Campaign Strategist at The Bronx Defenders

Location
Bronx, NY

Salary
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​The Campaign Strategist will work towards the effective closing of Rikers Island, and facilitate community engagement around the development of the borough-based jail. This position will work alongside both our Community Organizing and Engagement and our Policy Reform teams to support their efforts and coordinate communication across practices.

Closing Rikers will require bold policy and law reforms at both the local and state level, including the decriminalization and the reclassification of offenses, as well as expanding alternatives to detention and opportunities for release.  Garnering sufficient support for the borough-based plan will require long-term community education, engagement, and dialogue. This position will collaborate with the policy and organizing a team as they provide subject matter expertise to lawmakers, and other stakeholders; mobilize clients and community members; help inform strategy and the state and local level, and facilitate critical partnerships.