Program Manager, Community Initiatives

Program Manager, Community Initiatives

The Center for Justice Innovation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community safety and racial justice. Since 1996, we have worked alongside communities, courts, and those most directly affected by the justice system to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable neighborhoods. With a team of over 900 staff and an annual budget of $130 million, the Center carries out its mission through three core strategies : operating programs that pilot new ideas and address local challenges, conducting original research to evaluate what worksand what doesn't, and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to reformers across the country and beyond.

The Reimagining Intimacy through Social Engagement (RISE) Project transforms responses to intimate partner violence, focusing specifically on its intersection with gun violence. The Center's RISE Project seeks to respond to the intersection of gun violence and intimate partner violence. RISE builds community capacity to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence, engages individuals who are causing harm to take accountability and change their behavior, and supports positive community norms around relationships. RISE's approach is community-centered, survivor-informed, and holistic, rooted in principles of safety, accountability, and transformative change.

RISE Project seeks a Program Manager, Community Initiatives to oversee community-based programming. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Program Manager will lead RISE's community initiatives department, including individual, group, and community programs designed to change norms around violence and promote healing.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Oversee community based projects across the five boroughs, including community norms change campaigns, training and workshops, and community healing initiatives;
• Oversee the training, technical assistance, and direct support to the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services Crisis Management System sites around intimate partner violence intervention and prevention;
• Develop and implement new community-based interventions and prevention initiatives;
• Supervise a city-wide team of Community Coordinators and Operations Coordinator;
• Support with grant management, including researching grants, developing proposals, maintaining data for reports, and working closely with program staff to ensure grant objectives are met;
• Submit regular monthly reports to the Deputy Director to capture pertinent program data;
• Provide training, technical assistance, and direct support to Crisis Management System (CMS) sites around intimate partner violence intervention and prevention;
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Crisis Management System providers, stakeholder groups, government agencies, community-based organizations, advocates, and justice involved persons;
• Develop and manage relationships with city-wide stakeholders;
• Manage all aspects of operations for Community Initiatives, including invoices, purchasing, vendors, etc.;
• Support with case management to individuals who have experienced harm;
• Develop and manage a comprehensive outreach and engagement strategy, including street outreach;
• Work collaboratively with the RISE team to co-implement program initiatives and projects;
• Develop community and city-wide partnerships to support program engagement;
• Engage the community around issues of IPV, their intersection with community gun violence, and strategies for promoting healthy relationships through training, information sharing, and collaboration;
• Develop and implement community strategies around community accountability, bystander intervention, and restorative practices;
• Assist with grant writing and fundraising;
• Communicate with community-based service providers to facilitate, follow-up, and assist participants with voluntary service referrals;
• Oversee data collection and reporting;
• Implement strategies for identifying, cultivating, and seeking grant opportunities;
• Maintain program outcomes to be accessed for grant reports and proposals;
• Attend staff meetings and on-going trainings as well as participate in community events;
• Support with the management of the RISE vehicle, including becoming an authorized driver, driving the van, supporting with transporting items to and from events and programming, managing drivers and driving duties, and maintaining the van; and
• Additional relevant tasks, as needed.

Qualifications : LMSW or related degree and at least 3 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in leadership roles in innovative community-based youth-serving organizations required. Extensive supervision experience a plus, preferably supervising multiple people simultaneously.

Position Type : Full-time, able to work nights or weekends.

Position Location : Bronx, NY

Compensation : The compensation range for this position is $66,490 - $85,600 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 committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on 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 LGBTQ+ community, and individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system.

At this time, the Center is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Candidates are expected to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the hiring process. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of material facts may result in disqualification from consideration, withdrawal of an offer, or termination of employment, regardless of when discovered.