Youth Leadership Institute: Program Coordinator, San Mateo County - Youth (.FTE

The Youth Leadership Institute is seeking a Program Coordinator for the San Mateo County Youth Commission. The Program Coordinator will support the week-to-week operations, which include conducting check-ins with youth leaders, building external partnerships, and assisting commissioners in implementing their end-of-year campaigns and policy initiatives.

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.

Recruitment, Outreach, and Promotion

Sustain recruitment to ensure diverse youth membership in the campaigns

Conduct outreach to recruit and attract dynamic and diverse team of youth leaders and adult leaders

Ensure balanced, demographically diverse groups of youth and adults

Produce appealing and relevant materials, and outreach materials

Attend several different coalition meetings and set up a network

High-Quality Relationships with Youth and Adult Participants

Utilize positive youth development and youth-adult partnership principles to guide the work

Represent YLI to networks and community in professional way

Develop relationships with local leaders and decision makers

Attend local government meetings and events when needed

Hold 1:1s with youth

Program Leadership and Logistical Functions

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

Supervise and mentor youth leaders to develop and implement youth-led campaigns that offer multiple youth leadership development opportunities

Plan and arrange meetings and events, including: preparing sites, agendas, and materials

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

Align program curriculum with the different and innovative aspects of media

Management and Oversight of Campaign Development and Implementation

Manage coordination of media and press coverage for campaigns as necessary

Employ social media tools as a method to organize youth base

Develop the capacity of youth and adults to facilitate youth-led community level data gathering and analysis in support of campaign actions

Manage coordination of key campaign events, like rallies, assemblies, press conferences or legislative hearings as needed

Secure support of campaigns by key stakeholders including school administrators, teachers, parents, community members, policy leaders and other youth groups

Maintain and regularly update a database of allies, constituents, and opponents for use during mobilization and regular communication with campaign supporters

Contribute to development of internship programs

Attend City Council and County Board of Supervisor meetings as needed during campaigns.

Reporting and Record Keeping

Keep accurate, current records of participant demographics

Maintain event summary and monthly records of activities

Document the timely completion of contractual goals and objectives, including internal and external reports

Maintain supervision logs and track youth and staff progress towards goals

Produce regular reports as required by funders

Create content that are educational leaflets for recruitment

Stay informed about local issues, trends, and opportunities in the field

Scan local and state list serves and websites

Track local policy related to projects

Bring issues and opportunities to the attention of…