Associate Director of Research Reshaping Prosecution
Associate Director of Research Reshaping Prosecution
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$ 129000 - 134000
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Who we are:
The Vera Institute of Justice is powered by hundreds of advocates researchers and policy experts working to transform the criminal legal and immigration systems until theyre fair for all. Founded in 1961 to advocate for alternatives to money bail in New York City Vera is now a national organization that partners with impacted communities and government leaders for change. We develop just antiracist solutions so that money doesnt determine freedom; fewer people are in jails prisons and immigration detention; and everyone is treated with dignity. For more information visit.
Vera has a staff of 224 people is headquartered in Brooklyn New York and has offices in Washington D.C. Los Angeles and New Orleans. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity in the workplace. We expect our staff to embody respect independence collaboration commitment antiracism and equityboth in our outwardfacing work and the internal culture of our workplace. We value a range of experiences in peoples educational backgrounds and encourage people who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system to apply.
About the team:
The Reshaping Prosecution Program is dedicated to transforming what it means to be a prosecutor by focusing on the dignity of all people impacted by the criminal justice system. Prosecutors play a critical but often hidden role in mass incarceration as one of the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system. They decide who to charge with a crime what crime to charge and what sentence to recommend if there is aconviction. Despite this immense power prosecution has only recently become a focus of criminal justice reform efforts. Our team helps prosecutors across the country work to end mass incarceration pursue racial equity and be more transparent with the communities they serve.Specifically we work with prosecutors offices and communitybased organizations to improve safety by creating diversion programs that address the underlying drivers of crime and center racial equity.
The Associate Director of Research reports directly to the initiative director with a dotted line to the research director. In this role the Associate Director of Research oversees staff working across a range of methodologies and multiple projects or studies engages in sophisticated handson research as needed and manages the teams research portfolio. This position has fluency in advocacy and communications strategies and draws on their substantial expertise in the field to oversee evidencebased messaging and policy in support of big goals. They are responsible for all research products and publications coming out of their teams. Associate Directors of Research bring substantial management experience advanced methodological skills strong research communication skills and experience building and leading a research team. This is a seniorlevel position for researchers with extensive technical expertise and substantive knowledge and experience.
About the role:
Research Leadership
- Represent research on the initiative leadership team
- Work with the initiative director to develop strategies that incorporate research; participate in initiatives theory of change planning; monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL); and other activities related to the impact pipeline
- Work with the initiative director in support of annual planning and budget development staffing plans and fundraising
- Serve as a member of the Vera Research Leadership Team
- Ensure that researchers across the organization receive appropriate training mentoring and technical assistance
- Supervise support and mentor the initiative research team
- Partner with initiative director and the research leadership team to develop staffing plans and lead recruitment and hiring
- Cultivate relationships with partner organizations
- Supervise all research work on an initiative project or team
- Partner with Advocacy and Communications staff to develop coordinated strategies that leverage research
- Build and maintain expertise in prosecutionrelated research and keep abreast of emerging trends and gaps
Presentation and dissemination of research
- Sign off on evidencebased messaging and research within the initiative and oversee development writing and editing of research publications and evidencebased messaging and products in support of initiative goals including rapid response work
- Act as an internal and external spokesperson/representative of the work to a range of audiences including government actors systemimpacted communities and the general public
- Partner with advocacy and communications staff to develop coordinated strategies that leverage research
Research design and implementation
- Review develop and present IRB applications and ensure that research is conducted to the highest ethical standards serving as Principal Investigator on research projects
- Mentor early career researchers in human subjects/IRB protocols
- Lead the initiatives data collection and analysis
Data collection and analysis
- Lead/train/supervise others on data collection and analysis overseeing all aspects of data management and analysis within the initiative
What qualifications are we looking for
- ADRs typically have advanced graduate training such as a Ph.D. or equivalent as well as 9 years of work experience or equivalent applied experience. Additionally ADRs will have several years of experience supervising interdisciplinary research teams.
- Advanced project management technical methodological and analytic skills.
- Experience supervising and working with mixed methods research and/or researchers; ability to supervise and advise on sophisticated quantitative analyses.
- Experience conducting applied policy research; subject matter expertise including understanding how the criminal legal system operates.
- Ability to support and build advocacy efforts and external stakeholder relationships.
- Commitment to race equity.
Preferred:
- Experience supervising or conducting communitybased research research with people who have experienced trauma and/ or research with people who have been detained or incarcerated.
- Experience partnering with advocacy and communications professionals.
- Experience with administrative data ideally in the criminal legal system.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities youll bring:
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Fluency inStata SPSS or R statistical software; ability to lead and support code review in these programs or GitHub
- Familiarity with Atlas. TI or similar qualitative analysis software
- Experience with program evaluation design and implementation
- Drivers license needed for travel
Location:
Please note this role will report to our Brooklyn NY Washington D.C. New Orleans LA or Los Angeles CA office. Vera employees adhere to a hybrid schedule and are inoffice on an alternating schedule that generally amounts to 10 days per month.
Compensation and Benefits:
The compensation range for this position is $129000 $134000. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience and performance. The salary range listed is just one component of Vera Institutes total compensation package for employees. As an employer of choice in our field supporting Vera staff both personally and professionally is a priority. To do this we invest in the wellbeing of our staff through other rewards including merit pay generous paid time off a comprehensive health insurance plan student loan repayment benefits professional development training opportunities and up to $2000 annual for education costs and fees relevant to Vera work employerfunded retirement plan and flexible time. To learn more about Veras benefits offeringsclick here.
Application Process:
Applications may also be faxed to:
ATTN: People Place and Culture / Associate Director of Research Reshaping Prosecution
Vera Institute of Justice
34 35th St Suite 42A Brooklyn NY 11232
Fax:
Please use only one method (online mail or fax) of submission.
No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Vera is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race color creed national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation military status prior record of arrest or conviction citizenship status current employment status or caregiver status.
Vera works to advance justice particularly racial justice in an increasingly multicultural country and globally connected world. We value diverse experiences includingwith regard toeducational background and justice system contact and depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission.
For more information about Vera please visit.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
