Program Strategic Planning and Development
Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and maintain vision and strategy for programs including goal setting, program development, growth and evaluation.
Build and support meaningful connections across programs through alignment and fostering a community of practice among team members.
Ensure all programs promote DEI principles and align to culturally responsive and trauma informed practices/standards, reflecting a commitment to cultural competence and equity in operations, training, and program content.
Contribute to development and piloting of new curriculums, structures, and program components, which may include conducting observations, feedback analysis, and refining materials based on results.
Coordinate data collection for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) including:
Create instruments for gathering data, conducting focus groups or observations, analyzing data, and action planning.
Collect and examine qualitative and quantitative data to monitor effectiveness and impact and report findings to stakeholders
Lead staff in continuous improvement of program through conducting strategic cycles of planning, monitoring, evaluating (PME)
Keep up to date on trends in research, theory, and practice and coordinate with program staff to ensure approach and point of view are integrated across all aspects of program: evaluation, content, delivery, and staff development
Staff Supervision & Development
Ste Supervise program managers.
Support program managers to ensure effective development and implementation of programs (including mock trials/appeal, field trips, tours, special events, and curriculum) and ensure effective relationships with school and legal partners and volunteers and management of fellows
Help lead program team meetings and staff onboarding, training, and development
Direct Program Support
Actively participate in programs by leading K-12 field trips, college and adult tours, events, volunteer orientations, and supporting teacher professional development.
Support program event planning and implementation, such as end of semester culminating mock trials in courthouses across the state.
Identifying & Stewarding Partnerships
Oversee and support recruitment, stewardship, and training of program volunteers (legal mentors, judges, docents).
Recruit and build partnerships with schools and districts (admin and teachers) for in school curriculum and afterschool programs, work with the Chief Program Officer on cultivating and stewarding district relationships.
Work with program managers and our partners to secure funding for programs including grants and earned revenue.
Build and maintain strong partnerships with courthouse staff.
Develop and maintain external partnerships and collaborations with leaders and organizations in the civic education field, including participating in Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition and DESE
Oversee requests for Discovering Justice in-school and afterschool services.
Organizational Leadership
Be a member of the Leadership Team.
Present Discovering Justice at conferences/events as needed.
Work with the team to support fundraising, grant writing, and our annual gala.
Work with executive leadership on program budgets.