THE ORGANIZATION 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, $100 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. Operating Programs The Center's operating programs, including the award-winning Red Hook Community Justice Center and Midtown Community Justice Center, test new ideas, solve difficult problems, and attempt to achieve systemic change within the justice system. Our projects include community-based violence prevention programs, alternatives to incarceration, reentry initiatives, and court-based initiatives that reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration and promote positive individual and family change. Through this programming, we have produced tangible results like safer streets, reduced incarceration, and improved neighborhood perceptions of justice. Research The Center's research teams are staffed with social scientists, data analysts, and lawyers who are academically-trained or have lived experience and who conduct research in the U.S. and globally on diverse criminal-legal system and justice issues. Their work includes evaluating programs and policies; conducting exploratory, community-based studies; and providing research translation and strategic planning for system actors. The Center has published studies on topics including court and jail reform, intimate partner violence, restorative justice, gun violence, reentry, sixth amendment rights, and progressive prosecution. The research teams strive to make their work meaningful and actionable to the communities they work with, policymakers, and practitioners. Policy & Expert Assistance The Center provides hands-on, planning and implementation assistance to a wide range of jurisdictions in areas of reform such as problem-solving courts (e.g., community courts, treatment courts, domestic violence courts), tribal justice, reducing incarceration and the use of fines/fees and reducing crime and violence. Our current expert assistance takes many forms, including help with analyzing data, strategic planning and consultation, policy guidance, and hosting site visits to its operating programs in the New York City area. Center Support A dedicated support team within the Center ensures the smooth functioning of operations across various domains, including finance, legal, technology, human resources, fundraising, real estate, and communications. Comprising 15% of the organization's staff, these teams provide essential infrastructure support and innovative solutions aligned with the Center's mission and values. THE OPPORTUNITY Brooklyn Justice Initiatives (BJI) seeks to reengineer the experience of criminal court in Brooklyn, New York by providing judges and attorneys meaningful alternatives to bail, fines, and jail sentences. Operating out of Kings County Criminal Court, Brooklyn Justice Initiatives is a team of social service providers, court-based resource coordinators, and others who seek to improve the quality of justice. By providing meaningful pre-trial supervised release and post-conviction sentencing options, Brooklyn Justice Initiatives seeks to use an arrest as a window of opportunity to change the direction of a participant's life and avoid the harmful effects of incarceration. Brooklyn Justice Initiatives is seeking a Compliance Manager. Reporting to the Director of Compliance, the Compliance Manager will implement and execute strategies to support the enhancement of the overall quality of BJI's Supervised Release Program. The Compliance Manager will also assist the Brooklyn Justice Initiatives Supervised Release Program with compliance concerns, audits, and data collection. The Compliance Manager will ensure programmatic deliverables are being met and provide both internal feedback and written updates to the Court including defense attorneys, Assistant District Attorneys, clerks, and Judges on a regular basis. The Compliance Manager is also responsible for working with the Director of Compliance to oversee the accuracy of internal data and execute quality assurance of BJI's practices. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Engage in routine auditing of Brooklyn Justice Initiatives programs including: program compliance and other internal audits;
- Track participants' progress in accordance with all grant requirements;
- Coordinate with court staff to provide participants' compliance, eligibility, and case status to stakeholders, including prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks, and other court staff;
- Provide written and verbal case updates to the court and other court staff including compliance & non-compliance reporting;
- Generate daily and weekly compliance memorandums detailing participants' mandates, upcoming court dates, and outcomes;
- Assist with the tracking and evaluating of community providers to strengthen referral sources;
- Coordinate across BJI programming for cross-over participants;
- Maintain appropriate participant information in electronic databases and hard files, including, but not limited to, data collection worksheets, mandate information and court outcome information;
- Create and maintain programming codes that run on Excel to perform automatic routine tasks;
- Serve as lead liaison with SRP management to troubleshoot daily issues and answer inquiries regarding compliance practice and policy;
- Manage compliance projects and delegate associated project tasks;
- Manage a team of Compliance Specialists and provide weekly supervision of its members, as needed;
- Co-lead regular Compliance Specialist team meetings;
- Hire, train and onboard Compliance Specialists;
- Assist the Director of Compliance and senior management with the development and implementation of new programs, protocols, initiatives, and/or interventions related to SRP programming;
- Assist with data entry, collection, and data management for SRP program;
- Work closely with the Center for Justice Innovation's Data Analytics & Applied Research team to improve quality assurance of all BJI programming;
- Review and analyze internal trends and practices to support programmatic evaluation;
- Attend all required staff meetings (clinical team, all staff, etc.) and trainings, which may include non-traditional business hours, attending project events after hours, as needed; and
- Perform additional relevant tasks, as needed.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience working in a criminal court setting and/or human service field. At least 1 year of supervisory experience strongly required. Strong Microsoft Excel, organization, and communication skills, in addition to strong writing ability, are a must. Candidates should have experience with Macro code and Visual Basic for Application code. Candidates must have the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally-responsive manner. Professional demeanor and ability to communicate appropriately with judges and other court personnel is required. Position Type: Full-time. Position Location: Brooklyn, NY. Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $60,000 - $72,500 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. As of February 10, 2023, New York City Executive Order 25 rescinded the requirement of the COVID-19 vaccination for City workers, new hires, and contracted employees. Accordingly, the Center does not require all new hires be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus; however, the Center recommends all staff, interns, and volunteers stay up-to-date on the vaccination. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Kindly refer to the job posting for the relevant contact information. If the contact details are not provided, we kindly ask that you refrain from making inquiries via phone or email, as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.