ABOUT THE OFFICE: The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) advises the Mayor of the City of New York on criminal justice policy. MOCJ develops and implements strategies, with partners inside and outside government, to reduce crime and incarceration and to promote fairness and legitimacy. MOCJ works with law enforcement, city agencies, non-profits, foundations, and others to implement data-driven strategies that address current crime conditions, prevent offending, and build strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety.
About the Role:
The Program Manager will be responsible for providing project management and programmatic support to the City’s related strategies to safely reduce the pre-trial jail population, with a specific focus on areas including re-entry, alternatives to incarceration and other related initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have experience in direct social services and/or criminal justice, community engagement skills and experience, and an entrepreneurial capacity to coordinate the diverse set of constituencies and strategies needed to execute large scale change. Among the tasks the Program Manager will need to execute are:
- Managing ongoing work to reduce incarceration, including managing components of program implementation, dissemination of program materials, and documentation of outcomes.
- Coordination of programmatic site visits with MOCJ contracted providers.
- Collaborating with other MOCJ portfolios for program development including but not limited to attending provider events, innovating program curriculum, partnering with other MOCJ contracted providers.
- Conduct observations and review of programming offered by MOCJ providers to ensure quality and accessibility for justice-impacted populations.
- Developing communication materials and strategies to advance MOCJ goals and report on progress, including web, social and traditional media engagement.
- Organization of opportunities for public engagement and participation in the City’s efforts.
- Cultivating and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholder groups, other government agencies, community non-profits, advocates, family members, and justice-involved individuals.
- Represent MOCJ at meetings with community-based, governmental, and business entities, among others.
- Administrative support as needed including but not limited to preparation of meeting materials, responding to stakeholder inquiries and other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
- High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
- Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.
Preferred Skills
- A thorough knowledge of the NYC criminal justice system;
- Familiarity with NYC neighborhoods and experience and commitment to community engagement;
- Excellent organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills, including the ability to take initiative, problem solve, prioritize duties, balance competing priorities, work independently and with teams in a fast paced environment, pay close attention to detail, meet deadlines and work well under pressure;
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including ability to effectively lead and facilitate meetings involving diverse groups of stakeholders;
- Effective oral and written communication skills, including skill at public speaking;
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and capacity to work both independently and cooperatively to implement key strategies.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.