Local Violent Crime Coordinator

City of Roanoke, Virginia•Roanoke, VA

About The Position

The Local Violent Crime Coordinator supports local initiatives aimed at addressing and reducing violent crime. The position involves developing, implementing, expanding, and enhancing funding strategies and strategic planning coordination for local efforts. The coordinator will serve as the primary point of contact for local multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders. This is a 2-year grant position with benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public administration, or a related field from four-year college or university.
Experience in project coordination, preferably in the field of criminal justice or community development.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
Ability to organize and facilitate meetings, ensuring productive discussions and outcomes.
Familiarity with local criminal justice systems and community-based organizations.
Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints orally and in writing.
Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on controversial or complex topics to management.
Ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts.
Ability to organize, direct and coordinate a complete range of administrative activities obtaining maximum efficiency.
Ability to manage multi competing projects.
Ability to analyze a variety of administrative, operational, fiscal, and social problems and make sound recommendations for solutions.
Ability to deal with problems in the difficult phase.
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to formulate a vision and develop practical courses of action to accomplish goals.
Ability to identify key stakeholders.
Ability to think strategically.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with community members, service personnel, and regional law enforcement to strengthen or enhance Roanoke City's Group Violence Intervention Strategy, focusing on identifying individuals at the highest risk of committing or becoming victims of violent acts.
Develop and implement strategic plans to address local violent crime, aligning efforts with the goals set by the funding provided.
Serve as a central point of contact for multidisciplinary teams, facilitating communication and collaboration among stakeholders from diverse sectors such as public sector leadership, community organizations, law enforcement, legal professionals, victim advocates, health care providers, and more.
Monitor and oversee the allocation of funds to ensure effective utilization in line with the project’s objectives.
Organize and lead regular meetings of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring active participation and providing guidance to inform local planning and implementation.
Identify, research, and apply for grants to secure additional funding for local violent crime reduction initiatives.
Monitor the progress and compliance of funded projects, ensuring adherence to grant requirements and objectives.
Prepare comprehensive reports on grant activities, project outcomes, and financial expenditures for submission to relevant authorities and funding agencies.
Maintain detailed records of team meetings, project progress, and outcomes.
Prepare and submit reports as required.
If applicable, work with existing multidisciplinary teams, collect documentation of formalized partnerships agreements, such as memorandums of understanding (MOUs), and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders.
Foster engagement with community residents to ensure their perspectives are considered in the planning and implementation of violent crime reduction initiatives.