Voices Rising Program Associate

About the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

For 30 years, the Rose Foundation has supported grassroots initiatives that inspire community action to protect the environment, community health, and people’s rights. Our community-based grantmaking approach has earned national recognition for building grassroots power for conservation and social justice causes, and our New Voices Are Rising (NVR) youth leadership and environmental stewardship program works to uplift and prioritize youth leadership in BIPOC communities that have been most impacted by social and environmental injustice.

The NVR Program Associate will support the planning, coordination, and execution of public information sharing and air-quality monitoring activities for youth through the Rose Foundation’s New Voices Are Rising program’s work with the Port of Oakland under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program. In 2025, the Rose Foundation became a $3.1M sub-awardee of the Port of Oakland as part of the Port’s efforts to electrify port infrastructure and reach zero-emissions operations goals.

This individual will lead all Clean Ports public information activities, including event and curriculum planning, outreach strategy design and implementation, community presentations, and more. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable in curriculum planning, event planning and facilitation, and outreach to youth in communities surrounding the Port of Oakland. They will report to the NVR Associate Program Director.

The Rose Foundation values a diverse team whose lived experiences inform their relationship to social justice and community equity work. We encourage BIPOC folks to apply, as well as candidates who identify as women, femme, non-binary, or LGBTQ+. We encourage candidates who are comfortable conversing in Spanish, or another language commonly spoken in California communities of color, to apply.

The responsibilities of the NVR Program Associate include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Under the leadership of the Associate Program Director, and in collaboration with other NVR team members, lead implementation of Clean Ports program activities focused on public information sharing with youth from communities impacted by the Port of Oakland.
• Lead and coordinate in-person and remote small and mid-sized events, including workshops and focus groups centered on Clean Ports activities.
• Collaborate with NVR program staff to develop curriculum and content focused on Clean Ports initiatives and electrification efforts.
• Ensure collection of evaluative quantitative and qualitative information from activities.
• Coordinate with translation services when appropriate.
• Partner with the NVR team and Data and Operations Lead to develop and distribute online surveys focused on Clean Ports activities.
• Partner with the Data and Air Quality Associate and Data and Operations Lead to manage and review participant data.
• Follow-up with activity participants to ensure stipends are processed and recorded.
• Maintain participation records for all Clean Ports activities, including sign-in sheets and online sign-up forms.
• Support the Associate Program Director in establishing and maintaining partnerships with representatives from the Port and other community partners.
• Coordinate outreach efforts to youth from communities near the Port of Oakland, including creating outreach strategies, and developing and distributing materials.
• Attend meetings and events related to Clean Ports.
• Provide administrative support for Clean Ports activities, including data tracking.
• Track program activities to ensure timely progress towards completing overall program goals, specific grant deliverables, and other commitments as needed.
• Strengthen the NVR team as a whole, including participating in activities that develop and strengthen the entire NVR team, and linking students with overall organizational activities.
• Promote the organizational mission and join in the stewardship of organizational well-being.

• 2+ years experience working directly with youth through community organizing, leadership development,…