Senior Manager, Education, Advocacy and Communications

About PASAN

PASAN is a community-harm reduction-based HIV/HCV organization that provides support, education, and advocacy to, for, and with individuals who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated.

Our Mission: PASAN is a place where prisoners’ matter.


Our Vision: We envision an end to prisons, health inequities, and the oppressions that drive criminalization, incarceration, HIV and hepatitis C.

To learn more about us: https://pasan.org/

About the Senior Manager, Education, Advocacy & Communications role

This role is a great opportunity for a collaborative, strategic thinker and excellent communicator, who is passionate about prison health & justice issues.

In this role, you will support the 6 staff who provide prison-based sexual health programming, system navigation, advocacy, and linkage to care support for incarcerated people living with and affected by HIV and Hep C and people who use drugs.

You will work with the PASAN team to identify and advance PASAN’s advocacy priorities.

You will use your ability to develop to support PASAN’s overall education, advocacy & policy change work.

This position reports to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to):

Strategic Leadership

• Work with the leadership team to oversee the implementation and evaluation of the anti-racism & anti-oppression action plan
• Collaborate with the leadership and staff teams to centre equity & justice in our approach, including programming, operational practices, systems, and team health & wellness.
• Work with the PASAN team to implement organizational strategic priorities

Advocacy & Community Relations

• Build and nurture relationships with partners and community members, including government agencies, community partners, funders, and advocacy groups to support advancing PASAN’s mission and strategic priorities
• Work in collaboration to identify, communicate and evaluate PASAN’s advocacy priorities and initiatives
• Collaborate with the In-reach team to advance individual and systemic advocacy in federal and provincial correctional facilities
• Partner with other relevant advocacy organizations to support or develop advocacy positions/campaigns on prison health, justice issues, policy change, and/or advancing harm reduction & HIV/Hep C programs in correctional facilities
• Act as the representative for PASAN at relevant coalitions, networks and other events

Program Management & Communications

• Monitor recent developments related to harm reduction, HIV,HCV, in correctional facilities and translate government policies and reports into action-oriented accessible language
• Oversee and manage the creation of PASAN’s communications and educational materials, such as social media posts, website updates, educational resources ,publications (CellCount)
• Develop and publish communications, including calls to action, letters to elected officials, and opinion articles,

Financial & People Operations

• Provide support and mentorship to the In-reach prison staff team (6 staff)
• Conduct annual performance evaluation and work with staff to identify relevant training and capacity building opportunities to support their professional and skill development
• Oversee and monitor assigned program budget of $500k+, and identify measures to mitigate risks as needed in collaboration with the Executive Director
• Work with the Executive Director to identify fundraising strategies and opportunities to support the education, advocacy & policy change work, and write funding applications as required

Job Requirements:

• • You have demonstrated knowledge of the structural, economic, social, and political contexts affecting both incarcerated people and those who have been previously incarcerated in Ontario.
• • You have a track record of building and leading programs where racial justice, equity, and inclusion are centred, and you ensure services are responsive to community needs.
• • You apply a racial justice lens to cultural safety and trauma-informed practices, specifically to identify and dismantle systemic barriers faced by communities disproportionately impacted by the carceral system.
• • You have knowledge of, and experience leading, community development efforts that uplift the voices of communities overrepresented in the carceral system.
• • You have proven experience developing and implementing successful advocacy campaigns in a nonprofit context and can engage a wide range of audiences to strengthen advocacy impact.
• • You have a strong ability to navigate conversations with diverse audiences while consistently demonstrating tact, empathy, and professionalism.
• • You have in-depth knowledge of, and experience working alongside, equity-deserving communities, including designing and delivering low-barrier services and programs.
• • You have experience leading, motivating, and supporting a highly skilled and effective team.
• • You have strong facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills, with the ability to create compelling content across a variety of platforms and contexts (e.g., blogs, newsletters, social media, and press releases).
• • You can interpret and translate government policies and reports into accessible, action-oriented language for diverse audiences.
• • You are a self-motivated and results-driven individual with the initiative and strategic mindset to expand PASAN’s reach, engagement, and impact.

Assets:

• Experience advocating for and/or working with incarcerated individuals and their families.
• Experience working in a unionized environment
• Experience applying a restorative justice principals and practice in the workplace
• Prior experience working within an intergenerational team
• Experience working with CRM databases, content management systems, HTML, and/or graphic design

Required

• An ability to travel when required
• Ability to obtain clearance for federal and provincial correctional institutions

We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities, and others from equity-deserving communities.

Don’t be too concerned if you don’t tick all of the boxes when it comes to the requirements that are outlined for this position- especially if this role excites and interests you. We would still love to hear from you.

If you require accommodation for the job application process, contact Janet Rowe, Executive Director janet@pasan.org.

The Selection & Interview Process
.Your application should include the following:

• Your Resume

A letter of interest, which should include:

• What connects and motivates you to join the organization
• The relevant experience and/or skills that you feel you can contribute to PASAN
• Your understanding and commitment to advancing mission and values of PASAN

.Note: PASAN may only meet with applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process, but our team is committed to keeping all applicants updated on the outcome of the process.