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Director of Innovation San Quentin SkunkWorks
ORGANIZATION: SAN QUENTIN SKUNKWORKS
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Join Us as the Director of Innovation at San Quentin SkunkWorks!
Are you ready to lead a transformative movement from within the walls of San Quentin? We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Director of Innovation to join our groundbreaking team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with incarcerated innovators, guiding them to create meaningful change in the criminal justice system through cutting-edge projects and creative solutions.
About San Quentin SkunkWorks:
We are a dynamic innovation lab inside San Quentin, committed to revolutionizing prison culture and driving systemic change. Our Impact Team, composed of incarcerated people, collaborates with outside professionals to develop pioneering solutions that challenge the status quo, reduce recidivism, and empower incarcerated people.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead Game-Changing Projects: Oversee initiatives like our Transformative Gaming Events and RighteousReview, which aim to dismantle barriers within the prison system and spotlight systemic biases.
- Mentor and Inspire: Provide top-tier mentorship, cultivating leadership skills and professional growth among Impact Team members.
- Bridge Worlds: Foster effective communication and collaboration among incarcerated team members, staff, and external partners, bridging the gap between inside and outside perspectives.
- Drive Results: Implement strategic project management practices to ensure timely and impactful project outcomes.
- Champion Our Mission: Be an advocate for justice reform, building strategic relationships with thought leaders and stakeholders to amplify our impact.
Who You Are:
- A visionary leader with 7-10 years of executive experience in tech startups or innovation labs, skilled at scaling initiatives and navigating dynamic environments.
- A creative thinker with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a proven track record of leading diverse, high-performing teams.
- An innovator with a background in skunkworks or similar environments, adept at developing and launching products that disrupt the status quo.
- An advocate with a passion for criminal justice reform, and the ability to build meaningful connections with key players in the field.
Why This Role is Different:
- A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Work directly inside San Quentin with a team of incarcerated innovators, challenging your perspective and expanding your impact.
- Be Part of a Bold Movement: Collaborate with a forward-thinking team dedicated to creating systemic change in the criminal justice system.
- Grow and Learn: Enhance your leadership, project management, and advocacy skills while contributing to groundbreaking initiatives.
- Flexibility: We offer flexible volunteer hours that fit your schedule.
Join us to revolutionize what’s possible in criminal justice reform and be part of a team that is transforming the future from the inside out.
Apply now and be a force for change at San Quentin SkunkWorks.
For more information, visit https://sanquentinskunkworks.org or contact us at hello@sanquentinskunkworks.org.
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About SAN QUENTIN SKUNKWORKS
Location:
1 MAIN ST, #484, SAN QUENTIN, CA 94964, US
Mission Statement
San Quentin SkunkWorks is a nonprofit innovation lab founded inside prison by incarcerated people. We’re not here to fix broken systems--we’re here to redesign them. Our mission is to unite the leadership and ingenuity of incarcerated changemakers with professionals on the outside to transform the justice system from the inside out. Every project we launch--from restorative gaming to AI-driven sentencing reform--is driven by real-world impact and radical collaboration. We believe incarceration can be a launchpad for growth, not a dead end. Our values--compassion, integrity, justice, and audacity--aren’t just words. They’re the blueprint. Volunteering with us isn’t about service. It’s about joining a team that’s building what’s never been built before. From behind bars, we’re shaping a future that works better for everyone.
Description
SkunkWorks started as a bold idea inside San Quentin: what if incarceration could become a launchpad for change? Founded by incarcerated people and built in partnership with outside professionals, we’ve grown into a nationally recognized innovation lab inside prison walls.
Our goal is simple but radical: transform the justice system by centering the leadership of the people most impacted by it. We design and test scalable solutions-then push to bring them beyond the walls.
Our programs include Transformative Gaming (which brings over 150 people together monthly to change prison culture), RighteousReview (an AI-powered tool to uncover bias in sentencing), and Chiaroscuro (a large-scale art initiative to reclaim prison spaces with color and beauty).
We’ve been featured on the front page of the LA Times and are backed by CDCR. But our biggest achievement? Building a movement where incarcerated people lead-and the world listens.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Computers & Technology,
Justice & Legal
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
1 Main StreetSan Quentin, CA 94964
(37.9429 ,-122.48058 )
DATE POSTED
December 19, 2024
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Executive Admin
- Program Management
- Management
- Resource Development / Management
- Project Management
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- For this role, you’ll commit to 2 hours on-site at San Quentin each week, with additional time as needed to support our initiatives and drive meaningful change.