving as a liaison between the courts and other organizations in working toward communities free of bias.
GJC recently conducted a groundbreaking study, How Gender and Race Affect Justice Now, which focused on the intersection of gender and race, poverty, and other identities and experiences. This position will help support the Commission in implementing and monitoring recommendations from the study.
This position primarily supports GJC’s projects related to gender-based violence. This includes implementing grant-funded activities, planning and coordinating numerous concurrent projects, staffing committees and work groups, policy analysis, research and writing, developing education programs, and collaborating with a variety of subject matter experts and stakeholders. This position interacts regularly with judicial officers, court staff, legal system stakeholders, people with lived experience, and AOC staff.
This is a professional level job that works with minimal supervision and applies independent judgment. It requires demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment. The person in this role is proactive and takes independent initiative and responsibility for providing on-going assistance and coordination to support GJC’s goals.
Key knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position are listed below. An understanding of gender equity issues in the legal system and an interest in working to improve access to justice are important for this position.
Washington Courts Employment Opportunity
Administrative Office of the Courts
Project Coordinator
Court Innovation-Supreme Court Commissions
Our Mission: Advance the efficient and effective operation of the Washington Judicial System.
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core values integrity, inclusion, accountability, and teamwork. It is committed to both employee growth and work-life balance.
Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.
POSITION DETAILS
Job #: 2025-18
Status: Grant-funded, Full-Time*
Location: Olympia, Washington
Salary: Range 64: $74,724 - $98,040 per year (DOQ)
Opens: March 06, 2025
Closes: March 23, 2025. Candidates are encouraged to apply early. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time.
Duration: This position is funded by a grant (75%) and state project funds (25%) and is dependent upon continued project funding. Grant funds are allocated to the Administrative Office of the Courts on an annual basis.
WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENCY AND TELEWORK INFORMATION
AOC requires employees to reside in Washington State. Any exceptions must be approved. If you are invited to interview and currently reside outside of Washington State, seek more information about residency requirements from the AOC hiring manager for this recruitment.
This position requires you to be in office at least one (1) day per week.
Duties
- Provides primary staff support to GJC’s Domestic and Sexual Violence (DSV) standing committee, including: preparing agendas and meeting materials, correspondence, coordinating projects, conducting research, participating in meetings, and preparing and distributing minutes.
- May provide staff support to other GJC committees and work groups as assigned.
- Coordinates GJC programs to advance research, policy, and educational objectives.
- Tracks, analyzes, and produces reports on proposed legislation that relates to GJC priority issues.
- Supports development of judicial and court staff education on gender-based violence.
- Coordinates with AOC’s Court Education Unit staff and outside subject-matter expert trainers to execute GJC’s court education programs.
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Maintains and updates Gender and Justice Bench Guides and Bench Cards:
- Reviews content regularly to determine needed updates
- Prioritizes which chapters to update each year
- Coordinates subject matter experts to draft and review updates
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After each legislative session:
- Develops legislative updates document on project-related legislation
- Incorporates updates into bench guides and/or disseminates as supplement
- Ensure grant deliverables are completed and reports on activities to funders. May draft budget or grant proposals.
- Maintains information on GJC’s public-facing website and responds to inquiries
- Supports implementation of branch-wide efforts to address workplace harassment.
- Gathers information, prepares memoranda and presentation materials. May draft original reports and publications.
- Provides information, assessments, and recommendations to GJC co-chairs, DSV committee co-chairs to achieve consistent, efficient, and effective outreach and implementation of the Commission’s mission.
- Works with Commission members to develop resources, plan events.
- Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in court administration, public administration, political science, business administration or closely allied field.
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- Three (3) years of experience in court administration and/or program development.
Relevant experience may substitute for the required education.
THE IDEAL APPLICANT WILL ALSO HAVE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience working in or with Washington state courts.
- Familiarity with substantive areas of civil and criminal law including, but not limited to domestic violence, sexual assault, protection orders.
- Excellent research, writing, and communication skills. Accuracy and attention to detail in the delivery of work products.
- Experience in project management or program coordination in the government, legal, or non-profit sectors.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with governmental and court officials at all levels, legal system stakeholders, and community members.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary groups that include court stakeholders, elected officials, legal system representatives, and community organizations.
- Experience with state or federal grant funded projects and grant application and reporting processes.
- Experience working on gender equity or gender-based violence policy issues.
- Ability to set priorities and effectively manage time to meet deadlines and work schedules.
- Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions, recommendations, and options.
- Ability to gain and utilize knowledge of internal and external protocols.
- Experience working on equity and access to justice, and an ability to discuss gender, race, and other equity issues.
Supplemental Information
If you have gotten this far and are thinking you do not qualify, consider again. Studies have shown that women, people of color, and people with disabilities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At the Administrative Office of the Courts, we are dedicated to building a diverse and authentic workplace centered in belonging. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the candidate needed for this or other roles.
For more information about the position, to review the job description, application submission requirements, supplemental questions, inquire about benefits, or to apply for the position: CLICK HERE TO APPLY!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- The workweek may fluctuate depending on workload or agency needs.
- Overnight travel may be required based on business needs.
- This position is not eligible overtime.
The AOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical, mental or sensory disability (actual or perceived), use of a service animal, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, age, HIV or Hepatitis C status, or any other basis protected by federal or state law. Persons of disability needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, please contact the AOC Human Resource Office, at (360) 705-5337, or fax (360) 586-4409, or via email to Recruitment@courts.wa.gov.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
SPECIAL NOTE: Before a new hire, a background check, including criminal history, will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job.
Salary : $74,724 - $98,040
