via ats_greenhouse · 16 June 2026 ·11 days ago

Initiative Director, Greater Justice New York

verainstituteofjustice
Brooklyn
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<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the team:</strong></span></h3>
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8">The</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8"> Greater Justice New York</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8"> GJNY Program Director is responsible for leading the program’s work—from a macro-level vision of what Vera’s role is in reforming New York’s criminal justice and public safety systems to the micro-level day-to-day responsibility of supervision, management, fundraising, relationship building, and delivering on the work itself. You serve as Vera’s lead expert on New York’s criminal justice issues and opportunities for reform, both as an internal thought partner within the institute and as an external representative to other stakeholders in the field. Though you primarily </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8">operate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8"> within the scope of Vera’s 501(c)(3) function, you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8">frequently</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8"> will collaborate with Vera Action, Vera’s 501(c)(4) sister organization. GJNY’s program director leads an </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW18256203 BCX8">8-10 person</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18256203 BCX8"> team. </span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW18256203 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"469777462":[720],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the role:</strong></span></h3>
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8">As a senior leader within the organization, the Director has significant responsibility for shaping the vision of Vera's work in New York both at the city and state level. The Director should have extensive and nuanced knowledge of New York's criminal justice system, the workings of state and local policy, deep relationships with government and community stakeholders, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8">demonstrated</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8"> experience in leading campaigns in New York to win policy change. The Director must value "inside-lane" work to build champions for our issues within government and an "outside-lane" approach </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW175389490 BCX8">of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8"> working in partnership with advocates, </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW175389490 BCX8">organizers, and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8"> grassroots and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW175389490 BCX8">grasstops</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175389490 BCX8"> allies. The Director has a commitment to race equity and inclusion (REI) in their work, a passion for driving social change, and professional and/or lived experience with the criminal justice system</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW175389490 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"469777462":[720],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></p>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">1. Strategic Management</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Lead the development, design, and implementation of advocacy strategies for GJNY policy campaigns, including management and execution of GJNY’s work in research, writing and publications, projects, partnerships, and other deliverables.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Manage and operationalize various components of the team’s strategy and ensure cohesion of workstreams.</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">In partnership with Vera Action, lead the c4 and political advocacy campaigns to create political buy-in for a new approach to safety, accountability, and justice among candidates and elected leaders.</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Develop and measure metrics to discern impact of the established strategy.</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Work closely with Vera’s Research, Communications, and Advocacy capacity teams to support the development and execution of the GJNY strategy. <span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Partner with the development department to accomplish fundraising goals, to cultivate relationships with funders, and to support funder relationship management, proposal creation, and reporting deadlines. <span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":765}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">2. Strategic Partnerships and Field Building</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="35" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Manage GJNY’s stakeholder relationships at all levels of government, in New York City, Albany, and across the state, as well as relationships with advocates, community leaders and organizers, and with organizations that work locally and nationally that impact our work in New York</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="35" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Navigate complex political dynamics to advance GJNY’s work.  </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="35" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Lead and/or partner with other organizations, coalitions or other relevant groups to advance GJNY’s goals. <span data-ccp-props="{"469777462":[720],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">3. Driving Public Opinion and Debate </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1080,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Represent Vera as one of the organization’s experts in media outlets (op-eds, interviews), conferences, webinars, and other external events. </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1080,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Serve as an organizational spokesperson in media, public forums, conferences, and other settings, including as Vera’s primary expert on New York criminal justice issues to journalists and media.</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1080,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Draft and edit program reports, proposals, presentations, and internal/external blog posts to communicate updates on GJNY’s work<span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">4. Team Management, Mentorship, and Supervision</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="28" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Oversee and own the overall supervision and development of direct and indirect staff repor

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