Program Manager, Youth Initiatives

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Justice Innovation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community safety and racial justice. Since 1996, we’ve worked alongside communities, courts, and those most directly affected by the justice system to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable neighborhoods. With a team of over 900 staff and an annual budget of $130 million, the Center carries out its mission through three core strategies:

Backed by decades of on-the-ground experience and nationally recognized expertise, we bring innovative, practical, and lasting solutions to justice systems nationwide.
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The Brownsville Community Justice Center (BCJC) seeks to co-create community safety in Brownsville, Brooklyn by investing in local residents, transforming public spaces, and creating youth opportunity. The Justice Center envisions a safe and resourced Brownsville where all residents can thrive. The Justice Center focuses on engaging young people most impacted by criminal legal systems and community violence as leaders and innovators to create community driven public safety solutions.

BCJC is seeking a Program Manager, Youth Initiatives. Reporting to the Project Director, the Program Manager will serve as a leader within the BCJC, overseeing the strategy, execution, and evaluation of youth and community programs that advance youth opportunity, community safety, and equity. The Program Manager will be responsible for program innovation, cultivating leadership, partnership development, and ensuring compliance with contractual and grant requirements.

This position centers on developing experiential and project-based youth programs designing impactful public events, leveraging data and community voice, and aligning BCJC's resources to deliver high-impact community benefit and reinvestment. The role requires strong project management, experience in grassroots and civic engagement strategies, and a deep commitment to youth leadership, justice, equity, and place-based work.

• Utilize data, community input, and youth feedback to identify opportunities for community safety interventions in neighborhood hotspots;
• Design and lead youth and community programs that integrate project-based learning, youth organizing, civic engagement, and experiential learning opportunities; and
• Be a thought leader and develop strategy to identify opportunities to scale programs, align resources, and deepen BCJC’s youth development work and community impact.

• Facilitate youth-led planning and execution of community interventions and events such as the [B] Live Arts and Music Festival, the Be On Belmont campaign, and other cornerstone initiatives;
• Identify and implement new opportunities for community-based programming and public engagement; and
• Assist the Project Director with identifying new strategic initiatives, youth and public programs and safety interventions that support testing and innovation at the Justice Center.

• Monitor progress toward key program deliverables, including recruitment, participation, and engagement goals;
• Implement course corrections as needed to ensure successful program, project and event outcomes; and
• Lead data collection and reporting on metrics including attendance, engagement, stipends, neighborhood reinvestment, and partnership outcomes.

• Oversee the development and maintenance of systems to track subcontractor services, program resources, and community partnerships; and
• Ensure consistency and accessibility of information across teams to support coordination and long-term sustainability.

• Proactively seek sponsor ships and funding to support program growth and event execution; regularly pitch…