GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force’s mission is to prevent and respond to human trafficking in the New Orleans metro area through seamless collaboration between law enforcement, service providers, and community members. We use a victim-centered approach to provide comprehensive, high-quality services to all survivors of human trafficking and to investigate and prosecute all forms of human trafficking crimes proactively.
The Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force Coordinator reports to the Chief Executive Officer of Covenant House New Orleans and has dotted-line connection to the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, the co-chairs of the Task Force Core Team. The Task Force Coordinator’s position will be co-located at the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office and Covenant House New Orleans. The Task Force Coordinator works in tandem to seamlessly coordinate the GNOHTTF's operations among service providers and law enforcement agencies. The Task Force Coordinator collaborates with the GNOHTTF Core Team Executive members to lead GNOHTTF initiatives.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings of the Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force and the Core Team leadership: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Orleans Parish District Attorney, and Covenant House.
- Oversee the objectives and progress of the GNOHTTF subcommittees;
- Facilitate interactions with stakeholders regarding Task Force activities and upcoming events;
- Assist with communication and support between victim service providers within the comprehensive case management network for trafficking victims;
- Develop, provide, and facilitate outreach, awareness, and training events for the Task Force;
- Assist with data collection, data evaluation, and grant progress reports of the GNOHTTF; reports include BJA (quarterly), OVC (semi-annually), and core team (quarterly);
- Research best practices for services and care for human trafficking survivors, including trauma-informed protocols and case management;
- Research best practices on law enforcement protocols for proactive investigations and victim-centered, trauma-informed responses;
- Facilitate dialogue between community stakeholders to improve cross-disciplinary communication and support conflict resolution between anti-trafficking stakeholders;
- Provide support to the Core Team members and to the GNOHTTF members as needed, including assisting with developing proposals for additional funding;
- Assist with requests for development and coordination of training;
- Coordinate efforts to better inform and educate the Greater New Orleans community about the prevalence, scope, and nature of human trafficking within the Greater New Orleans region and the collaborative efforts of social service providers and law enforcement to care for human trafficking victims;
- Ensure trauma-informed and culturally competent engagement with underserved populations, including the LGBTQ community, foreign nationals, and racial minorities.
- Assist in the development and implementation of MOUs for stakeholders of the Task Force;
- Support task force outreach efforts to victims of human trafficking to provide them with information about their rights and protections so they can make informed choices.
- Help reinforce effective communication with stakeholders and coordination of outreach, awareness, and training events under the direction of the Core Team.
- Serve as community liaison with partnering service providers, businesses, schools, and community groups for outreach purposes.
- Organize best practice trainings for service providers, law enforcement agencies, and other critical stakeholders on human trafficking identification, investigation, and service delivery; and
- Liaison with other task forces and anti-trafficking practitioners at the regional, state, and national levels.
