Standards Specialist

The Standards Specialist will work under the supervision of experienced directors to leverage the powers of the Board. This role is critical to the work of the Board, serving as the Board's and the City's 'eyes and ears' in the jails on Rikers Island, as well as the court pens and hospital prison wards. The Specialist will conduct regular tours of assigned jails, provide written and oral reporting on conditions and minimum standards, and enforce the Minimum Standards by visiting jails, taking and resolving complaints from staff and people in custody.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include conducting regular tours of assigned jails, providing written and oral reporting on conditions and minimum standards, enforcing the Minimum Standards, analyzing compliance by the Correctional Health Services with the Health and Mental Health Care Minimum Standards, and preparing written reports on all investigations, surveys, and analyses.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a passion for justice, fairness, and human rights, and the ability to collaborate with administration, monitoring, legal and research staff. They will have experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and knowledge of and experience with statistical analysis.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a social science discipline, public policy or related field
• At least three years of government, nonprofit, or comparable experience
• Experience at a regulatory agency or advocating before a regulatory agency
• Service as an inmate in a correctional or related facility may be substituted for a portion of the full-time, paid, preferred experience up to a maximum of two years on a year-for-year basis
• Interest in and experience with criminal justice and correctional policy, human rights, or social justice
• Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research and expressing findings in report form
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of and experience with statistical analysis
• Strong ability to write clear and concisely
• Working knowledge of New York City jails and corrections
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to collaborate with diverse colleagues and partners
• Ability to work well independently and on a team
• Ability to handle sensitive information in a professional manner, and with discretion and integrity
• Bilingual such as Spanish

Benefits

• Federal loan forgiveness programs
• State repayment assistance programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)