Youthall
Associate Director of Movement Building
Youthall, Hollister, California, United States, 95023
Position Title:
Associate Director of Movement Building
Classification:
Full Time, Exempt
Pay Range:
$70,000 - $90,000
Location:
Hollister & Gilroy, CA
Reports To:
CEO/COO
Reporting Relationship:
Parent & Youth Organizing Coordinator(s), Youth Media Team(s)
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401k, FSA, Holiday/Paid Time Off, Family Friendly Organization with flexible work schedule
BACKGROUND AND STRATEGY DESCRIPTION Youth Alliance (YA) focuses on building sustainable local change that transforms the systems, structures and communities most impacted by harsh youth criminalization policies and practices, including the most marginalized in terms of health, economic, and education equity. The Associate Director of Movement Building will lead the development and implementation of participatory action research, advocacy, and organizing efforts essential to challenging harsh and punitive policies in schools, the juvenile justice system, and communities, and advancing restorative, healing-informed, and inclusive practices and policies informed and led by the youth and families most impacted.
The Associate Director of Movement Building leads YA’s organizing and movement-building teams to strengthen the power and voice of youth and adults to advocate for sustained change in schools and communities through popular education, participatory research, coalition building, and direct action. In addition, the Associate Director of Movement Building supports the development and implementation of a policy advocacy agenda, working with and increasing the capacity of grassroots leadership, organizational stakeholders, and community allies.
POSITION OVERVIEW AND EXPECTATIONS This position reports to the CEO and COO and works as a key member of the Leadership Team and cross-departmental initiatives. The Director will oversee parent and youth organizing coordinators and alignment of the youth media team to elevate YA’s goals, support narrative change, and resource the work. The Associate Director serves as a representative to regional and statewide coalitions to develop meaningful relationships and to support moving identified capacity building and/or policy targets.
Responsibilities
Inform overall strategic goals and objectives for YA’s policy and advancement initiatives
Implement Youth Alliance projects with excellence and maximum policy impact, including:
Support local, regional, or state-level advocacy efforts in partnership with the CEO, YA team members, and external field leaders.
Represent YA in collaborative advocacy efforts and make recommendations about YA’s role and commitment of resources
Develop relationships with young people, families, and key political stakeholders
Represent Youth Alliance in internal and external meetings, and before movement leaders, government staff and leaders, policymakers, experts, and funders.
Leadership and Strategic Partnerships
Serve as a key member of the Leadership Team with shared responsibility for achieving the organization’s vision and goals.
Lead YA’s regional / statewide intersectional organizing and campaign work through base building, training, action research, delegations, alliance work, and organizing.
Lead and facilitate internal and external initiatives that confront structural racism and strengthen capacity for community-driven, transformative organizing.
Coordinate and support Youth Alliance’s grassroots organizing strategies through research, community engagement, base-building, and leadership development.
Design and implement peer-learning opportunities, trainings, webinars, and collaborative spaces that expand the capacity of emerging and established justice leaders.
Collaborate with the CEO, board, volunteers, and partners to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and funders aligned with movement-building goals.
Build and sustain partnerships with educational institutions, justice system representatives, and advocacy organizations to advance collective impact.
Represent and/or lead coalitions focused on advancing youth leadership, educational justice, and community power.
Be the Central Coast representative to the Central Coast Movement Building Coalition (CCMB) and provide leadership in other networks. Assist in event planning and attend related conferences, trainings and workshops.
Organizational Leadership
Play an active role in shaping the organization’s strategic direction and contributing to key decision-making processes.
Supervise, mentor, and support staff across the policy, media, and organizing teams to foster growth, collaboration, and excellence.
Ensure all movement-building strategies and programs reflect and advance the organization’s mission, vision, and core values.
Engage in cross-departmental committees and initiatives that strengthen our racial justice, equity, and positive youth development culture.
Steward effective systems for data tracking, evaluation, and learning relevant to policy advocacy and organizing efforts.
Communication and Narrative Change
Work with the youth media team and communications team to develop a media outreach and educational campaign strategy.
Collaborate to create materials and tools that support shared vision and strategy using print materials, media, and social media.
Support the Marketing / Program teams in coordinating media outreach opportunities.
Develop complex concept papers, grant proposals, and reports.
Work with the media as appropriate.
Perform other duties as required
Education and Experience Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a related field and/or a racial justice nonprofit organization working on similar issues.
Experience in successfully managing people. Ability to work well with diverse individuals and support their growth and development.
Experience setting strategy, managing goals, and developing / implementing plans for a team.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experienced and comfortable working closely with diverse stakeholders, including impacted individuals, community partners, government staff and policy makers.
Experience with and knowledge of the education, grassroots organizing, and/or policy fields.
Proficiency with G-Suite applications and Mac OS.
Oral fluency in the Spanish language.
Familiarity with the Central Coast, system-impacted youth, or rural communities, with appreciation and respect for its history, people, and political landscape.
Ability to work with online data collection tools and data management systems.
Desired Qualifications
Demonstrated experience building external relationships, representing an organization publicly, and serving as a visible spokesperson.
Experience in crafting proposals and donor or funder correspondence.
Work Environment
The position is located in the Hollister or Gilroy office with regional or state travel. Occasional weekend and evening work assignments. Hybrid 2 days/week option.
Fast-paced, complex work environment
Leading and participating in frequent remote video and telephone conferences is required.
Physical Demands
Able to work on a computer, including sitting at a desk, for extended periods. Able to read a computer screen. Manual dexterity to operate a keyboard.
Able to occasionally lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds
Ability to travel.
Benefits
Healthcare insurance options, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance policy, FSA (flexible spending account) and more!
11+ PTO Days, 12 Holiday Days
YA provides 2 additional "rejuvenation days" in December
Professional Development Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Yearly Staff Retreat/Team Building, Staff Appreciation events, and other YA Events.
Customize your Work Schedule (dependent on supervisor approval based on positional and departmental needs)
Hybrid - In-Office and Remote Work (frequency of in-person work is dependent upon the role)
Opportunity for Employee Referral Bonuses
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Associate Director of Movement Building
Classification:
Full Time, Exempt
Pay Range:
$70,000 - $90,000
Location:
Hollister & Gilroy, CA
Reports To:
CEO/COO
Reporting Relationship:
Parent & Youth Organizing Coordinator(s), Youth Media Team(s)
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401k, FSA, Holiday/Paid Time Off, Family Friendly Organization with flexible work schedule
BACKGROUND AND STRATEGY DESCRIPTION Youth Alliance (YA) focuses on building sustainable local change that transforms the systems, structures and communities most impacted by harsh youth criminalization policies and practices, including the most marginalized in terms of health, economic, and education equity. The Associate Director of Movement Building will lead the development and implementation of participatory action research, advocacy, and organizing efforts essential to challenging harsh and punitive policies in schools, the juvenile justice system, and communities, and advancing restorative, healing-informed, and inclusive practices and policies informed and led by the youth and families most impacted.
The Associate Director of Movement Building leads YA’s organizing and movement-building teams to strengthen the power and voice of youth and adults to advocate for sustained change in schools and communities through popular education, participatory research, coalition building, and direct action. In addition, the Associate Director of Movement Building supports the development and implementation of a policy advocacy agenda, working with and increasing the capacity of grassroots leadership, organizational stakeholders, and community allies.
POSITION OVERVIEW AND EXPECTATIONS This position reports to the CEO and COO and works as a key member of the Leadership Team and cross-departmental initiatives. The Director will oversee parent and youth organizing coordinators and alignment of the youth media team to elevate YA’s goals, support narrative change, and resource the work. The Associate Director serves as a representative to regional and statewide coalitions to develop meaningful relationships and to support moving identified capacity building and/or policy targets.
Responsibilities
Inform overall strategic goals and objectives for YA’s policy and advancement initiatives
Implement Youth Alliance projects with excellence and maximum policy impact, including:
Support local, regional, or state-level advocacy efforts in partnership with the CEO, YA team members, and external field leaders.
Represent YA in collaborative advocacy efforts and make recommendations about YA’s role and commitment of resources
Develop relationships with young people, families, and key political stakeholders
Represent Youth Alliance in internal and external meetings, and before movement leaders, government staff and leaders, policymakers, experts, and funders.
Leadership and Strategic Partnerships
Serve as a key member of the Leadership Team with shared responsibility for achieving the organization’s vision and goals.
Lead YA’s regional / statewide intersectional organizing and campaign work through base building, training, action research, delegations, alliance work, and organizing.
Lead and facilitate internal and external initiatives that confront structural racism and strengthen capacity for community-driven, transformative organizing.
Coordinate and support Youth Alliance’s grassroots organizing strategies through research, community engagement, base-building, and leadership development.
Design and implement peer-learning opportunities, trainings, webinars, and collaborative spaces that expand the capacity of emerging and established justice leaders.
Collaborate with the CEO, board, volunteers, and partners to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and funders aligned with movement-building goals.
Build and sustain partnerships with educational institutions, justice system representatives, and advocacy organizations to advance collective impact.
Represent and/or lead coalitions focused on advancing youth leadership, educational justice, and community power.
Be the Central Coast representative to the Central Coast Movement Building Coalition (CCMB) and provide leadership in other networks. Assist in event planning and attend related conferences, trainings and workshops.
Organizational Leadership
Play an active role in shaping the organization’s strategic direction and contributing to key decision-making processes.
Supervise, mentor, and support staff across the policy, media, and organizing teams to foster growth, collaboration, and excellence.
Ensure all movement-building strategies and programs reflect and advance the organization’s mission, vision, and core values.
Engage in cross-departmental committees and initiatives that strengthen our racial justice, equity, and positive youth development culture.
Steward effective systems for data tracking, evaluation, and learning relevant to policy advocacy and organizing efforts.
Communication and Narrative Change
Work with the youth media team and communications team to develop a media outreach and educational campaign strategy.
Collaborate to create materials and tools that support shared vision and strategy using print materials, media, and social media.
Support the Marketing / Program teams in coordinating media outreach opportunities.
Develop complex concept papers, grant proposals, and reports.
Work with the media as appropriate.
Perform other duties as required
Education and Experience Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a related field and/or a racial justice nonprofit organization working on similar issues.
Experience in successfully managing people. Ability to work well with diverse individuals and support their growth and development.
Experience setting strategy, managing goals, and developing / implementing plans for a team.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experienced and comfortable working closely with diverse stakeholders, including impacted individuals, community partners, government staff and policy makers.
Experience with and knowledge of the education, grassroots organizing, and/or policy fields.
Proficiency with G-Suite applications and Mac OS.
Oral fluency in the Spanish language.
Familiarity with the Central Coast, system-impacted youth, or rural communities, with appreciation and respect for its history, people, and political landscape.
Ability to work with online data collection tools and data management systems.
Desired Qualifications
Demonstrated experience building external relationships, representing an organization publicly, and serving as a visible spokesperson.
Experience in crafting proposals and donor or funder correspondence.
Work Environment
The position is located in the Hollister or Gilroy office with regional or state travel. Occasional weekend and evening work assignments. Hybrid 2 days/week option.
Fast-paced, complex work environment
Leading and participating in frequent remote video and telephone conferences is required.
Physical Demands
Able to work on a computer, including sitting at a desk, for extended periods. Able to read a computer screen. Manual dexterity to operate a keyboard.
Able to occasionally lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds
Ability to travel.
Benefits
Healthcare insurance options, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance policy, FSA (flexible spending account) and more!
11+ PTO Days, 12 Holiday Days
YA provides 2 additional "rejuvenation days" in December
Professional Development Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Yearly Staff Retreat/Team Building, Staff Appreciation events, and other YA Events.
Customize your Work Schedule (dependent on supervisor approval based on positional and departmental needs)
Hybrid - In-Office and Remote Work (frequency of in-person work is dependent upon the role)
Opportunity for Employee Referral Bonuses
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