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12 people are interested
Marketing Volunteer - Sex Trafficking Program
ORGANIZATION: Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
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12 people are interested
Program Overview: Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act. This is induced by force, fraud, or coercion/manipulation. Although, for individuals under the age of 18, force, fraud, or coercion does not need to be proven to be considered sex trafficking, although those elements are often present. Additionally, sex trafficking does not just happen to young women, it happens to all genders, from a variety of communities and backgrounds. In Multnomah County, we take a collaborative approach to addressing this complex issue occurring in our community.
Summary of Responsibilities
The role of Marketing Volunteer will be to assist the staff in promoting the education, prevention, and civic engagement to address Sex Trafficking by:
- Participating in and taking notes at collaborative meetings.
- Preparing various action plans, meeting notes, research findings, guides, etc...
- Using provided materials, notes and data to create a GoAnimate video tutorial and additional marketing materials related to the collaborative.
- Analyzing data and creating reports and/or presentations for a wide variety of audiences to understand outcomes.
- Participating in staff meetings and
- Performing administrative duties as needed, related to marketing projects.
Training Provided: Volunteers are invited to participate in a variety of meetings and training offered by the Department of Community Justice and/or community partners.
Education
The role would suit a new graduate from a marketing course or a more experienced marketer who is looking to gain experience in a new field.
Skills/Experience Required:
- Experience with marketing and social media, either through education, work or volunteering.
- Familiarity with using marketing tools to generate understanding or interest in a topic, including demonstrable experience using GoAnimate
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to write clearly, accurately and succinctly.
- Interest in the criminal justice system, child welfare system or community organizations and systems providing resources to victims of sex trafficking
- Mature, reliable, dependable individuals able to relate to a variety of persons.
- Ability to learn department computer system; computer literate in word processing and Google Suite.
Skills/Experience Preferred
- grant management
- research
- meeting facilitation
- stakeholder engagement
- program development
- working knowledge of social service, legal and public safety systems serving victims of sex trafficking
More opportunities with Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Location:
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 250, Portland, OR 97214, US
Mission Statement
OUR VISION: Community Safety through Positive Change
OUR MISSION: Our mission is to enhance community safety and reduce criminal activity by holding youth and adults accountable in a fair and just manner, assisting them to develop skills necessary for success, and effectively using public resources.
OUR VALUES:
A Just and Equitable System: We recognize the importance of actively addressing causes of minority overrepresentation in the justice system as a means of ensuring just and equitable treatment of youth and adult offenders.
Collaborative Relationships: We believe that, in order to enhance public safety, we must work together with our partners, including the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies and the community.
Diversity & Cultural Responsiveness: We value and respect diversity within our staff, our clients, and our community, and take seriously our responsibility to provide culturally specific services in a competent manner. The historical and cultural diversity of the community is viewed as a strength in achieving our mission.
Healthy Families: We value families for their role in strengthening our communities and preventing criminal behavior; and empowering families as full partners in the behavioral change effort.
Information Based Decisions: We are dedicated to continuous improvement and use data and best practices to help guide our decision making.
Innovation: We are always looking for new ways to enhance public safety by creating best practices - exhibiting responsible risk-taking and demonstrating the courage to go in new directions.
Investing in Employees: We invest in our employees by providing education, training, and opportunities for their personal and professional growth. We value a balance between professional responsibilities and personal life.
Respect: We value the highest standards of professional behavior, including treating people with dignity, promoting effective communication, resolving conflicts peacefully, acting with integrity, taking initiative, and accepting personal responsibility for our organizational culture.
Stewardship: We recognize our responsibility to protect our resources and use them wisely through sound financial management and environmentally sustainable operations.
Description
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) serves a vital role in protecting our public safety and the strength of our communities. We intervene to prevent the recurrence of crime among juvenile and adult defendants and offenders by supervising them and getting them the help they need to change problem behavior. We provide supervision and treatment resources to youth, adults, families, and communities to address the underlying issues and problems that drive crime. Our efforts are guided by a range of supervision, technology, evidence-based strategies to maximize our resources and results.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 250Portland, OR 97214
DATE POSTED
March 9, 2018
SKILLS
- Copy Writing / Copy Editing
- Grant Writing / Research
- Online Flash/Video Production
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Interactive/Social Media/SEO
- Graphic Design / Print
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4-6 hours/week for a minimum of 6 months