IMRP Educational Program Manager

IMRP Educational Program Manager 1

University of Connecticut (UConn)

Reporting to the Director of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP), the Educational Program Manager 1 will serve as the lead professional staff member from IMRP assigned to oversee the Connecticut Sentencing Commission. Per Commission bylaws and with Commission approval, this position will also serve as the Executive Director, acting at the pleasure of the Commission. The IMRP Director will work collaboratively with the Chair of the Commission to ensure that the Educational Program Manager 1 is successfully meeting the Commission’s annual goals and priorities.

This position manages the day-to-day operations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission and supervises multiple professional and/or support staff and serves as a highly advanced resource for programmatic subject matter.

Working in close collaboration with the Commission Chair and the IMRP Director, this position is responsible for the effective day-to-day management of the Commission. Key responsibilities include coordinating research projects and working groups, managing the allocation of staff and resources, soliciting grants, and overseeing other Commission activities. This role also provides administrative leadership, including supervision, training, evaluation, and task delegation to full-time staff, graduate assistants, and student workers.

The position ensures the smooth administration of Commission programs and the coordination of research and training efforts.

The Connecticut Sentencing Commission was established under Connecticut General Statutes 54-300. The mission of the commission is to review the existing criminal sentencing structure in the state, propose changes, including revisions to existing statutes, new criminal legislation, and updates to existing and proposed sentencing policies and practices, and make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and relevant criminal justice agencies.

The 23-member Commission includes judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, agency commissioners, Judicial Branch staff, law enforcement, and other appointed officials.

Since its inception, the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) has provided professional staffing and administrative support to the Commission. The Commission also collaborates with Connecticut’s academic institutions to ensure high-quality research and analysis. As an independent and autonomous body, the Commission retains full authority over its priorities, agenda, and strategic direction. The IMRP provides administrative and fiduciary oversight to support the Commission’s work.

This position requires a strong partnership with both the Commission Chair and the IMRP Director to ensure that the Commission fulfills its annual priorities and goals.

• Plans, directs, and administers the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, assuring compliance with enabling laws, and developing the Commission’s budgets and meeting agendas.
• Plans and directs the research, evaluation, and monitoring activities of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission consistent with the Commission’s mission, statutory charge, and updates the Commission on research and policy developments related to sentencing practices nationwide.
• Directs the day-to-day operation and administration of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission in accordance with the Commission’s goals and objectives. Oversees coordination for the Commission’s activities and logistics and prepares necessary reports.
• Ensures all work activities are completed in accordance with the Commission’s goals and objectives.
• Oversees the writing and editing of Commission documents, including legislative drafting.
• Drafts and prepares reports of the Commission for submission to internal and external entities.
• Leads the planning, development, design, and evaluation of the Commission’s activities. Collects and analyzes Commission data and participates in evaluating the Commission’s effectiveness.
• Represents the Commission to the General Assembly, Executive and Judicial branches, municipalities, practitioners, academics, and sentencing…