Req #: 239752

Department: SCHOOL OF IAS

Appointing Department Web Address: WPHP LINK: https://waprisonhistory.org/ School of IAS: https://www.uwb.edu/ias/ (WPHP LINK: https://waprisonhistory.org/ School of IAS: https://www.uwb.edu/ias/)

Job Location Detail: 4 DAYS/WEEK OF TELEWORK AVAILABLE

Posting Date: 10/21/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,625 - $6,562 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf)

Although open until filled, priority application date is October 28, 2024.

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The School of IAS has an outstanding opportunity for a Washington Prison History Project Community Outreach Manager to join their team.

The Community Outreach Manager for the Washington Prison History Project is responsible for leading the public outreach for the project. This position includes building and managing a portfolio of external community partner relationships, organizing and hosting public events, and working as part of a team to create and facilitate the use of educational materials about local histories of incarceration. The range of tasks in this position include: strategic planning and implementation to enhance the project, communicating with currently and formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones, organizing and leading public events in a range of settings (both online and in person), developing educational materials and curriculum drawn from the project archive that can be used in diverse contexts, contributing to web and print content, and participating as part of a project team. This position is funded by a three-year grant and reports to the project’s Principal Investigator.

This position is highly collaborative. The person in this role will work as part of a team that includes faculty, librarians, other hired staff, and community partners –including currently and formerly incarcerated people. This position supports the university’s primary objective of education and research, contributing to an archival research project focused on local histories of incarceration. This position supports UW Bothell’s mission and strategic plan with regard to community engagement, which involves collaboration to create positive change and an emphasis on the region.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Washington Prison History Project is a multimedia archive of prisoner activism and prison policy housed in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UWB. IAS provides a rigorous liberal arts education that draws connections across academic disciplines and links classroom learning to practical experience across diverse fields and sectors. IAS values engaged scholarship, transformative pedagogy, social justice, equity, and diversity.

With transformational funding from the Mellon Foundation, the Washington Prison History Project is expanding its reach and offerings in four areas: 1. Conducting research and preparing data visualizations that extend the project’s historical scope and application; 2. Developing community outreach and exhibition; 3. Expanding our platform to make archival materials more accessible and available; and 4. Formalizing connections with similar prison history projects nationwide.

This is a three-year grant-funded position that will report to the principal investigator of the grant and work as part of a small team. The ideal candidate for this position would be a collaborative and detail-oriented administrator who possesses knowledge of the criminal legal system, interest in community history and reciprocal modes of research, and a deep commitment to working with currently and formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMMUNICATION

• Develop and implement outreach strategies and materials to engage currently and formerly incarcerated people to inform them about relevant research opportunities and other ways of contributing to the project.

• Support the distribution of project materials to incarcerated people.

• Facilitate communication between incarcerated people, WPHP team and advisory board.

• Develop and manage diverse communication materials related to the project, including phone, email, mail, in-person, project website, press releases, and social media.

• Shape and coordinate public messaging strategy.

• Maintain consistent and clear communication with principal investigator, project staff and advisory board, librarians and other university partners, and community partners.EDUCATION AND CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT

• Develop diverse educational materials about incarceration in Washington drawn from the project archive and aimed at different audiences, such as web essays, zines, op-eds, newsletters, curriculum, and/or data visualization.

• Create outlets for community partners, especially involving incarcerated people, to participate in or contribute to the creation of educational materials.

• Facilitate access to educational and curricular materials for diverse audiences, including online, in person and by mail.

• Oversee the creation and distribution of educational materials and resources, including possible translation of materials and ensuring that they are accessible and appropriate for the prison setting.

• Work with project team to update or revise research materials as needed, including possible translation of project’s educational materials.

• Plan and organization educational workshops, events, and guest lecturers within correctional institutions and diverse community settings.COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

• Develop and maintain relationships with local communities, including currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, advocacy groups, and community organizations.

• Act as a liaison and primary point of contact between the university and community stakeholders to foster trust and collaboration.

• Advocate for the importance of prison history in diverse community settings.

• Represent the project at conferences, public events, and within related networks focused on prison policy, prisoner cultural groups, reentry support; public history; and digital humanities.

• Identify and develop partnerships with other organizations and institutions that can support the program’s goals, in consult with project team.

• Coordinate with peer projects nationally on shared efforts, where possible.

• Develop, support the participation of, and consult with an advisory board of incarcerated people in Washington.

• Plan and lead project-sponsored community events in multiple settings across the state.ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

• Meet regularly with principal investigator, project manager, and project advisory board.

• Work with principal investigator and project manager to hire, support other staff positions for the grant.

• Assist project manager and principal investigator on relevant topics as needed.

• Identify possible funding opportunities. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in history, labor studies, ethnic studies, education, social work, nonprofit administration, communication and media studies, or related fields

• Minimum two years’ experience in community engagement and outreach, labor or community organizing, research, nonprofit administration, or related fields. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to communicate, build, and maintain collaborative relationships with diverse constituencies, including faculty, staff, community partners, and currently and formerly incarcerated people.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with partners who include historically marginalized communities.

• Knowledge and understanding of issues related to incarceration and other systems of oppression and ability to translate this knowledge to higher education context.

• Ability to take initiative in a team-based environment while simultaneously following through on independent projects.

• Strong time management, organization, verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to multitask and adhere to detail-oriented projects in time-sensitive manner

• Demonstrated ability to use basic and some advanced functions of Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and web-based platforms (including Google Suite, Zoom, Eventbrite or similar).

• Experience with social media platforms (e.g., Twitter, Instagram), and with prison-based communication platforms (e.g., Securus). DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of criminal legal system and issues faced by currently and formerly incarcerated people.

• Experience designing curriculum or other educational materials.

• Experience in community organizing contexts.

• Ability to present materials in multiple formats, including written, visual, and online.

• Experience with community organizing.

• Experience with WordPress, graphic design (e.g., Adobe suite or Canva), and multimedia software for designing timelines or other data visualizations.

• Knowledge of research equity and reciprocity.

• Experience with archives, public history and/or oral history methodology, or participant action research. CONDITITONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• A hybrid model of in-person and telework is common. In-person office is shared with other project staff members.

• Ability and willingness to travel statewide, particularly to correctional settings and to community events statewide

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.