Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GIFFORDS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence. The Program Manager will support projects and initiatives that strengthen the national community violence intervention field, coordinating policy tracking efforts and managing information systems to enhance public safety and violence prevention efforts.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain systems for monitoring local, state, and federal legislation, budget proposals, funding opportunities, and policy developments related to community violence intervention
- Develop and disseminate summaries, briefing materials, updates, and other resources that support field education efforts
- Synthesize information from a variety of sources to identify key trends, opportunities, and developments relevant to GCVI's priorities and initiatives
- Lead the development and coordination of reports, presentations, fact sheets, toolkits, and other materials that advance organizational goals and support the broader CVI field
- Manage the planning and execution of meetings, webinars, convenings, trainings, and partner-facing events, including logistics, materials development, stakeholder coordination, and follow-up
- Build and maintain productive relationships with coalition members, practitioners, policymakers, funders, researchers, and other stakeholders across the CVI ecosystem, including participating in, facilitating and supporting coalition-based initiatives and collaborative efforts as appropriate
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams with internal teams to support the successful implementation of GCVI initiatives and organizational priorities
- Maintain project documentation, records, and reporting systems to ensure continuity, accountability, and effective knowledge management across the organization
- Identify opportunities to improve internal processes, strengthen project management systems, and increase the effectiveness of GCVI programs and operations
Skills
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in public policy, legislative analysis, research, program coordination, data management, or related work, preferably connected to violence prevention, public health, criminal justice, or community violence intervention
- Strong understanding of legislative processes and ability to read, interpret, and summarize statutory, regulatory, and budget language
- Experience working with spreadsheets, databases, trackers, and data management systems
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with complex information and large datasets
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Commitment to the mission of violence prevention and community intervention
- Support GIFFORDS' internal inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism (IDEA) work
- Familiarity with Community Violence Intervention (CVI) strategies and public safety policy
- Experience tracking or analyzing legislation, appropriations, or public funding streams
- Familiarity with research methods and data visualization tools
- Advanced degree in public policy, public administration, public health, social work, criminology, sociology, or a related field
- Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
Benefits
- Employer-funded health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health, transit, and parking flexible spending accounts
- 401k plan with 4% employer match
- Reimbursement for cell phone and monthly wifi stipend
- 25 days of PTO annually plus paid week closure at the end of the calendar year
- 10 paid federal holidays
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