Los Angeles, CA - Job Announcement
Job Title: Program Manager
Full Time Position - Exempt

General Description:
The Urban Peace Institute (UPI) is seeking a highly qualified Program Manager to build and implement
community-based safety infrastructure in South Los Angeles which includes multi-sector coordination and
development, program management, as well as the implementation of effective community-based violence
prevention and reduction strategies. Working with UPI team members and partners, the federally funded
Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing a cross-sector rapid response team to reduce violence in
the Watts Neighborhood, as well as providing technical support for closely aligned program areas and staff while
building and maintaining strategic partnerships and initiatives. Position is hybrid with remote capability and
some required in-person/in-field meetings/events.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
o Manages and develops UPI’s rapid response team to reduce violence in Watts to strengthen UPI’s

presence within the community-based public safety and violence prevention fields;
o Manages all grant deliverables, outcomes, reporting, contractual obligations and implementation of

Action Plan in timely and consistent manner;
o Support strategic development strengthening UPI’s policy and practice platform and implementing

violence reduction strategies with cross-sector stakeholders;
o Researches and integrates national best practices into program work such as community-based public

safety, justice reform, violence prevention, just policing, leadership development, and gang
intervention;

o Develops and maintains local, county and statewide networks and partnerships with multiple sectors
involved in community-based public safety efforts;

o Provides leadership and support to staff and subcontractors executing program deliverables to ensure
the highest quality output;

o Demonstrates appropriate organizational leadership; directly supervises assigned program staff and
manages program contracts and budgets;

o Works in alignment with organization-wide initiatives to strengthen overall UPI agenda;
o Works with Executive Director and Senior Team on fundraising, strategic planning, team management

and organizational development;
o Participates in Senior Team meetings as needed and ensures adherence to organization-wide goals

and policies within the program area;
o Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

o Demonstrated experience working on community-based strategy development/implementation is a
must;

o 4 years experience in senior program management, federal or state grant program management
experience; staff supervision and partnership management required;

o Master’s degree in relevant field of study including public policy, criminology, sociology, social work,
public health and others or BA with equivalent experience is required;

o Demonstrated commitment to social justice and a disposition to work in an organization focused on
civil rights and equity;

o Substantive background in public safety, violence prevention, and/or justice reform is required.
Successful candidates will have high level of comfort and experience with two or more of these areas.
Experience working specifically on issues of gang violence, violence prevention and/or the needs of
gang-involved and formerly incarcerated is a plus;

o Strong familiarity with data from a variety of sources, including economic development or public
health studies, census reports, law enforcement agencies, public safety statistics, nonprofit database
systems, etc.;

o Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work with communities of color;
o Excellent report writing and, strong research and analytical abilities are a must;
o Flexibility to adjust and contribute to continually evolving work culture and changing priorities;
o High computer proficiency and comfort a must.

Annual Salary: $70,000 - $78,000. Includes health, dental and vision benefits. Parking is also included.
Urban Peace Institute is an “at will” and equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive
workforce. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply. In addition, the organization will consider
for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of
the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Organization Mission & History:
UPI is a leading nonprofit in the field of community safety, just policing, and systems reform to end community
and gang violence. For nearly two decades, UPI has worked to develop and implement innovative solutions to
address community violence and engage in ground-level system reform. This work began as a program of
Advancement Project, and beginning in 2015, as an independent organization fiscally sponsored by Community
Partners. UPI’s mission is to create thriving communities by implementing solutions to reduce violence, achieve
safety, and improve health.

Since 2011, UPI has led regional safety efforts in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts through an
initiative known as the Community Safety Partnership. These efforts include training law enforcement on
effective community-based policing practices, leading a Latino Leadership Institute to develop residents’
capacity to guide safety strategies, and convening diverse stakeholders to implement violence reduction
strategies. UPI’s leadership of the Community Safety Partnership has resulted in significant success. Violent
crime in Watts has decreased by more than 70% in four housing developments, youth arrests were cut in half,
and after three years of implementation, crime plummeted by 50% in three of the housing developments.

To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter stating interest in the position specifically detailing: 1) experience with
strategy development/implementation, 2) federal/state project oversight/management and 3) commitment
to urban peace issues and/or social justice to:

ATTN: Eric Lam, Director of Programs
1910 W. Sunset Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Or e-mail to: careers@urbanpeaceinstitute.org

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled