Liberation Program Coordinator & Lead Organizer

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Arts & Organizing and working closely with the Associate Executive Director of Programming, the Liberation Program (LP) Coordinator & Lead Organizer provides daily hands‑on leadership and support for the Liberation Program, members and facilitators. The LP Coordinator is a vital link between Directors and the frontline staff of the organization. The LP Coordinator & Lead Organizer is responsible for managing and ensuring the success of the Liberation Program, and working collectively with other Coordinators and Directors to support the organization’s overall programmatic vision.

The successful candidate possesses strong people management and organizational skills coupled with an extensive youth development and organizing focused program background. They ensure overall program goals are met while taking time to manage, coach and develop program staff. The LP Coordinator & Lead Organizer proactively builds internal and external relationships and cultivates a positive supportive growth‑oriented team environment. The LP Coordinator & Lead Organizer holds space for youth leaders to emerge as social justice change agents, activists, and community organizers.

They guide in training members to co‑facilitate workshops, develop and manage organizing campaigns, and coordinate related actions. They coordinate with other staff and partner organizations to support members in advancing member efforts to create a more just world. Moreover, as an organizer, they coach members and LP staff to facilitate, catalyze, and advance internal campaigns and activism projects while representing Bro Sis in longstanding coalitions and partnerships.

Working closely with and alongside both our youth and larger organizing team, they will engage and develop youth and community to achieve the overall success of the program.

• Collaborate with Director to develop program plans, budgets and programmatic objectives
• Lead staff in the fulfillment of program objectives and ensure program success
• Proactively identify program challenges and facilitate resolutions
• Provide coaching, guidance and daily programmatic support to Liberation staff members
• Working closely with Liberation staff, take the lead to plan programs from start to completion including recruitment, retreats, college trips, parent meetings, and other activities
• Create, enhance, and expand the programming curriculum, guiding and developing team
• Monitor staff performance, provide feedback and determine needed improvements and create tailored development plans
• Collaborate with Directors and Coordinators to ensure organizational policies and protocols are followed
• Work collaboratively with other Coordinators and Directors to set annual programmatic calendar, establish programmatic policies, integrate programs, and support overall organizational success
• Review evaluations and program reports to determine progress, challenges and future plan
• Ensure program data, programmatic reports, program evaluations and all deliverables are completed by the established deadline

• Collaboratively develop individual programmatic objectives, fulfill program objectives, and ensure program success
• Provide members with holistic and comprehensive socio‑emotional support – collectively, along with fellow staff, available 24/7 to members
• Co‑facilitate weekly programmatic youth sessions and staff team meetings
• Build out the published curriculum with the curriculum development team

• Collaborates with Directors and team to guide the current campaign and adjust organizing and policy/legislative strategies to meet changing demands; consistently monitor progress to goals
• Develop and maintain relationships with a broad coalition of partners – especially our current social justice organizational collaborators; develop cross‑movement strategies and coalitions for all Bro Sis campaigns
• Engage youth, community members, and other stakeholders in campaign work and power‑building efforts

• Prepared to make at least a 4‑year commitment to Bro Sis
• 10+ years of youth development and organizing…