Executive Director, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice - University of Pennsylvania

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Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.




The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.








Posted Job Title

Executive Director, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice





Job Profile Title

Director D, Academic Affairs, Academic Center





Job Description Summary

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished law schools. The School offers a unique approach, incorporating cross-disciplinary legal education, a distinctly collaborative environment, and an innovative curriculum to enrich student learning. The small and highly interdisciplinary faculty achieves scholarly excellence while emphasizing a shared effort to advance understanding of the law. The result is an intellectual community that bridges traditional boundaries and disciplines within a renowned internal culture of collegiality, making the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for all its members.


The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice is a national, interdisciplinary, data-driven research and policy hub that that builds on Penn’s inter-disciplinary excellence to pursue a systems approach to catalyzing long-term structural improvements to the US criminal justice system.


Since its founding in 2013, the Quattrone Center has become an established national thought leader in criminal legal reform, hosting multiple symposia and other events and regularly producing works of rigorous scholarship that have made real-world change throughout the American criminal system. Working with Academic Director and Professor of Law Paul Heaton as well as affiliated faculty from multiple schools across Penn, the Executive Director will organize and promote to a wide array of audiences the Center’s activities, research, and recommendations, as well as manage a growing team of lawyers, researchers, data professionals, and experts in policy and communications.





Job Description


Job Description


Programming



+ In collaboration with the Academic Director and Center-related faculty, develop and implement long- and short-term programming goals and explicit strategies to achieve them.


+ In collaboration with the Academic Director and Center-related faculty, identify and engage a diverse group of related faculty and researchers from across the University.


+ Develop and implement a calendar of conferences, symposia, workshops, and roundtables intended to move the Center’s work forward and garner publicity for its research.


+ Develop and manage the Center’s annual integrated programming calendar and budget.





Communications



+ Oversee the Center’s external affairs strategy, including communications, policy and public relations.


+ Proactively find, develop, create, and utilize opportunities to communicate the Quattrone Center’s activities to a wide array of audiences.





Fundraising



+ Partner with the Penn Carey Law Office of Development and Alumni Relations to develop and implement fundraising for Center activities. Identify and cultivate prospects; with pre-approval of DAR and the Dean, solicit gifts; and engage in stewardship activities.


+ Assist Center-related faculty and Penn Carey Law Business Affairs with proposals for fundraising to foundations, government and other funding sources.





Management



+ Oversee the management of the Quattrone Center’s Assistant Directors and additional staff, adapting to the Center’s evolving research portfolio.


+ In partnership with the Academic Director, coordinate efforts of the Quattrone Center Advisory Board to engage with and support the Center’s work.




+ In partnership with the Academic Director, develop, implement, and review the Center’s annual budget.


+ Oversee and manage the Center’s grant portfolio. Work with Business Affairs to review monthly budget reports and provide required reporting to sponsors.





Additional Opportunities



+ Contingent on qualifications, curricular needs, and faculty approval, position may allow for teaching or co-teaching in the Penn Carey Law program





Qualifications



+ Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in criminal justice, with a proven track record in managerial and programming roles.


+ Strong understanding of diverse audience needs and experience in representing complex organizations in various public and internal contexts.


+ Demonstrated ability to design and implement long-term programming and effective planning and budgeting processes.


+ Experience in managing diverse stakeholders and leading large-scale projects with a collaborative approach.


+ Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize data and articulate insights through various written styles.


+ Proven track record of collaboration within a department and across a larger institution.


+ J.D. and fundraising experience are preferred.







Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania





Department / School

Law School





Pay Range

$90,860.00 - $125,000.00 Annual Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.




Affirmative Action Statement Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.




Special Requirements Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.




University Benefits

+ Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts : Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.

+ Tuition : Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits . You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.

+ Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.

+ Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.

+ Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.

+ Wellness and Work-life Resources : Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.

+ Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.

+ University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.

+ Discounts and Special Services : From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.

+ Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.

+ Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.

+ Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.




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