Youth Leadership Development Manager

Help unleash the power of youth to change the world by creating transformative leadership experiences that equip young people to lead, influence, and drive lasting change in their communities.

If you're an exceptional relationship builder, highly organized program leader, and passionate advocate for young people, we'd love to meet you.

• You believe young people are leaders today and are passionate about creating opportunities that help them build confidence, strengthen leadership skills, and shape their communities.
• You are an exceptional relationship builder who enjoys working with youth, schools, nonprofits, and community partners to create meaningful experiences and lasting impact.
• You are highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality work. You anticipate needs, communicate clearly, and follow through on commitments.
• Most importantly, you believe every young person deserves the opportunity to belong, lead, and make a difference.

Reports to: Senior Program Manager

Supervises: Program support fellows and interns

Primary Objective: Support the delivery and growth of Youth Roots’ youth leadership development programming by ensuring young people have well-supported, meaningful opportunities to build leadership, analyze community needs, and participate in youth-led action. This role manages day-to-day program implementation, partner and participant coordination, and the systems needed to support consistent, high-quality programming.

Founded in 2010, Youth Roots is a statewide, youth-driven nonprofit dedicated to unleashing the power of youth to change the world. We equip young people to lead and influence decisions that impact their lives through initiatives like Youth Scan, youth-led grantmaking, and leadership development. By centering youth as knowledge holders and changemakers, Youth Roots bridges lived experience with decision-making to drive more equitable and impactful communities.

This is a full-time exempt position.

Start Date: August 18th, 2026

• Develop and maintain program work plans, timelines, and delivery schedules across leadership.
• Facilitate or coordinate delivery of programs, including Youth Insight Labs, Youth Board, and related youth leadership opportunities.
• Recruit, train, and coordinate facilitators (internal or partner-based) to support consistent, effective, and responsible program delivery.
• Ensure programs are delivered consistently, aligned with Youth Roots’ model and expectations, and support safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate environments for youth participants.
• Support and coordinate partner-led and facilitator-based program delivery models, including ongoing implementation and development of training-of-trainer approaches.
• Identify, document, and elevate concerns or incidents that may affect participant safety, program quality, partner relationships, or organizational risk.

• Coordinate youth recruitment and onboarding processes across leadership development programs, including partner-based program delivery models.
• Maintain clear communication with youth participants and program partners to support engagement, participation, and follow-through.
• Develop and manage relationships with program partners and stakeholders, including foundations, community organizations, and partner sites involved in youth leadership development programming.
• Ensure participants and partners receive timely information, clear expectations, and appropriate support throughout program engagement.

• Maintain and strengthen program systems, tools, templates, and documentation needed to support consistent leadership development programming, including facilitator-based and partner-led delivery.
• Maintain accurate records of participation, attendance, engagement, activities, and evaluation information.
• Track progress toward program goals, deliverables, timelines, and funding commitments to support internal planning, accountability, and grant compliance.
• Track, manage, and report program expenses,…