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About Wellbeing & Equity Innovations:Wellbeing & Equity Innovations (WEI) aims to advance science, policy, and practice to improve the well-being of individuals and families impacted by criminal legal and justice system involvement. WEI is a nonprofit that conducts rigorous innovative research, offers high quality educational opportunities for students, and provides cutting edge training and support to professionals.  WEI was started in 2021 to develop a better way to support the implementation of evidence-driven strategies into practice and policy in the real world. Our mission is to promote thriving individuals, families, institutions, and communities. We achieve transformation by translating evidence-driven approaches into policies, programming, and quality improvement processes. We lead research trials and conduct program evaluations to ensure we have the most current, up-to-date, and state-of-the-art information for our stakeholders. We support government agencies, non-governmental agencies, advocates, policymakers, and businesses to achieve their goals of being effective, equitable, and humane.

Administrative Assistant

LOCATION: Remote

Reports to: CEO
Employment Type: Full-Time

About Wellbeing & Equity Innovations (WEI)

Wellbeing & Equity Innovations (WEI) is a national nonprofit dedicated to promoting thriving individuals, families, and communities by advancing evidence-based practices and social equity-focused solutions. Through researcher-practitioner partnerships, WEI supports criminal justice and community stakeholders in implementing effective, research-driven strategies in areas such as diversion, deflection, reentry, community violence prevention, and behavioral health.

WEI is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and prioritizes hiring individuals with lived experience in the criminal justice system and those from historically marginalized communities.

Position Overview

WEI seeks a detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to the CEO and four Project Directors. This role ensures the smooth operation of daily administrative tasks, meeting logistics, scheduling, and document management. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and efficient in managing administrative workflows.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Administrative Support

  • Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel logistics for the CEO and project directors.
  • Maintain and organize digital files, ensuring easy retrieval of key documents.
  • Support internal communication by tracking action items and following up as needed.
  • Handle incoming emails, website, and phone inquiries, routing them to the appropriate team members and ensuring follow up.
  • Draft and proofread internal and external communications.
  • Ensure that CEO timelines/deadlines are adhered to by WEI team members and deliverables owed to the CEO are complete, comprehensive, and on time.
  • Provide status updates to project directors as to where review tasks they have requested are with the CEO.

Meeting & Event Coordination

  • Ensure meeting, workshop, and event materials are prepared and distributed in a timely manner.
  • Ensure notes are taken, edited, and distributed after meetings as well as manage follow-ups for meetings.
  • Provide logistical and basic technical support during meetings, workshops, and events in person and virtually.

Operations & Administration

  • Assist with managing office operations in collaboration with the financial manager.
  • Support hiring, onboarding, and offboarding processes by being the primary point of contact, organizing documentation, and tracking to completion all hiring, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
  • Assist the financial manager with expense tracking and basic financial record-keeping.
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies regarding document retention, communications, and organization.
  • Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

  • Minimum of 2 years of administrative support experience, preferably in a nonprofit setting, but at a minimum in a government or academic setting.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with keen attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, online storage platforms (e.g., Box.com) project management tools (e.g., Basecamp).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
  • Self-motivated, able to work independently in a remote environment.
  • Intermediate understanding of virtual event logistics (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

Preferred:

  • Located in Denver, Longmont, Ft Collins region in Colorado. 
  • Familiarity with nonprofit or government or academic operations.

Work Environment & Benefits

  • Primarily remote with occasional in-person tasks.
  • Collaborative and mission-driven culture dedicated to professional growth.
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and retirement benefits available.
  • Generous paid time off.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume (required) and cover letter (required) outlining their qualifications and interest in WEI’s mission via Indeed by April 8, 2025.

Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity

LOCATION: Remote | Duration: Ongoing
Application Deadline: Ongoing

POSITION OVERVIEW: 
WEI is excited to announce a new fellowship opportunity for doctoral students who are passionate about impact research with individuals and systems involved with criminal justice and legal systems in the United States. This fellowship provides a unique chance to work closely with our dedicated team and gain hands-on experience in research, data analysis, and translation and dissemination of scientific discoveries. Fellows will be expected to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week. Paid and unpaid fellowships are available.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  • Contribute to the creation and revision of research publications and reports to be quickly disseminated to the field and aimed at influencing policy and practice. 
  • Engage in research activities related to literature reviews, data collection, data management, and data analysis. 
  • Access datasets to lead individual research publications and/or for dissertation work to draw meaningful insights, contributing to evidence-based strategies. 
  • Contribute to the design and refinement of programs tailored to the specific needs of justice-involved individuals and other system stakeholders. 
  • Assist in the development of grant applications to secure funding for ongoing initiatives. 
  • Attend relevant workshops and training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge in the field. 
  • Attend site visits as needed to conduct research directly in the field.
  • Lead workshops or seminars on topics relevant to justice-involved individuals, sharing knowledge with the community. 
  • Participate in other research related project tasks as directed. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

  • Currently enrolled in an accredited PhD or DSW program in social work, psychology, sociology criminology/criminal justice, human behavior, marriage and family, economy, public policy, or related fields.  
  • Ability to adapt to flexible schedule needs, including nights and weekends; able to manage multiple tasks. 
  • Fully participate and adhere to human subjects, research, and practice protocol of the project.  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

  • Knowledge of criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse, trauma, and other related populations.  
  • Skilled in writing and data management and data analysis.
  • Possess quantitative and/or qualitative analysis skills.
  • Highly organized, self-starter with good interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills.  

APPLICATION PROCESS: 
Interested candidates should submit the following to Jessica Le, jessica@wellbeingandequity.org: 

  • Resume/CV
  • Cover Letter (detailing your interest in the fellowship and relevant experience) 
  • Writing Sample (e.g., academic paper, research report) 

 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: WEI is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We aim to create a workplace that celebrates diversity and includes perspectives from backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity, social background, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, and national origin. We seek to continuously challenge ourselves as WEI strives to be an antiracist organization, using its influence to support a culture of learning, empowerment, and equity. Applicants should demonstrate a knowledge of and concern for issues of equity and an understanding of how disparity influences the experiences of people impacted by the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

TO APPLY send a cover letter and resume HERE.