Open Leadership Positions
- Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform is seeking physicians to fill open leadership positions on our team. Available positions include:
- Finance Committee Chair
- Partner Organization Liaison
- Local Community Organizer
For Medical Students:
- Finance Committee Assistant
- Research Committee Assistant
- Membership Committee Assistant
- Local Organizing Assistant
For anyone, including undergraduates:
- Leadership Intern
All positions:
- Offer the opportunity to work with an engaged leadership team and established physician-activists on the most critical civil rights issue of our time
- Are unpaid volunteer positions
- Require a minimum commitment of 1 year
Want to apply for a position?
Responsibilities
Taskforce Directors/Assistant Directors:
- Work with the Membership Committee to recruit members and fellows to the Taskforce
- Work with the Research Committee to generate at least one white paper per quarter from their Taskforce
- Identify 3 experts within their Taskforce to become members of the PfCJR Speakers Bureau (see more)
- Identify 3 experts within their Taskforce to become members of the PfCJR Writers Bureau (see more)
- Provide the Public Relations Committee with links to Speakers Bureau events, Op-Eds, announcements of new partnerships, relevant content for posting across media platforms
- Identify and engage at least 1 new partner organization and partner liaison in the first year, and maintaining those relationships thereafter
- Report status/progress of the Taskforce at each Board Meeting
- Implement other initiatives that advocate reform on the assigned Core Issue as appropriate
Committee Chairs
- Become a member either of the Speakers Bureau or Writers Bureau
- Engage committee members each month by providing Taskforce Updates for the PfCJR monthly newsletter
- Hold committee meetings no less than quarterly to update and report progress on initiatives
- Provide the Social Media Committee with links to relevant content for posting across media platforms
- Contribute a Committee Update to the Quarterly PfCJR Newsletter
- Report status/progress of the Committee at each Board Meeting
- Implement other initiatives that advocate reform on Core Issues as appropriate
TaskForce/Committee Descriptions
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee, chaired by the PfCJR Treasurer, is responsible for managing and monitoring the fiscal activities of PfCJR including accounting for revenues and expenditures, developing an annual budget, providing monthly budget reports to the Board of Directors, filing taxes annually and ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations for 501c3 organizations.
Research Committee
The Research Committee is responsible for identifying and centralizing research related to PfCJR’s Core Issues by disseminating findings to the PfCJR membership and public, and supporting Taskforces and Partner Liaisons with literature searches and white papers on Core Issues.