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About Impact Justice
Impact Justice advances safety, justice, and opportunity through boundary-breaking work that honors and empowers people and is changing expectations about what we can accomplish together. We imagine, build, and scale innovations, leverage research and other knowledge to connect the desire for change with informed action, and work to shift the narrative so that decision-makers and the public understand what’s at stake and what’s possible.
About California Justice Leaders
A first-of-its-kind AmeriCorps program that began in 2019, CJL is designed to engage young adults who’ve successfully transitioned back into their communities after having had contact with the justice system.
Through AmeriCorps, CJL employs young adults for a year of service. These AmeriCorps Members will have had prior involvement with the criminal justice system, will likely have experienced confinement and will have demonstrated successful re-entry into their communities. At their AmeriCorps placement site, each Member serves as a navigator for youth and young adults currently in or released from California’s juvenile facilities.
About LeadOn
Los Angeles County-based program designed to engage young adults who have transitioned back into their communities after having had contact with the justice system. LeadOn participants work at a partner CBO and receive training and professional development to serve as re-entry navigators to youth and young adults who are currently in or have recently been released from California’s detention facilities. Participants also work directly with staff at assigned CBO on site-specific tasks.
Who You Are
You are an innovative thinker with an in-depth knowledge of juvenile justice, re-entry, youth development, and program implementation. You are an experienced project manager with interpersonal skills that allow for meaningful interactions with the impacted community and those new to our work. You have strong training and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort in translating complex information to meet the needs of a myriad of audiences.
You will demonstrate the ability to be strategic and hands-on depending on the needs of the team in the moment and to assist the Director in driving results in the course of managing multiple projects/initiatives, working closely with key stakeholders internally and externally. You have demonstrated experience in leading with empathy and able to create a culture of openness, inclusive of the perspectives of employees at all levels on your team and in the organization.
You have an ethos of social justice, racial justice, community, and mutuality. You have an orientation and belief that criminal justice involvement should not be an impediment to employment, career, and personal growth opportunities. You have experience working directly with vulnerable and marginalized populations.
You also have…
- Experience working with system-impacted people and/or vulnerable populations
- Ability to work well independently and with a team
- Highly developed time management skills and acute attention to detail
- Database and/or Google suite experience
- Experience utilizing and updating website platforms
- Ability to work well with remote staff
- Community, interpersonal and intrapersonal skills
- Ability to pass a federal background check
- Active car insurance and continued access to a vehicle with a valid and current driver’s license
What You Will Do
The Associate Director of Leadership Programs will provide direct oversight to CJL and LeadOn team members as well as being responsible for meeting the strategic objectives of all current programs (CJL and LeadOn) and supporting the development of future growth and elements within the portfolio.
The Associate Director will report directly to the Director of Leadership Programs and will be based in Oakland, CA with domestic travel. This position will directly supervise programmatic staff.
The Associate Director will be responsible for supporting staff in meeting the strategic objectives of CJL and LeadOn will communicate between funding sources and the program. In collaboration with the Director of Leadership Programs, the Associate Director will be responsible for the continued development, scale, and outcomes of the project. This includes but is not limited to: developing and securing relationships with county probation departments and other system partners, working with Leadership program staff to secure and retain placement site organizations for members, ensuring the collection and monitoring of data and progress toward programmatic outcomes, providing support for members and IJ staff, and ensuring compliance to local and federal regulations.
The Associate Director will work closely with the Director of Leadership Programs and the Impact Justice development team on fundraising efforts. This may include providing program outcome data, galvanizing members and the team to participate in various fundraising campaigns and participating in grant application development. The Associate Director will participate in external-facing functions when necessary, including attending board meetings when needed and speaking publicly about the programs. In collaboration with the finance department and the Director, this position will be responsible for managing project(s) budget and human resource matters as it pertains to direct reports.
This position requires critical thinking, case management experience, program implementation, and data-driven decision-making skills. The position also requires the ability to provide coaching and opportunities for professional development to direct report staff.
The Associate Director will have a working knowledge of critical race theory, a thorough understanding of the disproportionate impacts of justice system involvement on people of color, and a deep and overt commitment to being and portraying anti-racist behavior in all forms. The Associate Director will have a critical understanding of and deep commitment to fostering a more humane, responsive, and restorative system of justice in our nation. The position requires a belief in redemption and leads with an ethos of working to see the humanity in all individuals. In this position, the Associate Director will work with and on behalf of formerly incarcerated individuals, thus, this role requires deep knowledge of the re-entry needs of formerly incarcerated people and advocates on their behalf.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Monitor progress of strategic objectives of LP projects.
- Manage the development and implementation of project plans and deliverables
- Effectively navigate challenges in program implementation
- Assist in developing and securing relationships with necessary system and programmatic partners, ensuring the collection and monitoring of data, and ensuring compliance from all funding sources.
- Oversee program data collection and evaluation (in partnership with Senior team leaders)
- Assist the Director in the communication aspects of the project with Impact Justice’s communication team
- Produce grant reports
- Participate in fundraising and development efforts as needed
- Assist in budget management
- Provide training to members and internal staff as needed
Required Qualifications
- A critical understanding of and deep commitment to fostering a more humane, responsive, and restorative system of justice in our nation.
- Experience working and managing remote teams and staff
- Knowledge and experience with public and private fundraising
- Able to work with diverse communities and individuals- across, race, ethnicity, sexual preference, ability, age, gender identity, class, criminal legal experience etc.
- Writing and communication skills
- Public speaking skills with experience addressing a wide range of audiences
- Collaborative nature and proven track record of teamwork and generous leadership
- Strong critical thinking skills, resourcefulness, and ability to problem-solve
- Coaching skills based on an ethos of social justice, racial justice, community, and mutuality
- Experience with case management for career and/or education-based programs for participants
- Ability to pass a federal background check
Location
Associated Location
How to Apply
The position will be paid $122k to $127k annually. Salary offers are based on the candidate's experience and qualifications and our practice of maintaining salary equity within the organization. The benefits that come with working at Impact Justice include medical, dental, and FSA plans, significant vacation and wellness leave, and immediate vesting in our 401K with a generous match. This is a full-time, salaried position.
The candidate should be located in Oakland, CA and will work under a hybrid office schedule. Periodic deviations to the regular hybrid schedule may be required due to program needs.
We ARE NOT considering remote staff for this position.
If this all sounds like a good fit for you, please include your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are particularly interested in the role and why we should be particularly interested in you!
We plan on making decisions on a rolling basis, so the earlier you apply the better.
Hiring Process
Elements of the Impact Justice hiring process may include phone screen interviews, candidate exercises (written or presentations), Zoom interviews, in-person interviews, and reference checks. Candidates are welcome to ask for alternative arrangements in the process if needed (for example, conducting an interview via phone rather than Zoom), Impact Justice will do our best to accommodate reasonable requests. Please communicate any alternative arrangements requested via the hiring email listed above.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Impact Justice provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race/ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, criminal history, or disability.
