Research Program Lead — Juvenile Justice Data & Impact

Experience Champaign Urbana; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Experience Champaign Urbana is seeking a project management/coordination professional to coordinate applied research projects in juvenile and criminal justice domains. The role will liaise with CPRD and funders, guide data collection, and supervise timely deliverables.

Responsibilities include leading project teams, developing reports, and delivering trainings and technical assistance to funders and agencies, with a focus on data-informed policy development.

Responsibilities

• Liaises between CPRD and funders; builds partnerships with funders, data admins, and foundations on research and data use.
• Leads project to ensure timely, complete, professional work; manages timelines, deliverables, and completion.
• Advises leadership on pursuing new juvenile and criminal justice funding; recommends resource allocation on annual budgets.
• Authors major reports such as the annual detention, juvenile transfer, jail removal, and RED reports.
• Other duties as appropriate.
• Conceptualizes research questions to guide development and implementation of applied research protocols.
• Develops surveys and data collection instruments; oversees data collection, interpretation and use of findings.
• Provides consultation and technical assistance to funders and agencies on database design and user support.
• Creates and presents trainings for juvenile justice councils, IJJC, and stakeholders.
• Leads in criminal and juvenile justice research for dissemination of reports and products.

Job description

Experience Champaign Urbana is seeking a project management/coordination professional to coordinate applied research projects in juvenile and criminal justice domains. The role will liaise with CPRD and funders, guide data collection, and supervise timely deliverables.

Responsibilities include leading project teams, developing reports, and delivering trainings and technical assistance to funders and agencies, with a focus on data-informed policy development.