Wrongful Conviction Training Associate Director, Illinois Innocence Project

Summary:
This position is responsible for ongoing, statewide delivery of the Illinois Innocence Project's Wrongful Conviction Awareness & Avoidance (WCAA) Police Training Program at each of the state's police academies as part of the Base Law Enforcement Training program and expansion into the Illinois Mobile Team Units as part of in-service training.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Provide WCAA program leadership and management. Direct the day-to-day operations of the IIP WCAA training program by establishing and supervising program goals, curriculum, policies, procedures and staff, and supervising one direct report to achieve the program’s mission. Oversee and collaborate with the CSPL Research and Evaluation Team to develop survey instruments to capture the pre and post impacts of the IIP training. Advise IIP attorneys, exoneree speakers, and other speakers on curriculum delivery. Collaborate with the coordinator of the Exoneree Speaker’s Bureau to develop and maintain a pool of speakers. Provide regular reports on the status of the training program to IIP leadership. 

Develop law enforcement and community outreach, including relationships with police academy directors and staff, policymakers, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association and other external constituents. Present at key stakeholder conferences, such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement & Standards, and the Innocence Network. Serve as the primary spokesperson for WCAA at training sessions, public events, and in the press 

Oversee curriculum development and instruction. Develop and lead the WCAA curriculum committee in updating the training curriculum annually, incorporating the most recent research and findings as appropriate. Oversee and direct ongoing research, evaluation, and data mining on new findings regarding policing practices and wrongful convictions. 

Provide fiscal oversight of WCAA, ensuring operation within the confines of the organizational budget. Oversee, coordinate, and expedite logistical arrangements including schedule and travel for WCAA training sessions. Work closely with IIP financial administration and IIP leadership to manage the WCAA budget and financial decisions for the program 

Other duties as assigned