Justice Program Coordinator
Remote
Full Time
Entry Level
| Job Title: | Justice Program Coordinator |
| Reports to: | Justice Program Director |
| FLSA Status: | Non-Exempt |
Job Purpose:
The Program Coordinator plays an important role in supporting the day-to-day continuity of Justice program operations. This individual is responsible for ensuring efficient and effective coordination of logistics for the Justice Team – which includes AFJ’s federal courts, state courts, and building the bench initiatives – and will assist the Program Director with administrative, logistical, and strategic initiatives for the team. Additionally, this position will work closely with the team’s Directors and others across AFJ to ensure effective coordination of projects, grants, contracts, and invoices.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists Justice Program Director with developing and implementing operational systems to support team strategy and management like annual plans, standard operating procedures, job descriptions, work-flow charts, etc.
- Serves as the operations and administrative backbone of the team, including, but not limited to tracking expenses and budget; scheduling, calendar management, and logistics for meetings; and data maintenance in systems such as EveryAction, Excel, and others with minimal oversight
- Coordinates across Justice team staff to ensure consistent collection and reporting of data on weekly updates, project statuses, external meetings, and progress toward team’s key performance indicators
- Supports Justice staff to ensure team databases, including information trackers on judicial nominations and legislation as well as CRM, are up to date and effective in pulling information for reports to internal and external audiences (board, funders, coalition partners, etc.)
- Supports Justice team staff in building and maintaining relationships with nonprofits, funders, and other partners, particularly AFJ member organizations
- Helps orient and train new team staff including, but not limited to, team interns
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and/or participating in professional organizations
- Drafts scopes of work for potential Justice contracts for review by program leadership
- Provides support for other Justice team projects and other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Demonstrable track record of project management skills
- Bachelor’s degree is highly preferred but not required
- Excellent organizational skills, including attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time
- Demonstrates creativity, initiative, and judgement to manage own workload and support the Justice team
- Exceptional computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
- Willingness to learn/implement new software/tech platforms quickly; experience working with CRM databases preferred
- Excellent judgement and discretion with ability to keep job-acquired information confidential
- Nonprofit and/or public interest organization experience a plus
- Passion for civil rights, social justice, and judicial advocacy
- Commitment to AFJ / AFJ Action’s mission and goals
- A team player with excellent interpersonal skills; brings a great attitude, patience, and a sense of humor to the workplace
- Strong collaborator and able to adapt quickly to changing situations
- Commitment to cultivating an organizational culture that is equitable, inclusive, and respectful
This is a union position covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, CWA Local 32035, which includes salary minimums based on job position category. This position is in Group 1 with a starting salary range of $50,000 to $55,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
AFJ also offers a comprehensive and generous benefits program including:
Health – Full employer-paid medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as an employee assistance program for physical and mental well-being.
Other Insurance – Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
Savings – Save for retirement with an employer matching 401K plan. Save on out-of-pocket medical and childcare expenses with a flexible spending account.
Annual Leave – We have a generous paid time off policy. Vacation: 11 Days for first year of employment, 16 days for second year, and 21 days after 3 years.
Sick Leave – 10 days per year.
Bereavement Leave – Employees are granted 3 days of bereavement for the deaths of immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.).
Family Leave – We provide up to 16 weeks of parental leave and a range of paid and unpaid family leave programs that allow our employees to bond with and care for their children and other dependents.
Structure
This is a non-exempt position that has no direct reports.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Racial Equity
Our employees share our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. The position may also change direct reports at the discretion of management depending on whether state or federal courts take on a strategic focus.
Job Location
Remote with some travel required, including to our national headquarters in Washington, DC
AFJ/AFJAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFJ/AFJAC prohibits discrimination against its employees and applicants for employment based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, sero-status and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or income.
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