Social Justice Program Manager

Job Summary: The Social Justice Program Manager will be responsible for facilitating engaging learning experiences and opportunities for young adults to develop transferable skills, as well as foundational concepts of Social Justice and Organizing. In this phase of programming young adults will explore social justice related topics that impact their communities and begin to formulate their identity. The Social Justice Program Manager will also oversee projects like the youth-led candidate forums, community responses to violence, and will act as UTEC?s liaison to local and statewide coalitions like the Mayor?s Youth Council and more. Key Responsibilities: - Self & Community Awareness (My Story Matters, My Community is worth learning about, I have experiences that connect me) - Support young adults in their transition from Transformational Beginnings to Workforce programming by building community and culture - Create opportunities for young adults to learn and grow transferable skills, specifically the UTEC Emotional Intelligence Competencies - Support young adults in their identity development and understanding their strengths and areas of growth - Exposure to real community role models, organizers, youth leaders, stories to help youth connect their own lived experiences to larger social issues, and expand the sense of what they can become. - Understanding family & cultural identity through storytelling and community history Leading and Problem Solving - Support young adults in their identity development as someone who can help their community not just observe it. - Help young adults build skills in facilitation, advocacy, & organizing. - Support young adults in identifying and choosing community issues to address and create a plan of action. - Support young people in the implementation of plans of action. - Foster an environment and culture of showing up for each other. Changemakers with Power - Significant understanding of politics, government, and nuance of social justice topics - Participate and support UTEC organizing and advocacy events such as speaking in support of policies and bills, attending site visits and speaking to legislature - Support young people in identifying areas or organizing that meet their interest - Support young people in project management and following through on action plans - In partnership with Policy Manager & Senior Director of Policy, co-organize annual candidate forums Other Duties: - Create and maintain strong partnerships with partner organizations - Identify and train organizations that are able to provide an internship opportunity for Enterprise level young adults - Uphold UTEC?s Standards of Accountability and restorative practices to support young adults - Track and report attendance via weekly attendance - Consistently log all data required by program and grants - Report to grant and funders progress and barriers of Organizing program - Willing to travel to UTEC?s 3 locations to lead workshops and programming. - Willingness to flex hours for weekends and evenings as organizing events arise. Required Skills/Abilities: - Special interest in building power among low-income people of color to fight for social, economic and racial justice. - Strong knowledge of organizing methods and approaches - Comfort with social media and digital communication - Project management - Facilitation - Positive youth development - Curriculum and agenda development - Coaching and coachability - The ability to laugh at one?s self is a must - Ability to thrive in a high energy envirornment - Bilingual preferred Education and Experience: Two or more years of experience of direct service work with youth Please call or email for full job description