Tequio Co-Coordinator

MIXTECO INDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:Co-Program Coordinator

DEPARTMENT:Community Organizing

REPORTS TO:Senior Program Manager

LOCATION
: MICOP Office, Santa Maria or Oxnard

STATUS
:
Non Exempt

HOURS OF WORK:Full Time, 40 hours per week

Founded in 2001, Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) supports, organizes and empowers the indigenous migrant communities of California’s Central Coast through improved access to health and community resources, community organizing, language interpretation, education, direct assistance, cultural promotion, and our indigenous-led Radio Indígena community radio station. MICOP offers a fast-paced, multilingual and multicultural work environment dedicated to carrying out our mission.

MICOP’s Tequio Youth Group program organizes, mobilizes and empowers Indigenous youth toward advocating for sustained change in schools, workplace and communities through educational campaigns, participatory research, coalition building, and direct action. The program also focuses on indigenous pride and educational goals through meetings, workshops, visits to college campuses, and collaborations with other indigenous groups in the area.

The Tequio Group Co-Program Coordinator position is a team effort leading the Tequio Youth Group program in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Each Co-Program Coordinator will be responsible for sharing full program management responsibilities. The Co-Program Coordinator will work with the quarterly manager and other team members to support the program.

The Co-Program Coordinator supports the development and implementation of a policy advocacy agenda working with and increasing the capacity of grassroots leadership, organizational stakeholders, and community allies. The Co-Program Coordinator should be firmly grounded in anti-racist/intersectional indigenous rights theory, have strong community organizing expertise, be excited at the prospect of growing with our organization, and welcome the opportunity to be a thought partner and team member to an exceptional staff.

• Serve on the leadership team by participating in the organizational development process at MICOP.
• Oversee and facilitate the development of action campaigns including: developing effective campaign plans, coordination of campaign activities and actions, and recruiting coalition allies.
• Lead Tequio Youth group substance abuse prevention efforts.
• Implement Tequio Youth suicide prevention outreach and media efforts.
• Identify policy research and advocacy opportunities in alignment with the vision, mission, and core values of MICOP; remain current in research trends, policies, regulations, and best practices.
• Serve as liaison with local and regional gender justice and economic justice advocacy collaborations, community allies, policy makers, and organizational stakeholders.
• Identify and build coalitions with key community partners.
• Represent MICOP/Tequio Youth Group: at community gatherings; at workshops, training, and presentations; to community, political, and government leaders; to other community-based organizations; and in the media.
• Support in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of advocacy and organizing policies and procedures.
• Oversee the development, tracking, and reporting of advocacy and organizing program goals, outcomes, and performance metrics.
• Effectively align program staff support and operations with long-term agency goals and expectations.
• Coordinate and support Young Leaders with their applications to conference presentations and schools.
• Use the MICOP community organizing model to work with youth or parents.
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