VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR

Victim Witness Coordinator

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team and serve as the Victim Witness Coordinator for the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Northern District of Indiana. Typical work assignments will include:

• Serves as USAO victim and witness assistance technical subject matter expert. Provides authoritative technical advice and guidance to other victim and witness assistance staff, USAO managers, Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) and legal support staff.
• Orients and trains new and/or developmental victim and witness assistance staff. Facilitates their technical skill and knowledge development through on the job training and making recommendations to attend training sessions by Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) or other agencies.
• Maintains program records, reports, and documents. Develops statistical and quantitative reports and analyses of program activity.
• Plans, designs, and coordinates the development and dissemination of information about the USAO program and local, state, and Federal victim witness and compensation programs.
• Develops and delivers internal and external training about victim assistance laws, DOJ guidelines, USAO processes and available resources.
• Develops and delivers community outreach briefings and presentations to promote interest in and support of the victim assistance program.
• Remains current with legal aspects of victim and witness rights through ongoing research and annual training. Analyzes changes in legislation, case law, court rules, DOJ policies and EOUSA guidance related to victim and witness assistance activities and makes required programmatic changes.
• Assists AUSAs in locating victims and witnesses and assessing their ability to testify in court proceedings.
• Provides in-court support to victims during and prior to hearings and trials.
• Develops USAO victim-centered responses in mass casualty, death penalty, human trafficking and other complex or challenging victim cases.