Relationship Sexual Violence Prevention Project Director (RSVP)
Job Description
Lincoln University-Missouri has been awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus program. The purpose of the grant is to establish a comprehensive, coordinated, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant program to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. Lincoln University-Missouri is hiring a Project Director who will provide day-to-day management, oversight, and administration of this program. The Project Director will be responsible for coordinating the planning and implementation of program requirements, as well as support all grant-related activities. This is a full-time, 12-month position, 3-year grant-funded position with the possibility of grant continuation and position renewal.
Essential Job Functions:
- Oversee daily operations and coordinate all grant activities related to administrating the OVW Campus Program grant.
Work closely with the Project Supervisor and other key stakeholders to develop, facilitate, and maintain the institution’s Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT). - Work collaboratively with the CCRT and other key stakeholders to ensure the development and implementation of statutory and programmatic grant requirements and activities.
- Serve as a point of contact to maintain communication between the campus and the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
- Ensure that project deliverables are completed on time and according to the statutory and program requirements of the grant program.
- Cultivate and sustain collaborative relationships with a wide array of stakeholders (staff, faculty, students, community members, and community partners) in order to accomplish project goals.
- Work with key stakeholders to assess the needs of students and the larger campus community, including historically marginalized and underserved communities, to gather information to inform project activities and implementation.
- Work with CCRT to develop, implement, and monitor project-specific strategic plan.
- Develop and maintain communication and information-sharing processes to ensure that project partners are informed and have access to key program information and materials.
- Maintain detailed documentation of award documents and project deliverables.
- Collect and organize relevant institutional data to submit in bi-annual performance reports.
- Participate in required virtual and in-person training and technical assistance as required by the grant program, including New Grantee Orientation, Training and Technical Institutes, webinars, and calls with OVW Campus Technical Assistance Providers and OVW.
- Adhere to all relevant federal and state laws and confidentiality guidelines.
- Monitor and abide by all special conditions of the award.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, public health, criminal justice, or related field.
- 1-3 years of related experience including working with multidisciplinary teams, grants, or subject matter work related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in project management and facilitation skills.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong knowledge of research and best practices as they related to prevention and/or victim/survivor advocacy for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking specifically in a college setting.
- Grant management experience (including grant writing, reporting, and budgeting).
This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder’s responsibility.