SDVCJ Project Coordinator

* The SDVCJ Project Coordinator is a grant funded position; therefore, the duration of this position is subject to the guidelines outlined in the grant.

Coordinate the OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ) project, a two-year continuation project funded by the Department of Justice.

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or Social and Behavioral Sciences required. *
• A combination of education and work experience in the legal, victim advocacy, or criminal justice fields.
• Must have a valid unrestricted Driver's License and be insurable by GTB's insurance carrier.

• Meet the goals, objectives, and activities of the project as defined in the grant application and described below consistent with the project budget and timeline, fiscal guidelines, and staffing resources.
• Perform all GTB Program Director related duties associated with this grant; ensuring grant is in compliance with funding agency and GTB requirements.
• Schedule SDVCJ meetings on a monthly basis, chair the meetings, and prepare & disseminate meeting agendas, minutes, Outlook appointment reminders, and other duties as needed.
• Collaborate with Tribal Court and GTB departments to review the GTB Tribal Code for inconsistencies, updates in legislation and draft revisions that arise in the course of continued exercise of SDVCJ.
• Bring code revisions forth to the Tribal Council for action.
• Gather all relevant data pertaining to domestic violence, crime, and SDVCJ and implement digital records management strategies for current and future records for continuation of exercising SDVCJ.
• Review federal and tribal law, regulations, policies and procedures for SDVCJ that includes an in-depth examination of existing inter-tribal consortiums and any data gathered.
• Review and propose enhanced sentencing requirements provided in applicable federal laws and regulations, including addressing possible tribal constitutional amendment and inmate housing options to the SDVCJ group.
• Develop and coordinate training for law enforcement, prosecutor, victim services, court, probation department and other criminal justice agency personnel responsible for exercising SDVCJ.
• Coordinate and network with Tribal and non-Tribal (Federal, State, County, local) criminal justice agencies.
• Attend meetings related to SDVCJ as required, including national, state and local conferences or meetings.
• Develop and implement strategic plan for SDVCJ continuation.
• Work with stakeholders to review, make suggestions and recommendations to the existing Domestic Violence Code and Personal Protection Order Ordinance, Tribal Codes, protocols, policies, procedures, and registries to increase victim safety and perpetrator accountability as it pertains to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
• Identify, establish, attend and/or coordinate annual training for court, law enforcement, probation, prosecutor's office, victim advocates, SDVCJ project coordinator and SDVCJ team members related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; and ensure said training is approved by funding agency. Complete travel paperwork per GTB Travel protocol.
• Meet/collaborate on a regular basis with prosecutor, law enforcement, and probation and victim advocate group to review current cases and ensure victim needs are being met and perpetrator is being held accountable.
• Review Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) policy for housing prisoners and bring information to SDVCJ Team meetings.
• Coordinate and receive technical assistance training for court, law enforcement, prosecution, probation departments on database and evidence-based report writing, liabilities, and changes to the GTB Tribal Code.
• Assist Legal Department, Tribal Court, Probation Victim Services, and Law Enforcement in data entry and ensure data is entered correctly, including revising data gathering methodology if necessary.
• Evaluate the processes and outcomes of the project and report findings to the GTB Office of Program Development and Evaluation (OPDE) to assess effectiveness of project.
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