MARIN ABUSEl) WOMEN'S SERVICES

MARIN ABUSED WOMEN'S SERVICES

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Title: Project Manager II/Statewide Technical Assistance, Training & Resource Center

Hours: Full- Time

Salary: $45K starting salary

Benefits: Three weeks vacation, medical and dental package

Starting: Immediately

Marin Abused Women's Services (MAWS) is a 22-year old, non-profit community organization working at the county, state and national level to end violence against women who are battered, or at risk of abuse. Through our program; including two 24-hour hotlines, all emergency shelter, a transitional housing program, community prevention and education projects, and a men's program, women, children and men are accessed knowledge and resources to achieve violence free lives.

In 1992, MAWS created a project called Transforming Communities Safety and Justice for Women and Girls, as a learning center for the advancement of new thinking and strategies to prevent violence against women and girls. The goal of the project is to promote a broad-based social movement which challenges the attitudes, beliefs and practices that cause and promote men's violence against women. TC projects mobilize volunteer community members into Community Action Teams (CATs) around specific action fields, to design and implement strategies to transform institutions, behaviors and belief systems in ways which hold violent men accountable and create safety and justice for women and girls.

In 1997, MAWS received funding to initiate the Transforming Communities Technical Assistance and Training Project (TC-TAT). TC-TAT Project works to involve domestic violence programs and allied organizations in a learning community about community mobilization strategies in order to further develop the statewide social change movement to prevent domestic violence. To do this, TC-TAT offers statewide training, ongoing technical assistance, networking, and a statewide Resource Center for the development, selection and promotion of prevention materials. Due to recent expansion, we have restructured the project and are now seeking a qualified person for the position of overall Project Manager for the TC-TAT project with responsibilities as listed below:

Project Manager reports to Project Director.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Manage the project to grant and budget specifications (currently, three grants from the State of California).
Coordinate efforts of work team and consultants to maximize effective use of skills/expertise.
Develop and supervise the management of databases, including mailing and e-mail lists for statewide domestic violence programs and allied organizations, and a searchable resources Database.
Develop and distribute informational brochure, resource catalog and other materials about the project.
Develop a marketing strategy for the project, both the training/technical assistance component and the resources/publications component, with the assistance of appropriate consultants and staff.
Develop and produce (or supervise tile production of) project materials, including social marketing materials, training curricula, organizing materials, multicultural materials, and prevention basics.
In collaboration with project staff, develop, edit and distribute project's newsletter to domestic violence programs and allied organizations.
Oversee and participate in the development of the contents of training of trainer manual, and Training Institute curriculum and trainer criteria.
In collaboration with project staff, conduct Learning and Training Institutes, both basic and advanced curricula.
In conjunction with project staff, conduct follow-up with programs both to encourage participation and to provide technical assistance. Provide technical assistance (on-site & via telephone or email) as needed.
In collaboration with project staff, conduct training workshops on TC’s approach at state-sponsored conferences.
Manage TC’s overall technical assistance approach to statewide domestic violence programs and allied organizations.
Coordinate the process for planning the Statewide Prevention Networking Meetings, sponsored by DHS.
Oversee the collection and assessment of prevention products, protocols and practices.
Work with consultants on the design and testing of products and protocols, the development of new products, protocols and practices, and the implementation of statewide dissemination.
Maintain records, files and statistics, and produce reports, as needed, both for internal MAWS uses and for the grant makers (progress reports, final reports, and reapplication for funding).
Meet and confer with DHS and OCJP personnel regularly.
Coordinate the project’s Advisory Committees.
Supervise the project’s Training & Technical Assistance Manager, Project Administrator, Research & Implementation Coordinator, and Web Developer, contracted Dissemination Coordinator, Project Associate and Administrative Assistant, as well as the work of consultants on an as-needed basis.
Write and negotiate RFA’s and contracts for project consultants (possibly to include communications specialists/writers, graphic designers, marketing specialists, evaluators, strategic planners, trainers and others).
Participate in MAWS Supervisor Team and MAWS all-staff activities as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

Minimum of a Masters or five years of progressively responsible experience in related field.

Minimum 5 years management and supervision experience.

Previous experience with community development work, marketing, publication development, evaluation, needs assessment & training.

Familiarity with prevention, public health, violence against women & social change theory.

Outstanding interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

IBM literate, experience with Microsoft Office 97 and the Internet, with ability to learn new software as needed.

Resourceful, self-starting, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Proven ability to work well with individuals from diverse backgrounds, strong aptitude for teamwork.

Share feminist analysis of violence against women/domestic violence.

Creativity and energy to respond to the challenges of an expanding project. up.

Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

MAWS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

We are committed to employment policies and procedures assuring all qualified persons are accorded equal opportunity for employment, promotion and training. Women of Color and Formerly Battered Women are Encouraged to Apply.

To Apply: Submit detailed cover letter, resume, and three professional references to:

Executive Director

MARIN ABUSED WOMEN’S SERVICES

1717 Fifth Avenue

San Rafael CA 94901

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