Location: Flexible location, preference for major cities with easy flight access such as Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, etc.
Reports to: Vice President
Division: TimeDone
Position type: Full time, exempt
Who We Are
Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) is a national advocacy organization that aims to replace ineffective criminal justice system policies with what works to keep people safe. We represent diverse crime survivors as well as people living with old records as key public safety stakeholders. ASJ brings our members together with state leaders and coalition partners to win reforms that stop cycles of crime, reduce costly incarceration, and make communities safer. We support a range of “shared safety” reforms, including crime prevention, community health, rehabilitation, economic mobility, and trauma recovery. For more information, visit: https://allianceforsafetyandjustice.org.
Who You Are
The TimeDone National Director is passionate about redemption and freedom for all, seasoned in organizing, advocacy, nonprofit management, and fundraising, as well as public speaking, grassroots mobilization, and digital organizing, and is deeply familiar with the barriers people with records face to safety, stability, and mobility. This is an exciting leadership position in a growing program. TimeDone is a national organizing program combining organizing with leadership development to transform policies that impact people with old records and their families. The TimeDone National Director leads this program and is part of a dynamic organization that believes people deserve a chance to live past their past and become powerful agents for social change.
What You’ll Do
Division Leadership (60%)
- Ensure TimeDone has strategic and measurable goals and can achieve grant benchmarks efficiently and effectively, and continually assess TimeDone’s strategies, performance, and asset utilization toward achieving those strategic goals
- Effectively manage internal and external relationships to ensure a strong representation of TimeDone and to advance TimeDone’s programmatic goals
- Ensure TimeDone grows as a strong membership program with capacity to empower people with old records to advance reform, including but not limited to: ensuring TimeDone achieves member growth and engagement goals; ensuring members have access to training and support; ensuring member voices are incorporated in policy and media advocacy, and ensuring members have opportunities to evaluate their experience with TimeDone
- Serve as a national spokesperson for TimeDone in media, with state and federal government leaders, current and potential donors, and influencers to advance TimeDone visibility, policy influence, and shift narratives about people with old records
- Build and maintain relationships with organizations working on record clearance policy to advance TimeDone’s policy agenda and reform goals
- Build coalitions and partnerships with other advocacy organizations, grassroots movements, and policymakers to advance legislative and policy reforms
- Provide expertise and guidance on legislative and regulatory matters that impact people with old records
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and high-performance among TimeDone team members
- Ensure collaboration, communication, and integration with the other division heads at ASJ as part of the organization’s management team
TimeDone Division Management (40%)
- In collaboration with the CEO, CFO, COO, Vice President, TimeDone Managing Director, and Development team, fundraise for TimeDone and manage TimeDone’s programmatic budget through regular engagement with TimeDone donors (current and potential), and budgetary monitoring and review
- In collaboration with the TimeDone Managing Director, oversee all aspects of TimeDone staff and program, including but not limited to ensuring TimeDone staff achieve TimeDone benchmarks, ensuring successful annual execution of TimeDone Day events, and ensuring staff have the training, guidance, and support needed to execute their respective roles
Required Experience & Qualifications
- A minimum of eight years of leadership experience, especially in nonprofit supervisorial roles, and in nonprofit executive management roles
- A minimum of five years of advocacy experience leading criminal justice and/or public safety reform advocacy efforts that facilitate the leadership and activation of directly impacted people; this includes experience with policy, organizing, media and grassroots mobilization
- Experience fundraising, and building relationships with donors
- Experience managing and coaching teams
- Prior experience interacting with the criminal justice system is preferred
- Prior experience growing the membership of an organization is preferred
- Experience working with diverse communities and a deep commitment to social and racial justice
- Direct experience as a person with a prior criminal record a plus
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent leadership skills and relationship skills are absolutely essential for this position
- Proficiency using office productivity software, including G Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, listen and learn from feedback, make decisions in accordance with established policies and see projects through to completion
- Strong writing preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence required
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
- Occasional travel will be required
- Ability to communicate, receive and understand information through oral and written communication and proofread and check documents for accuracy
- Requires communicating information with co-workers and stakeholders; reading correspondence, instructions and/or technical documents; writing correspondence and/or reports and filling in forms
Compensation and Benefits
We care deeply about our staff wellness. ASJ offers a competitive benefits package including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, a robust 403(b) retirement match, generous paid time off, a professional development allowance, and more. The salary range for this role is $175,000-$180,000, and will be offered commensurate with experience.
To Apply
Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group has been exclusively retained for this engagement, which is being led by Malissa Brennan and Molly Brennan. Submit a compelling cover letter and resume by filling out our Talent Profile. All inquiries are strictly confidential.
The Alliance for Safety and Justice is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from people who are systems impacted, women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.
