• Reports to: Assistant Director of Prevention Programs
• Work Location: This position is based in our New York City office.
• Consulting Period: Mid-December/January through June 2017
• Contract Hours:21-28 hours/week
• Hourly rate: $28-32, depending on experience.
• Work Schedule: Flexible schedule needed. Monday-Friday preferred (occasional evenings and/or weekends may be requested)

Organizational Overview: Founded in 2000, the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault’s mission is to prevent sexual violence and reduce the harm it causes through education, research and advocacy. The Alliance works closely with the city’s rape crisis programs and hospitals, District Attorney’s Offices, New York Police Department, court officials and city leaders to develop and implement best practices and policies, raise public awareness, and create sustainable change for survivors.

Position Description: The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (the Alliance) received funding to train and mentor at least 45 -60 young women of color (age 13-21) from Black, Latino/a, and South Asian communities to become impactful organizers and change makers to combat sexual violence within their communities. Project DOT’s Young Women’s Leadership Initiative will engage young women of color from these 3 communities in multi-session (8-12) curriculum-based community activism using a healthy relationship and sexual violence prevention framework. The leadership program will culminate with a leadership practicum where young leaders will go into their communities and participate in a range of community organizing activities to engage local businesses, families and other youth in sexual violence prevention. The project is part of a larger citywide anti-sexual violence youth campaign targeting the three above-mentioned communities. The proposed community mobilization activities of this project will help reinforce the city-wide campaign messaging in the target communities. While there are similar youth leadership projects implemented across other US states, the uniqueness of the Alliance’s proposed program lies in its grassroots community-based approach, which engages young women of color to inspire community-level changes by leveraging their voices and creating a space for them to foster tangible leadership skills.

The consultant will be responsible for coordination of all prevention activities under Project DOT’s Young Women’s Leadership Initiative. In this role, the consultant will manage the day-to-day program administration and facilitate communication between and among the subcontracting partners, and the Alliance in order to ensure the program goals and objectives are met. Additionally, s/he will be responsible for managing the youth workshop planning and facilitation, outreach and mobilization components of the program.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all prevention activities under Project DOT’s Young Women’s Leadership Initiative and ensure that program activities are carried out according to the approved timeline.
• Manage all aspect of youth workshop including coordinating logistics, planning content, developing curriculum and organizing and facilitating all youth workshops in collaboration with partners.
• Manage social media platform to engage youth and keep youth participants abreast with the project activities.
• Plan and coordinate community mobilization activities with youth in each community.
• Assist with designing and implementing project evaluation including collecting and compiling evaluation data, conducting focus groups and when necessary, generating summary reports.
• Facilitate communication among program partners to ensure partners are onboard with the project activities.
• Work with partners to coordinate all prevention and outreach activities.
• Assist with preparing grant and project reports.
• Assist with additional program activities as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters level education in public health, sociology, gender studies, or related field. Bachelor’s degree will be considered for candidates with strong youth engagement and/or organizing background.
• Minimum three (3) years of professional level training and experience working in the fields of public health, social justice, survivor advocacy and/or community engagement/ organizing.
• Strong community organizing and/or youth engagement experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with youth from diverse community desired
• Demonstrated experience delivering oral presentations to diverse professionals and audiences, including workshops and presentations required.
• Prior experience managing or participating in public health related social-media campaign as well as specific experience in primary prevention of intimate partner/ sexual violence or other related field(s) is a plus
• Experience and knowledge in evaluation tools and data collection methods helpful.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well independently as well as in a team in a flexible, evolving environment.
• Sensitivity to the impact of sexual violence in diverse and marginalized communities and the ability to articulate these concerns with regard to sexual violence in a sensitive and respectful manner.
• Proven ability to work in a multi-racial environment, and commitment to social justice practice.

Salary/Compensation: $28-$32/hour, depending on experience.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please email your cover letter, resume and hourly consulting fee (commensurate with a Sr./Coordinator-level position) as a single word or pdf document to:resumes@svfreenyc.org with the subject line: Prevention Consultant by December 20, 2016. Candidates may be asked to submit writing samples and supporting documents. This is a 6-month consulting position. Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

The Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, disability or gender identity. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.