Senior Program Manager, Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes

ABOUT THE OFFICE: The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) advises the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety on criminal justice policy and is the mayor’s representative to the courts, district attorneys, defenders, and state criminal justice agencies, among others. The office designs, deploys and evaluates citywide strategies to drive down crime, reduce unnecessary arrests and incarceration, and improve the system’s fairness. MOCJ works with law enforcement and city agencies, non-profits, foundations, and others to implement data-driven strategies that address current crime conditions, prevent offending, and build the strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety.

The Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) functions as part of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. OPHC convenes and coordinates 20 city agencies and DA offices on hate crimes prevention and response strategies and works closely with community-based organizations. OPHC takes a holistic, multi-pronged approach focusing on education, community relations and laws/law enforcement; makes recommendations on city programs and policies; and coordinates and implements programming to support the populations most vulnerable to hate violence.

About the Role:

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for providing policy development, research, and project management support for a range of criminal justice initiatives and projects focused on the prevention of and responses to hate crimes. The Senior Program Manager will work on policy projects and support collaborative research and evaluation efforts for OPHC’s initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have experience in criminal justice or other areas of public policy, and familiarity with the challenges the criminal justice system presents to lower-income communities and disproportional impact on predominantly communities of color. They will also have work experience in project management or program implementation and in researching and writing briefs on policy issues. They must be able to work effectively with all stakeholders, including law enforcement, attorneys, social services agencies, community groups, advocacy organizations, and academics.

The Senior Program Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing work related to the vision, planning, and processes necessary for robust assessments and implementation strategies, including managing components of program implementation, dissemination of research and policy briefings, documentation of outcomes;
• Operationalize, monitor and track OPHC’s strategies towards the prevention of hate crimes, enhance decision-making and advance the office’s goals;
• Provide internal research and operational support in the design and implementation of projects/initiatives;
• Work with external partners to design and implement rigorous evaluations of innovative and scaled policies and programs;
• Synthesize and interpret analytic findings for a broad audience, including the crafting of policy and practice recommendations from research;
• Convene interagency stakeholders around strategies to improve incident and data reporting;
• Develop and manage excellent relationships with different criminal justice partner agencies involved with hate crime prevention efforts;
• Administrative support as needed, including contract management, preparation of meeting materials;
• Managing staff members responsible for providing policy analysis, community engagement, and research support;
• Ability to balance competing priorities, complex situations and tight deadlines;
• Ability to think outside of the box to develop novel strategies for analyses;
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and produce rapid-response analyses.
• Other duties as assigned.

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**This position requires REGULAR TRAVEL within the five boroughs of New York City.

Minimum Qualifications

• Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?
• Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?
• Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?
• Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

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.