Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project Seeks Program Assistant/Development Associate

  The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) is a small non-profit corporation dedicated to the correction and prevention of wrongful convictions in District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.  MAIP is seeking a full-time Program Assistant/Development Associate with a demonstrated passion for social justice issues and an interest in facilitating the growth of a small organization. 

The Program Assistant/Development Associate will be an integral part of MAIP’s staff, with several fundraising and administrative duties that are critical to the smooth functioning of the organization.   Specific duties may include:

  Working to raise funds, which will include planning fundraising events, managing the annual end-of-year newsletter, working with other staff to complete grant applications, and conducting other activities designed to reach out to new donors. 

• Keeping the Project’s website up to date with important articles about wrongful convictions, profiles of exonerees, blog entries, and any necessary changes.
• Reading letters from prisoners seeking our help, evaluating those letters, and appropriately responding their requests.
• Managing telephone communications and relationships with family members of prisoners.
• Reaching out to prisoners convicted in the District of Columbia, who are incarcerated all over the country, by seeking ways to let the prisoners and their families know about MAIP.
• Helping to supervise college interns, who are responsible for maintaining files and sending mail to prisoners.
• Overseeing the general functioning of the office, including bill payment, database management, and organization.
• Other tasks, as needed, to ensure the effective fulfillment of our mission.

  Qualifications:  

• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks.
• Ability to communicate with a diverse group of people, including prisoners and donors.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Knowledge of Spanish a plus but not required.

  Salary: Commensurate with experience. 

Education: Bachelor’s Degree (B.S, B.A., or equivalent)

  Application Deadline: Open until filled. 

Send application cover letter, resume, three references, and short writing sample via mail or email to:

Shawn Armbrust, Executive Director

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project

4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20016

innocenceproject@wcl.american.edu