Program Associate

Job Posting: Program Associate

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Justice Catalyst (“JC”) is looking for a part-time temporary Program Associate to join our team! This is a brand-new role, and an exciting opportunity to bring your unique background and skills to help build out the organizational structures and processes that enable JC to support cutting-edge social justice projects.

This position is expected to last for approximately 6 months, with the possibility to extend depending on JC’s staffing needs.

Our Organization

A nonprofit organization founded in 2016, Justice Catalyst is an engine to support innovation in the legal system, helping to build a network of organizations and leaders with the tools and vision to address the greatest problems and injustices facing our society. To spark change, Justice Catalyst brings together funders, advocates, and legal practitioners to develop new approaches to tackling social and economic injustice, and launch innovative, justice-seeking projects at new and existing organizations.

Justice Catalyst incubates and supports new projects and organizations, in-house and externally, including:

Justice Catalyst Law, a human and civil rights organization with a dynamic team of litigators and investigators who develop cutting-edge, interdisciplinary impact cases and legal strategies that advance economic and social justice.
The Access Fund, which seeks to promote a just and equitable legal system by facilitating access to courts and vindication of legal rights through grants, recoverable grants, and impact investing to support public interest litigation
The Justice Catalyst Fellowship, which supports early-stage projects staffed by new attorneys at public interest organizations, including nonprofits, government agencies, unions, and firms conducting litigation in the public interest.
Organizations at the cutting edge of: Immigrant rights enforcement and movement lawyering; Local government enforcement and affirmative litigation; Accountability for private actors in the prison industry; Fair Housing Act enforcement and tenants’ rights; Police accountability and the rights of victims of police malfeasance; Student debt and prevention of abuse by loan providers; Workers rights enforcement and advocacy; Prisoners’ rights; Climate accountability; and Public health.

The Program Associate will work directly with the Co-Executive Directors and the Operations Director to facilitate all aspects of Justice Catalyst’s work, including 1) support for legal nonprofits and public interest litigation through a mixture of grants, investments, and philanthropic advising, 2) administering a fellowship program for new attorneys working on public interest projects. You can learn about our fellows and the organizations they work at here: https://catalystfellowships.org/fellows/https://catalystfellowships.org/fellows/

We are a small and highly collaborative team with a startup mentality and a commitment to new perspectives and ideas. We stand together in our shared commitment to using our talents and energy to making a more just and equitable world today. We have an experimental mindset and encourage unconventional thinking and risk-taking. We value employee relationships, growth, and well-being, and strive to create an equitable, inclusive organization.

Justice Catalyst is tax-exempt as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We believe that a variety of perspectives and backgrounds enriches and maximizes our work. We aim to assemble an applicant pool that is reflective of the world in which we live — one that is diverse in race, color, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic background, professional background, mental and physical abilities, and other traits that make us who we are. In addition, the right person for this role will be committed to listening to and learning from people with different life experiences and expertise.

Justice Catalyst is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to any status or activity protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We strongly encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply.

The Role

Manager: Co-Executive Director of Justice Catalyst

Location: Our current team is based in New York, NY and Charlottesville, VA, but this position may be performed remotely, with agreement to align core work hours with Eastern Time. Occasional travel may be required.

Schedule: Part-time

Core Responsibilities

In close collaboration with the Co-Executive Director and Director of Operations, the Program Associate will have a dynamic and critical role working on key organizational operations, assisting with general project management, and contributing substantively to supporting and growing JC’s fellowship and legal nonprofit support programs. Core responsibilities will include:

Fellowship

Assist with all aspects of the fellowship process, including creating application forms, tracking applicants, coordinating the selection committee, communicating with current and prospective fellows, managing the fellowships inbox and responding to inquiries, assisting with placement at host organizations, collecting reports, tracking renewals, and coordinating programming for current fellows

Document/File Management

General document organization and file management for the fellowships and other JC programs
Manage spreadsheets and other systems to track and coordinate JC’s programmatic work
Assist with fiscal administration

Project Management/Scheduling

Manage JC’s program calendar and help ensure key deadlines are met
Run the fellowships email inbox and other email inboxes
Schedule and coordinate internal and external calls

Website/Technology

Draft, update and manage organizational websites and social media
Oversee all computer software, applications, passwords and technology, and assist with technology troubleshooting

Events

Help plan and coordinate events, conferences and other programming

Other

Other duties as assigned

Core Skills

Exceptional organizational skills and ability to follow up, execute assignments, and meet deadlines with strong self-direction
Extremely detail-oriented
Ability to navigate and troubleshoot information technology systems
Highly motivated and takes initiative

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree plus minimum 1 year full-time experience in an administrative or operations role or high school diploma/GED plus minimum 3 years full-time experience in an administrative or operations role
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to navigate computers, websites, software and other information technology with ease, and ability to do basic troubleshooting

Compensation and Benefits

Justice Catalyst salaries are commensurate with relevant skill and experience, and competitive with the U.S. federal government General Schedule (GS) payscale. Salaries are also adjusted based on locality area in accordance with the U.S. federal GS locality pay adjustments. The entry level (i.e. minimum experience) pay for a part-time temporary JC Program Associate (located in N.Y.C.) in 2022 is $40.00 per hour.

Justice Catalyst also offers part-time employees a matching 401k plan (up to 4% of base pay), a flexible schedule, paid time off, and other benefits.

To Apply:

Please submit a resume and brief personal statement below.

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