Coordinator of Advocacy

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault Coordinator of Advocacy (Project Management)

For 50 years Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault (MOCSA) has been an essential part of the Kansas City metro region. Our mission is to improve the lives of those impacted by sexual abuse and assault, and to prevent sexual violence in our community. MOCSA is an award‑winning employer with a commitment to survivors, evidence‑based practices, and trauma stewardship. We are seeking a human services professional with a commitment to providing survivor‑centered, trauma‑informed advocacy and outreach services to members of our community who have experienced sexual abuse and assault.

At MOCSA we are committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) and invite you to be part of our dedicated and passionate team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces and encourages differences in age, color, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make us unique.

Individuals who have been personally impacted by sexual violence are encouraged to apply. We believe that each employee is key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

This position is responsible for providing advocacy to adolescent and adult victims of sexual violence and conducting professional and community outreach to improve the response to victims.

• I. Supervision
  • Recruit, train and supervise Advocacy and Outreach Specialists, interns, and volunteers.
• II. Provide face‑to‑face Advocacy
  • Provide crisis intervention and advocacy to adolescent and adult victims/survivors.
  • Advocate for victims/survivors and their loved ones as they participate in the criminal justice systems.
  • Provide personal advocacy to victims/survivors and their loved ones.
  • Coordinate with law enforcement, prosecutors, and other criminal justice system service providers to assist victims/survivors.
  • Ensure all advocacy activities are appropriately documented.
• III. Crisis Intervention
  • Provide information, support, safety planning and crisis intervention to callers on the 24‑hour crisis line during regular business hours.
  • Serve as staff on‑call managing the operations of the crisis line and victim advocacy response after regular business hours on occasion throughout the year; and supervise volunteers while on‑call.
  • Ensure all crisis line activities are appropriately documented.
• IV. Grant Coordination
  • Assists with managing government and private grants that support the department including implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• V. Provide Professional and Community Outreach
  • Conduct outreach and professional education activities with police departments, hospitals, prosecutor's offices, community agencies and other agencies as identified.
  • Provide professional and community education on topics of sexual violence.
  • Acts as a representative of MOCSA at various community meetings and events.
  • Ensure all outreach activities are appropriately documented.

The responsibilities described represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to complete all assigned duties. Grant funds may only be used for the provision of approved activities.

This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in human services, social work, criminal justice, or related field or six years of equivalent work experience in victim advocacy and community outreach. The position also requires two years of experience in supervising and/or team leadership, program coordination and development, crisis intervention, and public speaking.

Demonstrated skills and experience in grant writing and reporting, supervision and program management, and experience working with relational databases. Two to four years of experience in the field of sexual/domestic violence. Experience working with diverse…