Criminal Justice Project Director

Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Criminal Justice Project Director at Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council leads day‑to‑day implementation of the initiative with HCSO and HCDAO to strengthen the coordinated response to domestic violence and support high‑risk referrals.

This role coordinates training, referral tools, and case reviews, tracks commitments, and ensures survivor safety while fostering collaboration among DVHRT, Mobile Advocacy, and partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field; experience with DVHRT or other multidisciplinary high‑risk response models.
• Experience collaborating with law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, housing providers, or community‑based victim service organizations.
• Knowledge of protective‑order processes, GPS‑related response coordination, repeat‑offender interventions, or domestic violence fatality review.
• Experience developing curricula, supporting grant‑funded projects, or using performance data for continuous improvement; ability to communicate in additional languages used by local survivors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the project work plan, timelines, meeting schedule, deliverables, and action tracker; identify implementation barriers and elevate unresolved issues to HCDVCC leadership.
• Serve as the primary project liaison to designated HCSO and SMART personnel; facilitate communication among participating agencies and clarify responsibility for agreed actions.
• Develop and maintain referral tools, operating procedures, partner contact lists, and escalation pathways in collaboration with HCSO and HCDVCC leadership.
• Coordinate implementation across DVHRT, training, Mobile Advocacy, and flexible assistance; align activities with the approved scope and budget.

Skills

Interagency collaboration

Program coordination

Stakeholder engagement

DV systems knowledge

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Criminal Justice Project Director

Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

HCSO Public Safety and Domestic Violence High Risk Initiative

Status: Full time | Location: Harris County, Texas

Reports to: designated program leader

Position Summary

The Criminal Justice Project Director leads day-to-day implementation of HCDVCC’s partnership with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (HCDAO) to strengthen the coordinated response to domestic violence. The position helps launch a special project in Harris County Pct. 4 that connects HCSO, the SMART Co-Response Team, HCDVCC, and the Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT); supports timely identification and referral of high-risk cases; coordinates training and technical assistance; and tracks project commitments and outcomes.

The Project Director supports the entire initiative, including referral pathways for flexible funds assistance and Mobile Advocacy for survivors residing in or relocating to Harris County Precinct 4. This role focuses on removing barriers to survivor safety and services while strengthening coordinated attention to repeat offending, protective-order violations, GPS-related safety concerns, and missed opportunities for high-risk referral.

About HCDVCC

HCDVCC brings people, systems, and resources together to strengthen Harris County’s response to domestic violence. As a coordinating organization, HCDVCC works across victim services, law enforcement, courts, housing, healthcare, and community partners to improve survivor safety and access to support.

Essential Responsibilities

Project implementation and partner coordination

• Maintain the project work plan, timelines, meeting schedule, deliverables, and action tracker; identify implementation barriers and elevate unresolved issues to HCDVCC leadership.
• Serve as the primary project liaison to designated HCSO and SMART personnel; facilitate communication among participating agencies and clarify responsibility for agreed actions.
• Develop and maintain referral tools, operating procedures, partner contact lists, and escalation pathways in collaboration with HCSO and HCDVCC leadership.
• Coordinate implementation across DVHRT, training, Mobile Advocacy, and flexible assistance; work with program and finance staff to align activities with the approved scope and budget.

High risk referral and DVHRT coordination

• Support timely screening, triage, and referral of eligible high-risk domestic violence cases using established criteria and protocols; address incomplete referrals and handoff gaps.
• Prepare and facilitate multidisciplinary case reviews, document coordinated intervention plans, assign action owners, and follow up on commitments within authorized information-sharing procedures.
• Recognize urgent safety concerns and activate established response pathways promptly; scheduled case review must not delay emergency response.
• Track referral-to-review times, case dispositions, outstanding actions, and recurring barriers to survivor access or coordinated intervention.

Training and technical assistance

• Develop an annual training plan with HCSO and HCDVCC leadership; coordinate, deliver, or arrange training for personnel across the HCSO system who interact with the initiative.
• Address domestic violence dynamics, trauma‑informed response, high‑risk indicators, DVHRT and SMART referrals, flexible assistance, safe survivor engagement, and agency response roles.
• Coordinate subject‑matter experts, maintain training materials, orient new project participants, document attendance, and evaluate learning and implementation needs.

Survivor access and flexible assistance coordination

• Work with the Mobile Advocate Team and designated HCDVCC staff to ensure clear, timely referral pathways for eligible Precinct 4 survivors and warm handoffs to housing, legal, safety, and community resources.
• Identify obstacles to assistance, including documentation, transportation, language, disability access, and safe communication; recommend practical improvements that reduce unnecessary barriers.
• Track unmet needs and service delays without requiring survivors to participate in prosecution, shelter, or ongoing services except where an applicable funding requirement expressly applies.

Case oversight and systems improvement

• Coordinate written workflows for GPS‑related safety concerns, repeat‑offender identification, and suspected protective‑order violations; maintain responsible‑agency contacts and track documented follow‑up.
• Convene coordinated risk reviews for case meetings, agreed repeat‑offender or escalation criteria and support survivor‑centered action planning and appropriate accountability referrals.
• Coordinate prompt review of domestic violence homicides within the project scope that had no prior DVHRT referral. Map prior contacts, risk indicators, referral decisions, and system gaps using authorized information.
• Translate review findings into corrective actions with owners and deadlines; track completion and bring recurring gaps to project leadership for resolution.

HCSO and other authorized agencies retain GPS monitoring, emergency response, investigation, enforcement, and court responsibilities. The Project Director does not provide continuous GPS monitoring or direct law enforcement operations. Individual assistance decisions and fiscal approvals remain with designated HCDVCC staff under agency policy.

Performance reporting and confidentiality

• Maintain accurate project records and prepare quarterly reports on service access, response timeliness, training, DVHRT activity, case oversight, and improvement actions.
• Work with HCSO and HCDVCC staff to define indicators, verify data quality, establish baselines, and interpret trends with attention to missing data and limits on attribution.
• Protect confidential survivor and case information, follow consent and information‑sharing protocols, and use aggregate or de‑identified information in routine reports.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field; experience with DVHRT or other multidisciplinary high‑risk response models.
• Experience collaborating with law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, housing providers, or community‑based victim service organizations.
• Knowledge of protective‑order processes, GPS‑related response coordination, repeat‑offender interventions, or domestic violence fatality review.
• Experience developing curricula, supporting grant‑funded projects, or using performance data for continuous improvement; ability to communicate in additional languages used by local survivors.