State Support and Training Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Practice Group / Team : Operations

Organization Information

Empire Justice Center, a diverse and highly respected statewide legal services organization, seeks a State Support and Training Manager for our Operations Team. This is an opportunity to join and grow in one of the most influential organizations serving marginalized low-income individuals and families in New York State.

Empire Justice Center attracts and employs a diverse team of dedicated, determined, and passionate advocates who significantly impact the lives of low-income New Yorkers. We succeed through direct legal representation, high-impact litigation, and legislative and administrative advocacy. As an organization, we provide top-notch training and technical assistance to other advocates to ensure fairness and justice for New Yorkers. We thrive on our commitment to supporting justice for populations that have historically experienced high levels of oppression. These populations include racially diverse individuals and families experiencing poverty, housing insecurity, immigration issues, and domestic violence. Additionally, the organization advocates for people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and school-age children facing discrimination and violations of their civil rights in schools.

Our offices in Rochester, Albany, Westchester County, and Long Island offer staff an exciting, dynamic, inclusive working environment with a solid commitment to work / life balance, teamwork, diversity, wellness, and personal / professional development.

Position Summary

Empire Justice Center is a leader in providing high-quality, cutting-edge training and state support services to civil legal services providers statewide. We are pleased to announce the opening for the new position of State Support and Training Manager.

This position will play a crucial role in the growth and implementation of our expanding statewide training and technical assistance resources. This position will work closely with the Senior Marketing Manager to ensure the promotion of training opportunities, as well as with the Director of Training and Technical Assistance, the Director of Litigation, and the Director of Operations, and other staff tasked with providing training and technical assistance services.

This position will develop and enhance Empire Justice Center’s processes and programs for providing exceptional training, technical assistance, and state support to civil legal services providers statewide. Responsibilities will include supporting and enhancing internal systems for developing, presenting, and preserving presentations, training materials, and other technical assistance resources for advocates. The State Support and Training Manager will also be responsible for incorporating and implementing new technologies designed to enhance the user’s learning experience. This position will be supervised by the Director of Operations or another position on the Leadership Team.

Salary

The referenced pay range / scale represents this job's estimated minimum and maximum compensation. Individual annual salaries / hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range and determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, market data, and internal equity considerations.

The salary for a State Support and Training Manager with 3 years of experience is $62,619, and the salary for a State Support and Training Manager with 5 years of experience is $70,000. (Upstate NY)

Benefits

We are an organization that supports and encourages a work / life balance. Empire Justice Center offers a generous benefit package including :

• 35-hour full-time work week.
• Employee Wellness Activities.
• Health Insurance Coverage

o Employer pays 100% premium for a high-quality, co-pay insurance plan.

o Benefit is eligible after 12 months of employment.

Empire Justice Center is an Equal Opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, including discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, disability status, genetics, neurodiversity, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Requirements :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

o This position is eligible to request a hybrid work schedule in accordance with organizational policy.

resources, and other technical assistance materials produced and distributed by Empire Justice Center are high-quality, professional in style, and appropriately branded.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

TO APPLY : Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. If interested, please visit our “Work With Us” employment page on our website at www.empirejustice.org. Please submit a complete application, including a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and contact information for three professional references (one supervisor is required). Please refrain from making phone calls or sending hard copies. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact Mercedece Love, Human Resources and Compliance Manager, at mlove@empirejustice.org. Empire Justice Center is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Empire Justice Center ensures that persons with disabilities and / or communication barriers have reasonable accommodations.