Chief Program Officer, Community Safety - Courtinnovation : Job Details

The Center for Justice Innovation is a community justice organization that centers safety and racial justice. Since our founding in 1996, the Center has partnered with community members, courts, and the people most impacted to create stronger, healthier, more just communities. Our decades of experience in courts and communities, coupled with our field-leading research and practitioner expertise, help us drive justice nationwide in innovative, powerful, and durable ways. For more information on how and where we work, please visit www.innovatingjustice.org.

The Center is a 900+ employee, $130 million nonprofit that accomplishes its vision through three pillars of work: creating and scaling operating programs to test new ideas and solve problems, performing original research to determine what works (and what doesn't), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Center is seeking a seasoned and dynamic Chief Program Officer, Community Safety to lead its Community Safety department, composed of 200 professionals working at sites across New York City. The Community Safety department seeks to reengineer how the justice system works and change the narrative of systematically under-resourced neighborhoods throughout New York City. The department's place-based work is grounded in the understanding that safe and healthy neighborhoods have strong local institutions, dynamic connections among residents, and meaningful relationships with government agencies. The department creates these preconditions by strengthening neighborhoods' social infrastructure, activating its public spaces, and expanding the opportunities for young people. When crime does occur, the department works to ensure that the justice system responds in ways that are proportionate, constructive, and restorative.

As a member of the Center's Executive Team, the Chief Program Officer, Community Safety will report to the Center's CEO and oversee and support all existing programming and develop new initiatives to help prevent and reduce crime through individual and community-based programming, develop place-based initiatives in New York City hot spots, and create program and policy responses to address economic and opportunity gaps in communities throughout New York City—specifically within New York City Housing Authority developments and in Black and brown communities. The Chief Program Officer will oversee the day-to-day operations of 10 neighborhood-based programs, staffed by more than 200 professionals, and directly supervise between four and six Senior Directors.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Qualifications:

• Master's degree or Bachelor's Degree in relevant field plus 10-15 years' experience managing high-performing teams in a multi-site, multi-service structure required.
• Strong track record serving in a leadership and management role, supervising team members and demonstrating a collaborative and transparent leadership style.
• Demonstrated success in securing and stewarding funding from state agencies and philanthropic organizations.
• Commitment to the Center's mission and model of working alongside and on behalf of historically marginalized populations.
• An understanding of the challenges and strengths of New York City neighborhoods; experience in the field of housing justice is a plus.
• Extensive experience developing and overseeing programs with multiple priorities, ideally programs that meet the stated needs of community members.
• Ability to communicate complex information to a broad range of audiences, including policymakers, communities, and funders.

Position Type: Full-time

Position Location: 520 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $220,000 - $255,000 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. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of 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 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, as well as individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system. Our aim is to create a supportive and respectful environment where every individual, irrespective of their background or identity, feels valued and included.