The Youth Leadership Institute is seeking a Program Coordinator to work in San Mateo County, specifically in Redwood City, to empower and mobilize youth aged 12 to 24. This role involves training youth leaders, fostering political consciousness, and addressing issues affecting their well-being. The Program Coordinator will manage logistics for various campaigns, ensuring participants have access to high-quality and culturally relevant leadership opportunities. Additionally, they will support initiatives such as the VOICE program and the Sequoia High School Teen Resource Center Youth Advisory Board, while also delivering educational curriculum, developing leadership activities, and serving as a liaison with community leaders throughout the Bay Area and Sacramento region.

About Youth Leadership Institute:

Youth Leadership Institute (yli) builds communities where young people and their adult allies come together to create positive community change that promotes social justice and racial equity. For over 20 years the Youth Leadership Institute has sparked the leadership of young people to solve pressing social issues and serve our communities. yli’s community-based programs are located in San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Merced and the Central Valley, Long Beach, and the Eastern Coachella Valley. In addition to serving 7 California counties, yli provides customized trainings, consulting, evaluation, and technical assistance services nationally.

Responsibilities

Recruitment, Outreach, and Promotion
1. Sustain recruitment to ensure diverse youth membership in the campaigns
2. Conduct outreach to recruit and attract dynamic and diverse team of youth leaders and adult leaders
3. Ensure balanced, demographically diverse groups of youth and adults
4. Produce appealing and relevant materials, and outreach materials
5. Attend several different coalition meetings and set up a network
High-Quality Relationships with Youth and Adult Participants
1. Utilize positive youth development and youth-adult partnership principles to guide the work
2. Represent YLI to networks and community in professional way
3. Develop relationships with local leaders and decision makers
4. Attend local government meetings and events when needed
5. Hold 1:1s with youth
Program Leadership and Logistical Functions
1. Using yli curriculum, plan for and deliver developmentally appropriate and engaging workshops and training that build leadership and organizing skills, deepen issue and community knowledge, and strengthen connections among members, as well as spark transformation that leads to impactful advocacy
2. Supervise and mentor youth leaders to develop and implement youth-led campaigns that offer multiple youth leadership development opportunities
3. Plan and arrange meetings and events, including: preparing sites, agendas, and materials
4. Conduct strategic follow-up activities after meetings and events including: preparation and distribution of minutes and other records, carrying out tasks assigned at the meeting
5. Align program curriculum with the different and innovative aspects of media
Management and Oversight of Campaign Development and Implementation
1. Manage coordination of media and press coverage for campaigns as necessary
2. Employ social media tools as a method to organize youth base
3. Develop the capacity of youth and adults to facilitate youth-led community level data gathering and analysis in support of campaign actions
4. Manage coordination of key campaign events, like rallies, assemblies, press conferences or legislative hearings as needed
5. Secure support of campaigns by key stakeholders including school administrators, teachers, parents, community members, policy leaders and other youth groups
6. Maintain and regularly update a database of allies, constituents, and opponents for use during mobilization and regular communication with campaign supporters
7. Contribute to development of internship programs
8. Attend City Council and County Board of Supervisor meetings as needed during campaigns.
Reporting and Record Keeping
1. Keep accurate, current records of participant demographics
2. Maintain event summary and monthly records of activities
3. Document the timely completion of contractual goals and objectives, including internal and external reports
4. Maintain supervision logs and track youth and staff progress towards goals
5. Produce regular reports as required by funders
6. Create content that are educational leaflets for recruitment
Stay informed about local issues, trends, and opportunities in the field
1. Scan local and state list serves and websites
2. Track local policy related to projects
3. Bring issues and opportunities to the attention of supervisors and share knowledge and resources with staff

Qualifications

2-3 years relevant experience in the field of youth development, and/or a B.A.
Commitment to social justice, public health, and community organizing as strategies to affect change
Experience facilitating youth-driven campaigns or projects
Experience with social media and media relations
Demonstrated capacity to work with youth and adults from communities of color and low-income communities
Significant experience in project management
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Excellent follow-through skills; detail-oriented, organized, professional
Experience with community based research or assessment
Able to work some evenings and weekends
Able to work in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment
Computer literate in Mac Platform; proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Google Applications
Capacity to be self-motivated
Commitment to YLI’s values of community, inclusion, innovation, and social justice
Access to a personal vehicle and clean driving record is required