Type: Full-time
Min. Experience: Senior Level
Salary: $123,248
Location: Rochester or Remote*
*Only candidates living in AL, CA, CO, DC, IL, MA, MO, NY, OK, PA, SC, VT, and WI will be considered.
Min. Experience: Senior Level
Salary: $123,248
Location: Rochester or Remote*
*Only candidates living in AL, CA, CO, DC, IL, MA, MO, NY, OK, PA, SC, VT, and WI will be considered.
Role Overview
As a Senior Community Engagement Manager at Measures for Justice, you will initiate, build, and maintain rich relationships with local community stakeholders and criminal justice practitioners served by our organization. You will also collaborate with numerous teams across our organization (engineering, research, project management, etc.) to ensure the successful delivery and use of our flagship data tool, Commons. Through your relationships and leadership, you will play an integral role in advancing our mission to reshape how the criminal justice system works.
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About Measures for Justice
Measures for Justice is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to developing tools and services that help communities, including the institutions that serve them, reshape how the criminal justice system works. Since 2011, we have been collecting, standardizing, and publishing criminal justice data to increase transparency, accessibility, and accountability. We’re leading a movement to change the future of criminal justice.
Key Responsibilities
Initiate, build, and maintain relationships with community groups and criminal justice practitioners
Facilitate conversations between external stakeholders in local communities to foster collaboration and relationship-building
Assist in implementing our data engagement platform, Commons
Encourage Commons usage post-implementation through user support and guidance
Facilitate conversations and workshops with community members regarding effective, data-driven community engagement strategies
Conduct county-level analysis to identify local justice concerns, community initiatives, government policies, and key influencers
Contribute to the establishment and ongoing management of brand awareness for Measures for Justice
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging by modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias
Your Experience
Significant experience coordinating, leading, and/or organizing community-based initiatives
Proven background collaborating with local government engagement/outreach partners
Skilled at developing written materials (e.g., email communication, meeting agendas, etc.) to foster alignment and engagement with various stakeholders
Strong background facilitating conversations between diverse groups to align interests and achieve a common goal, all while remaining personally neutral
Proven experience demonstrating cultural sensitivity and humility for the purpose of racial equity work
Availability for approximately 20% regional and national travel to support local communities, attend conferences, and support with org-sponsored events
Bonus Points
Experience in criminal justice field and/or reform
Background in data and/or policy analysis
Completed IAP2 training or certification
If you do not have the skills/experience mentioned in the bonus points section, we still encourage you to apply!