Project Restore Program Director
- Compensation
- $90K–$100K / yr
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Must have
- Graduate degree preferred in criminal justice, social work, public administration, youth development, or a related field.
- Significant experience managing programs in a nonprofit, criminal justice, or youth development setting.
- Demonstrated experience supervising multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience managing budgets and fiscal reporting for grant-funded programs.
- Prior experience collaborating with courts, District Attorney’s offices, or other legal-system partners in New York City is strongly preferred.
- Strong partnership management and relationship-building skills across government, nonprofit, and community stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Deep commitment to restorative and social justice and to serving young men impacted by the justice system.
- Able to engage and work with individuals and organizations of diverse backgrounds.
- Strong organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
- Connections to Central Brooklyn/Flatbush community networks a plus.
Full description
The Program Director provides overarching strategic, operational, fiscal, and administrative leadership for Project Restore. Serving as the primary liaison between KAVI, KCDA, ISLG, CFJ, Inside Circle, and municipal stakeholders, the Program Director ensures absolute fidelity to the Project Restore model. This position oversees the full multidisciplinary team across all grant phases and leads inter-agency governance, contract deliverables, budget management, and citywide network representation.
About Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI)
KAVI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) youth-serving organization with a mission to prevent and eliminate interpersonal violence from the lives of young people through advocacy, peer leadership, community mobilization, and social justice.
KAVI promotes community wellness and healing by operating high-impact youth violence prevention and intervention programs in Brooklyn. Our programs take place in hospital-based, school, and community settings. We are building a team of individuals willing to work hard, be creative, build on opportunities, and think “out of the box.”
About Project Restore
Project Restore is an intensive, restorative community-based intervention initiative designed to support 28–30 young men (ages 15–28) across two cohorts in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Operated by KAVI in close partnership with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA), CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance (ISLG), Center for Justice Innovation (CFJ), and Inside Circle, Project Restore delivers a holistic, trauma-informed model that integrates transformative credible mentoring, clinical mental health support, comprehensive case management, paid career-building internships, community activation events, and immersive retreats.
Job Description:
The Program Director provides overarching strategic, operational, fiscal, and administrative leadership for Project Restore. Serving as the primary liaison between KAVI, KCDA, ISLG, CFJ, Inside Circle, and municipal stakeholders, the Program Director ensures absolute fidelity to the Project Restore model. This position oversees the full multidisciplinary team across all grant phases and leads inter-agency governance, contract deliverables, budget management, and citywide network representation.
- Oversee all aspects of Project Restore implementation, from pre-programming through post-programming/aftercare.
- Serve as the primary liaison between KAVI, KCDA, ISLG, CFJ, Inside Circle, and other Project Restore partners.
- Provide strategic program leadership and ensure fidelity to the Project Restore model.
- Maintain fiscal oversight of the Project Restore budget.
- Directly supervise the Program Manager and provide overall leadership to the full Project Restore team.