VAWA Program Coordinator

About the role

This position serves as a member of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) & Human Trafficking team, assisting with VAWA-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the annual Silent Witness Ceremony, including soliciting data, reviewing homicide reports, outreach with families, and other related tasks.
• Coordinate and implement training on various VAWA-related topics, including the behavior of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, human trafficking, stalking crimes, and teen dating violence.
• Draft the annual VAWA grant and prepare quarterly and yearly reports as required by the Violence Against Women Act and the Department of Crime Victims Assistance Grants.
• Conduct research and gather information pertaining to the violence against women field for training purposes and to regularly update the domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) protocols.
• Serve as a liaison to state work groups, sexual assault response teams, domestic violence coordinating councils, and other state and local initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in social work, public administration, criminal justice, public health, education, human services, or other related fields.
• Experience in the nonprofit sector, prevention education, grant coordination, victim advocacy, community partnerships, or strong project management skills.
• May require overnight travel, working evenings and weekends, and a valid driver’s license with frequent driving duties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the area of employment.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Benefits

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• Fifteen days of annual (vacation) leave per year.
• Fifteen days of sick leave per year.
• Thirteen paid holidays.
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs.

Additional Comments

Drug screening, credit check, delinquent tax check, and SLED background checks are required.