Job’o’th’Week (Experienced Edition)
The Organization
Vital Strategies is an international public health organization tasked with developing and overseeing government programs that strengthen public health systems. Their headquarters is based in New York City and their global network reaches 73 countries. With a team of over 400 professionals, the organization’s work spans many areas including the prevention of overdoses, epidemics, childhood lead poisoning, and obesity.
The Position
Vital Strategies seeks a Program Liaison to work with the City of Philadelphia Managing Director’s Office of Criminal Justice in its administration of the Police Assisted Diversion Program (PAD). PAD is a pre-booking diversion program that allows police officers to exercise discretion to divert individuals committing low-level drug, retail-theft, and sex-work related offenses into a community-based, trauma-informed, case management program. The Program Liaison will be responsible for strategic planning to strengthen the expansion of the PAD Program to include new pilot programs.
The ideal candidate will have professional experience in criminal justice reform, harm reduction, and project management, and will have strong interpersonal skills. It is preferred that applicants are also familiar with law enforcement, behavioral health systems, or criminal justice diversionary programs.
See the full post on PSJD: https://www.psjd.org/job?OppID=100853