Job Description

Agency: Criminal Justice Information Authority

Closing Date/Time: 02/27/2025

Salary: $18 - $25 / Per Hour

Job Type: Salaried 

County: Cook

Number of Vacancies: 1

Plan/BU:None 

JOB REQUISITION #44483

****A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING****

Please attach a  DETAILED   Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)to the  MY DOCUMENTS section of your application. You WILL NOT be considered for the position if you attach a CMS100, CMS100b or any other document that is not a Resume or CV.

This is a remote work position, but candidate may choose to work at ICJIA’s downtown Chicago office during the agency’s regular business hours  Monday thru Friday (8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.) pending availability.

This is a full-time position. The selected candidate must work 37.5 hours  per week. The selected candidate will start as soon as possible.

This position is  TEMPORARY  and does NOT include state benefits.

Position Overview

ICJIA is looking for a dynamic intern who will work in this state grant program to expand prison diversion programs and improve equitable access to interventions for justice-impacted individuals in partnership with the Oversight Board and grantee site network.

Essential Function

• Compile, analyze, and present data and information in support of policy and program development, including providing technical assistance to grantee sites.
• Assist with planning, execution, and follow-up of stakeholder meetings (e.g., Oversight Board, committees, sites).
• Participate in other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of high school and active enrollment at a college.
• Requires no previous work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers a minimum of one year of experience communicating orally and in writing.
• Prefers a minimum of two years of experience using Microsoft Office software.
• Prefers a minimum of six months experience using scientific research methods.
• Prefers a minimum of one year of experience working as a team on research projects.
• Prefers experience writing using APA (American Physiological Association) style of the 7th Edition APA Publication.

Employment Conditions

• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must commit to a minimum internship duration of 15 hours per week and 2 months.

About the Agency

ICJIA responds to community needs with research and federal and state grants administration. ICJIA administers over $100 million in grants, including the R3 (restore, reinvest, renew) grants (funded through the tax on legalized cannabis), state violence prevention grants, and federal grants including under the Violence Against Women Act and the Victims of Crime Act. ICJIA convenes groups and collaborates on efforts to reform the criminal justice system. ICJIA leads criminal justice reform efforts by supporting policy makers through research.

Work Hours: 37.5 Standard Work Hours 
Work Location: 60 E Van Buren, 6th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60605 Agency Contact:   CJA.HRDEPARTMENT@ILLINOIS.GOV
Job Function: Office & Administrative Support 

Agency Statement

ICJIA responds to community needs with research and federal and state grants administration. ICJIA administers over 100 million dollars in grants, including the R3 (restore, reinvest, renew) grants (funded through the tax on legalized cannabis), state violence prevention grants, and federal grants including under the Violence Against Women Act and the Victims of Crime Act. ICJIA convenes groups and collaborates on efforts to reform the criminal justice system. ICJIA leads criminal justice reform efforts by supporting policy makers through research.

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