Sr. Operations Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $72K - $76K

The Opportunity

Essie Justice Group (Essie) is building grassroots power to dismantle the US incarceration system, the most egregious creator of racial and gender injustice of our time. We are a loving and powerful community of women with incarcerated loved ones . Our community includes cisgender women, transgender women, formerly incarcerated women, gender-expansive people, elders, and young people.

After ten years of building an active membership across California and beyond, Essie is deepening its base-building and leadership development strategies with the 1 in 4 women with incarcerated loved ones to propel bold decarceration agendas across the nation. We seek to transform the criminal legal system and create a Black feminist future rooted in care, equity, community safety, and liberation. We are seeking a skilled and values-aligned Sr. Operations Coordinator to join our team.

The Senior Operations Coordinator is a creative systems-thinker and designer who enjoys building the infrastructure required for a growing team of advocates and organizers. A patient and thoughtful problem solver, the Senior Operations Coordinator leverages their knowledge and comfort with nonprofit finance, as well as operations software and tools in order to facilitate the overall effectiveness of our team. The Senior Operations Coordinator is honest and transparent, operating with an unwavering commitment to ethics on a daily basis. In 2025, the Senior Operations Coordinator will design and develop the systems needed to support a team of approximately 25 staff across two office locations.

Core Responsibilities

Operations & Information Systems Management

• Support organization-wide systems management, including : storage, communication, and workflow tools.
• Assist with managing technology vendors, such as the IT helpdesk and Zoom, and help track equipment purchases and inventory.
• Provide support with office resources, vendor coordination, technology, supplies, and tenant / landlord matters for Essies Oakland and Los Angeles offices.
• Own the process of organizing and maintaining Essies digital filing on Google Drive.
• Support the Operations Manager in advancing digital security protocols.

Financial Process Coordination

General Administrative Support

Qualities

approach building and problem solving with curiosity, creativity, and an obsessive attention to detail.

The Position

The Senior Operations Coordinator is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. This position is supervised by the Operations Manager. The salary for this position is between $72,000- $76,000 depending on experience with full medical, dental, and vision benefits, optional 401(k), a substantial vacation package, and a monthly personal wellness stipend. . All Essie staff are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19, with limited exceptions for medical or religious reasons.

To Apply

Please address a personal, specific, and thoughtful cover letter to the Essie Hiring Committee and submit along with a resume through our hiring portal (https : / / essiejusticegroup.bamboohr.com / jobs). Your resume tells us what you can do; your cover letter should tell us who you are and why you want to work with Essie.

Essie Justice Group provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all staff members. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and skills. Essie does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, immigration status, socioeconomic status, ancestry, age, size, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, familial status, veteran status, disability, AIDS / HIV status, medical condition, prior conviction, arrest history,traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles,or any other characteristic protected by law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, performance assessment, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

About Essie Justice Group

Essie Justice Group is a non profit organization of women with incarcerated loved ones taking on the rampant injustices created by mass incarceration. Our award-winning Healing to Advocacy Model brings women together to heal, build collective power, and drive social change. Essie isGreat Place to Work-Certifiedand a recognized leader in Black feminist institution building.

Learn more atwww.essiejusticegroup.org.