CURYJ is Hiring!

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Development Director Job Description

The mission of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) (“Courage”) is to end cycles of violence and poverty by uplifting young people of color that have been impacted by incarceration. CURYJ believes that young adults are the experts on the issues affecting their lives and must be involved in developing policies that impact them.

About the Development Director Position

CURYJ is searching for a senior fundraiser, who is is able to manage and direct all of our fundraising efforts. This person will work closely with the Executive Director, board and staff to steward philanthropic partnerships, cultivate individual donors and grow our government contracts. The ideal candidate will be passionate about our mission and have the ability to manage many moving parts and personalities. The Development Director is also responsible for managing special events, direct mailers and our database. Salesforce experienced preferred.

General Responsibilities:

Work with the management and program teams to identify funding needs of existing programs, preferred funding targets, and approaches
Plan and drive collaborative processes to create new and/or stronger funding streams
Develop strategies in collaboration with the leadership team to sustain and grow multi-year funding
Organize and mobilize consultants and volunteers as needed when implementing development strategies
Plan and carefully manage the development budget to ensure that funds are spent efficiently and effectively
Strengthen relationships with current donors while launching initiatives to identify new revenue streams
Directly execute major gift materials, including donor briefings, proposals and stewardship materials
Coordinate, write, edit, and review multiple proposals, reports, and letters to foundation donors/prospects for a broad range of institutional and programmatic initiatives
Manage and coordinate board and other volunteer donor groups to cultivate and request new gifts
Work in close collaboration with the Communications Manager to enhance messaging at all levels of the organization, keeping donors and the public informed, thanked, and engaged
Create and implement effective board and staff fundraising communications
Ensure increased online giving opportunities
Support capital campaign as needed

Administration and Monitoring:

Monitor weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual activity to achieve fundraising goals
Oversee development department operations, including gift accounting and acknowledgement, the tracking of gifts and grants, donor stewardship, and integration with Salesforce
Create a system to track grant deliverables, successes and challenges

Qualifications and Skills

A commitment to social justice and CURYJ’s mission, as well as experience working with low-income communities of color and formerly incarcerated people
Minimum of 5 years of experience in senior level fundraising
Excellent computer skills and proficient in excel, word and Quickbooks and the capacity to learn and learn new systems. Extra points if experience with Salesforce and Mailchimp
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to set work priorities and manage tasks to meet deadlines in an organized manner
Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
A demonstrated commitment to high professional standards, as well as holding others accountable in a diverse workplace
Ability to maintain an overall view of the organization and ability to identify areas for improvement and growth which work toward individual and team accomplishments
Experience maintaining confidentiality records and related documents
Familiarity with capital campaign work
Demonstrated ability to raise funds from major gift donors and institutional donors
Experience running successful fundraising campaigns from multiple donor channels
Demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit that takes initiative and actively seeks to deepen current donor relationships and to forge new ones
Skilled in creating powerful, compelling written and oral communications for fundraising
Ability to convey complex ideas through simple materials
Experience and credibility when presenting materials to external audiences
Ability to persuade others to accept ideas by using convincing arguments, creating win-win situations and responding appropriately to key stakeholders
Effective at working with others to reach common goals and objectives
Skilled at establishing and cultivating strong relationships with peers; across different levels of the organization and externally
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively
Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work with minimal supervision
Experience with constituent relationship management system
Ability to coach, guide and manage development staff

To Apply:

Please send cover letter and resume to jlara@curyj.org

Compensation and Benefits:

This position is exempt full-time with excellent benefits. Compensation is dependent upon experience (DOE). CURYJ provides an excellent working environment that is flexible and encourages teamwork and recognizes high-quality work.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, educational background, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic. We encourage formerly incarcerated people to apply. Please visit our website to learn more about our work www.curyj.org.

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Executive Assistant Job Description

THE POSITION

CURYJ Executive Assistant provides full-time support to the Executive Director, with some office management responsibilities. This person must be a self-starter, exceedingly well organized and flexible. Ideal candidates can show proven capacity to move from a task-based approach to strategic execution with tenacity!

Scheduling

Maintains Executive Director’s extremely active calendar of appointments, activities and events and synchronizes with master calendars as needed.
Coordinates and arranges complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas
Confirm objectives for the Executive Director’s meetings and phone calls
Monitor progress/achievement of next steps after meetings
Prepares Executive Director for meetings with materials and background information

Administration

Manages Organization’s master calendar
Develop and administers CURYJ’s conference and front room scheduling
Maintains Executive Director’s records to ensure all deadlines are met and external inquiries are responded to in timely and professional manner.
Answers phone messages and emails promptly, responds to inquiries and requests for information, provides assistance or directs calls to the appropriate staff member in a timely manner.
Reads and responds to all Executive Director’s incoming correspondence; reviews all correspondence, expense reports and other documentation prepared for Executive Director’s signature to ensure accuracy and appropriateness; and effectively composes routine communications.
Creates and maintains functional and confidential filing systems (electronic and hard copy) for the Executive Director and administrative team.
In the absence of leadership, exercises initiative and judgment in responding to customer concerns (both internal and external) or, if unable to assist, promptly refers to the appropriate party or department and follows up to ensure problem resolution.
Daily data entry/Salesforce
Assists and supports special projects and programmatic events as assigned

Board Correspondence

Serves as administrative liaison with Board of Directors, including working with Communications Manager in scheduling of all Board meetings and associated logistics; ensures advance distribution of materials
Manages and chronicles CURYJ’s Board of Directors meeting minutes and documents.
Provide administrative support for Board meeting logistics, including refreshments, AV set up, and conference room prep and takedown.

Office Support

In the absence of the office manager, ensures a welcoming and hospital environment for CURYJ staff and visitors.

To Apply:

Please send cover letter and resume to jlara@curyj.org

Compensation and Benefits:

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Homies 4 Justice Program Coordinator Job Description

Summary of Job: The Homies 4 Justice Program Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day program coordination and implementation of our year-round leadership development program: Homies 4 Justice (H4J). H4J is a paid internship that provides system-involved young people, ages 14-18, from Oakland with opportunities to learn policy as well as organizing work and meaningfully engage in organizing their community. This position will ensure seamless integration and alignment of; program planning and reporting, team coordination, curriculum development, program delivery, and evaluation. In this role, the Program Coordinator will both support youth and be responsible for the day-to-day program needs, funding contracts, grant reporting, and internal program structure.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct Program Coordination and Support (60%)

Execute all facets of ongoing H4J program cohorts each year, including all program planning, coordination and delivery
Provide mentorship and support to young adult facilitators and program associates
Provide informal life coaching support prioritizing system impacted youth based on the highest needs
Attend all required staff meetings, trainings, and events
Help organize and facilitate “edu-tainment” events to share the creative work of CURYJ youth
Co-facilitate H4J weekly team meetings along with program associate
Work closely with program associate to identify trainings and leadership opportunities for youth
Develop and maintain resource binder and referral system for H4J youth
Oversee and manage timelines, benchmarks, and deadlines for H4J program and youth projects
Develop and maintain a program and project master calendar
Lead ongoing curriculum development and ensure that curriculum is engaging, culturally rooted, justice-oriented, healing-informed, and aligned with other CURYJ programs
Instill a sense of accountability and teambuilding by modeling excellent time management skills and professional conduct at all time

Mailing Address: 490 Lake Park Avenue, #16086 Oakland, CA 94610 | 510-842-9365 | Website: .CURYJ.org IG: @CURYJ510 Twitter @CURYJ

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Community Outreach & Communication (20%)

Create and implement an outreach plan in collaboration with program associate and ensure ongoing recruitment of H4J youth
Conduct community circles and other community events in support of recruitment
Conduct outreach to community partners, schools, local agencies and systems as needed
Ongoing communication with parents, caregivers, life coaches, case managers etc..
Work in collaboration with in house artist and Communications Manager to develop program flyers and materials

Administration (20%)

Provide weekly support to program associate and monthly supervision to youth interns.
Implement program evaluation from start to end of program
Manage H4J data collection and implementation into required databases
Manage contracts, schedules, invoices, and stipend check requests for all youth interns
Manage monthly reporting, including tracking attendance and relevant activities in Cityspan and Salesforce systems
Manage budget planning and monitoring with leadership team

Qualifications:

Three (3) years of direct experience coordinating and facilitating a youth program
Willingness to engage in continuous learning and training
Must be able to work evenings and weekends on occasion when needed
Must be able to travel locally and on occasion to other parts of the state
Ability to manage multiple projects and stay accountable to individual and team plans and goals
Demonstrated commitment to social and youth justice movements
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Energetic, innovative and motivating with youth
Interest in gaining political understanding of Oakland and East Bay cities and intermediate experience in community organizing
Experience working with low-income communities of color and/or formerly incarcerated people

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to Jaynie Lara at jlara@curyj.org

Careers

CURYJ is Hiring!

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