Senior Program Manager, Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes

About the role

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for providing policy development, research, and project management support for a range of criminal justice initiatives and projects focused on the prevention of and responses to hate crimes. The Senior Program Manager will work on policy projects and support collaborative research and evaluation efforts for OPHC's initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in criminal justice or other areas of public policy, and familiarity with the challenges the criminal justice system presents to lower-income communities and disproportional impact on predominantly communities of color. They will also have work experience in project management or program implementation and in researching and writing briefs on policy issues. They must be able to work effectively with all stakeholders, including law enforcement, attorneys, social services agencies, community groups, advocacy organizations, and academics. The Senior Program Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Managing work related to the vision, planning, and processes necessary for robust assessments and implementation strategies, including managing components of program implementation, dissemination of research and policy briefings, documentation of outcomes; - Operationalize, monitor and track OPHC's strategies towards the prevention of hate crimes, enhance decision-making and advance the office's goals; - Provide internal research and operational support in the design and implementation of projects/initiatives; - Work with external partners to design and implement rigorous evaluations of innovative and scaled policies and programs; - Synthesize and interpret analytic findings for a broad audience, including the crafting of policy and practice recommendations from research; - Convene interagency stakeholders around strategies to improve incident and data reporting; - Develop and manage excellent relationships with different criminal justice partner agencies involved with hate crime prevention efforts; - Administrative support as needed, including contract management, preparation of meeting materials; - Managing staff members responsible for providing policy analysis, community engagement, and research support; - Ability to balance competing priorities, complex situations and tight deadlines; - Ability to think outside of the box to develop novel strategies for analyses; - Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and produce rapid-response analyses. - Other duties as assigned. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER SPECIFIC TO THIS POSTION. **This position requires REGULAR TRAVEL within the five boroughs of New York City. RESEARCH PROJECTS COOR(MA)-MGR - 0527A 1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university? 2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities? 3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above? 4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above? The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, col