​The Recruitment/Intake/Support Coordinator (RISC) is a strongly motivated individual primarily responsible for the recruitment and intake of participants into CCF’s Academic Support Program (ASP) and Career Advancement Program (CAP). Reporting to the Associate Director of the Academic Support Program, RISC also supports prospective students who are facing clearly identified barriers to college readiness in becoming college-ready by providing them guidance and counseling in the process.

The Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) of John Jay College of Criminal Justice is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to provide academic counseling services to incarcerated students who are enrolled in John Jay College’s Prison-to-College Pipeline (P2CP), a college-in-prison program located at Otisville Correctional Facility (OCF), in Otisville, New York. P2CP is part of PRI’s Educational Initiatives, which provide access to college programming and academic support through various activities in correctional settings including OCF, an Office of Children and Family Services secure center, and Rikers Island.
The primary responsibilities of the Otisville Program Coordinator are to enhance program accessibility within OCF, promote the retention, persistence, and academic and career success of P2CP students and alumni, and maintain the quality of PRI’s partnership with Otisville correctional staff. The Otisville Program Coordinator will split their time between working on-site at OCF and in PRI’s offices located at John Jay College in Manhattan.  In addition to working in close collaboration with the P2CP administrative team and Otisville Correctional Facility staff who are employees of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).

Based in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson (NLMH) builds power for social justice through mass organizing rooted in the needs of working people and people of color. NLMH uses advocacy, civic engagement, and direct action to win concrete victories and achieve policy change. NLMH organizes around the issues most strategic for building power in the Hudson Valley, currently with a core base of predominantly Latinx immigrants. NLMH is a rapidly growing organization in a swing region for determining the overall balance of power in New York State. Assist in setting organizing strategy, goals, and campaign development. Assist in setting overall organizational strategy, goals, and plans. Supervise and develop the base-building organizing team. Coordinate with the volunteer organizing team, and assist in coordinating civic engagement activities.

​The National Campaign Manager will help to build a network, engage groups and enlist their support in educating state and federal lawmakers about criminal justice issues. REFORM will amplify partners’ work and consult them in identifying the most pressing and winnable issues. Through the network, we maintain a direct line of communication with those who can speak personally and forcefully on the impact that incarceration has on a person’s family, future, and community.

The National Campaign Manager will work with REFORM staff and partners to monitor the development of legislative and administrative actions at the state and national levels, lead strategic campaign planning efforts, mobilize constituencies and build coalitions with grassroots and policy experts in local, state and federal jurisdictions nationwide.

The National Campaign Manager will also play a hands on role in communications and digital media, leading local press outreach, guide digital strategy and develop messaging and marketing materials in collaboration with other staff, partners and external consultants/vendors.

The National Campaign Manager will craft grassroots campaigns, and liaise with elected leaders to introduce, pass, and support criminal justice legislation. Candidates must be strong writers, have excellent research skills, and comfortable working under multiple, competing deadlines. Candidates who have been personally impacted by the criminal justice system and/or are deeply committed to bipartisan reform efforts are encouraged to apply. We also look for people comfortable working with a small, fast-paced and highly dedicated team.

NLMH organizes around the issues most strategic for building power in the Hudson Valley, currently with a core base of predominantly Latinx immigrants.

NLMH is a rapidly growing organization in a swing region for determining the overall balance of power in New York State.

Responsibilities:

• Lead organizing strategy, goals, and campaign development.
• Assist in setting overall organizational strategy, goals, and plans.
• Supervise and develop the base-building organizing team.
• Coordinate with the volunteer organizing team.
• Assist in coordinating civic engagement activities.

The Senior Director of Development will lead CEO’s fundraising efforts and have primary responsibility for strengthening the infrastructure needed to support and grow the organization’s budget through government, foundations, and other emerging revenue streams.

CEO has an annual operating budget close to $60M. The current revenue model is based on national and local foundation partnerships, procuring government contracts, and gaining earned revenue for its social enterprise transitional work crews. CEO is also expanding its individual donor pool. Under the strategic direction of the Senior Director of Development, CEO aims to deepen its relationships with institutional funders, while also expanding and diversifying the donor base and pipeline to include additional government, corporate, and individual support.

The Center for Employment Opportunities welcomes diversity and highly encourages applications from people of color and people with convictions. The Center for Employment Opportunities is an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law

​The Policy & Advocacy Analyst will assist CCF in carrying out a strategy designed to expand the number of CCF program participants and the number of supporters engaged in our national UHE campaign through policy analysis, research, writing and mobilization. This position focuses on CCF’s work in the #UnlockHigherEd (UHE) Coalition, a national partnership that CCF co-leads with New Orleans-based Operation Restoration (OR). UHE Coalition’s goal is to pass bundled legislation increasing access to higher education opportunities for currently and formerly incarcerated people. Legislative priorities include restoring Pell grant eligibility to incarcerated students (REAL Act); banning criminal history screenings on college applications; providing quality control, oversight, and standardization for Federal Bureau of Prisons educational programs (PREP Act); and removing the drug conviction question from the federal financial student aid application (FAFSA). This campaign moves quickly and involves dozens of stakeholders in philanthropy, advocacy, nonprofit, and government, and includes formerly incarcerated people unaffiliated with institutions in its advocacy. 

Vera is hiring a Research Associate to join a diverse and growing team and to manage data collection in partnership with the people most impacted by our work—corrections staff and incarcerated people—as part of the Restoring Promise initiative, a partnership between Vera and the MILPA Collective. 

Restoring Promise partners with forward-thinking corrections agencies to transform living conditions for incarcerated young adults (ages 18-25) and working conditions for staff in jails and prisons across the country. Two core values, rooted in the name, guide the initiative: 

1. restoring calls for truth-telling and healing, a process by which people most impacted by the justice system are partners in reform; and 
2. promise acknowledges the failed promise to generations of young people, demands commitment to supporting them in realizing their full potential, and asks us to look forward toward a vision of transforming the prison system. 

Restoring Promise focuses on prison conditions and young adults for four important reasons: 

1. Ending Mass Incarceration - Young adults are disproportionately represented at every stage in the justice system, driving mass incarceration. 
2. Advancing Race Equity - The racial disparities that plague the justice system are more acute for young adults. 
3. Eliminating Violence in Corrections - People under the age of 25 are the most at risk of violence in prison and have the highest rate of homicide in prison of any age group.  
4. Ensuring Success - Young adults return to prison at higher rates compared to any other age group.    
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Restoring Promise currently has three partnerships with departments of corrections: Connecticut, Middlesex County in Massachusetts, and South Carolina.

The ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice is a nationwide campaign committed to realizing a new criminal justice system – one that is substantially smaller than its current size while also keeping communities safe, advancing racial justice, treating people fairly, and using fiscal resources wisely. The ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice works with partners to build a movement for social change and win state-based reforms needed to cut the size of our nation’s incarcerated population by 50 percent and combat racial disparities within the criminal justice system. The issue of mass incarceration is ripe for bipartisan involvement, and the ACLU works collaboratively with stakeholders across the political spectrum to achieve our goal of ending mass incarceration.
The ACLU seeks applicants for a full-time State Campaign Strategist focused on developing and executing campaign strategies for ACLU state affiliates engaging in Smart Justice Campaign work. The position is based in New York, NY.

Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP) is a national network that provides legal information and pro bono assistance to unaccompanied children in removal proceedings, both in, and released from, federal custody. The program is responsible for managing this network, including monitoring compliance with subcontracts, determining and promoting best practices, and providing technical assistance to subcontractors. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team comprised of passionate, bright, and diverse individuals working on immigration reform and protecting disenfranchised individuals. 

Vera’s Center on Immigration and Justice seeks a Senior Program Associate to work in UCP. We are looking for an individual who would feel at home developing and maintaining relationships with project partners. Someone who will be able to continuously identify promising practices among subcontractors and devise ways to disseminate information about such practices to encourage implementation elsewhere. The examples of core responsibilities provided below are illustrative and other responsibilities may be added over time.

​JLUSA seeks a driven, inspired, and energetic New York State Campaign Coordinator. The New York State Campaign Coordinator will work with JLUSA’s dynamic Advocacy, Policy, and Communications teams to build grassroots political power in communities impacted by mass incarceration, and lead New York state-level policy and legislative campaigns to transform the criminal justice system and reduce incarceration. The position is part of JLUSA’s strategic initiatives team and works closely with our community organizers, members and partner organizations to build a movement that is integral to reaching #halfby2030.

The ideal candidate has experience with grassroots organizing and working on legislative and policy campaigns, particularly in New York State. The ideal candidate is committed to JLUSA’s mission, is flexible and effective in a fast-paced environment, works well on teams, and possesses an engaging, positive attitude. With our bold and ambitious goal and unique theory of change, this is an exciting professional opportunity; the right candidate can have a significant impact on redefining justice in America.

​JLUSA seeks driven, inspired, and energetic Community Organizer. The Community Organizer will work with JLUSA’s dynamic team to build grassroots political power in communities impacted by mass incarceration, through developing leadership and promoting participation in efforts to reform the criminal justice system, particularly JLUSA’s campaign to close #CLOSErikers.

The ideal candidate is an experienced organizer who has worked on grassroots, policy and advocacy campaigns. The ideal candidate is committed to JLUSA’s mission, is flexible and effective in a fast-paced environment, and possesses a great sense of humor. This is not an office-based job. The ideal candidate will be spending time in the community, identifying and developing members who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.

​College & Community Fellowship enables women with criminal convictions to earn their college degrees so that they, their families, and their communities can thrive. We advocate for equity and opportunity for the communities we serve. The Career Advancement Program (CAP) is modeled after CCF’s Academic Support Program (ASP). CAP utilizes individualized high-touch approach combined with a community building component, two key features that have made students in ASP highly successful in achieving their college degree. In addition, all CAP participants, Career Fellows, are either college bound or have earned a college degree.

​The Office of Academic Affairs at The City University of New York is seeking an experienced professional in academic instruction, program development, and management to lead its multi-campus CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) and Adult Literacy Program. The University Director of Language and Literacy Programs oversees the 14-campus Adult Literacy Program, the 9-campus CLIP Program, the We Speak NYC TV Series and related web and print materials, and a professional development/curriculum development infrastructure to support these areas. The Director is responsible for the overall functioning of the language and literacy programs, including spearheading curricular and pedagogical innovations, analyzing and using data to ensure program effectiveness, developing and managing a large and complex budget, and overseeing the successful academic and non-academic integration of students into the University. The Director will cultivate internal and external relationships and partnerships to enhance the social integration of non­traditional learners at CUNY.  The position reports to the University Assistant Dean for Pre-Matriculation Programs and Program Assessment.

​We seek a collaborative and strategic thinker to lead our team of grassroots campaigners to achieve policy and systems change across our programs and issue areas. The Director will lead efforts to translate EJUSA’s bold and transformative vision into concrete policy initiatives and strategies that leverage grassroots power and grasstops organizing, coalition building, and strategic communications to achieve change, primarily at the state and city levels. They should be an experienced manager with a grounding in racial equity and the skills to oversee teams that frequently work with communities of people who have been impacted by trauma, including those who have been harmed by violence or have harmed others. The ideal candidate will be both a visionary and a “chess master” strategist with an organizer’s sensibility, who can align the pursuit of short-term wins with long-term vision and values. A passion for and commitment to healing and transformational change in our nation’s justice system is essential.

​We seek an innovative, strategic, systems thinker to lead all of EJUSA’s programs, translating EJUSA’s bold vision of healing and transformation into concrete programmatic goals and impact. This seasoned leader will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for all program areas and will collaborate with program and executive staff to strengthen and grow current programs and foster new ideas. They will oversee a dynamic and passionate program team of 11 (soon 15) staff in multiple locations, including three direct reports (a Director of Advocacy and Campaigns, a Director of National Organizing, and a Director of Training and Capacity Building). EJUSA has a strong track record behind the scenes and is now emerging as a more visible force on the cutting edge of reimagining justice for communities that have long been harmed. This is an exciting opportunity to coalesce our work under one banner, build a robust and energetic program team, infuse racial equity more deeply across our programs, and work with some of the smartest organizers and strategists in the movement to take EJUSA to the next level.

​Arnold Ventures' Criminal Justice initiative aims to advance community safety and the values of fairness, effectiveness, and racial justice. We fund innovative work in five domains: Policing, Pretrial Justice, Community Supervision, Prisons, and Reintegration. The Initiative works with teams of experts from inside and outside government and across disciplines to reform the U.S. criminal justice system through research, evidence, testing innovative pilot programs, and policy change.

We are seeking a Criminal Justice Manager to help research, analyze, develop, and manage high-impact philanthropic projects in the field of, with a focus on pretrial justice — particularly the role of prosecutors, defense counsel, and the courts. The Criminal Justice Manager will report to the Director of Criminal Justice overseeing this portfolio.

​Arnold Ventures' Criminal Justice Initiative aims to advance community safety and the values of fairness, effectiveness, and racial justice. We fund innovative work in five domains: Policing, Pretrial Justice, Community Supervision, Prisons, and Reintegration. The Initiative works with teams of experts from inside and outside government and across disciplines to reform the U.S. criminal justice system through research, evidence, testing innovative pilot programs, and policy change.

We are seeking a Criminal Justice Analyst to help provide research, analytical, and operational support to the pretrial justice team. This individual will work closely with team members on diverse substantive projects and gain practical hands-on experience in supporting the development and management of research, policy, and advocacy initiatives and high-impact philanthropic projects in the field of criminal justice. The Criminal Justice Analyst will report to the Director of Criminal Justice working on this domain.

The Operations Manager is a critical member of the VOCAL-NY team and will play a key role in ensuring the day-to-day effectiveness of our organization. The successful candidate must be extremely organized, detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks at once. They must also be a strong communicator who can clearly explain and implement policies and procedures for our staff and members. This position requires initiative and a can-do attitude - someone we can rely on to jump in when issues arise and find solutions. This role will handle a number of tasks, including the coordination of financial systems, HR activities, day-to-day office management, contract compliance and reporting, and administrative tasks.

Arnold Ventures' Criminal Justice initiative aims to advance community safety and the values of fairness, effectiveness, and racial justice. We fund innovative work in five domains: Policing, Pretrial Justice, Community Supervision, Prisons, and Reintegration. The Initiative works with teams of experts from inside and outside government and across disciplines to reform the U.S. criminal justice system through research, evidence, testing innovative pilot programs, and policy change.

We are seeking a Director of Litigation Strategy to lead the development and execution of a strategy that invests in strategic litigation in pursuit of criminal justice reform. This individual will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and pursuing new, high-leverage philanthropic opportunities in criminal justice litigation and managing current investments. The Director will work closely with the leadership of the criminal justice team to build a portfolio of litigation investments across all domains. The Director will report to the Vice President of Criminal Justice overseeing strategic litigation. (Note: The Director will work solely as part of the programmatic Criminal Justice Initiative team and is not part of Arnold Ventures' in-house legal team responsible for the philanthropy's operational legal matters, compliance, and corporate responsibility.)