AYPAL is looking for a new site organizer!

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POSITION: Site Organizer, 75% FTE (with potential to be 100% FTE)
STARTING DATE: June 16, 2012
SALARY: Starting salary is $36,400 pro-rated at 75% FTE, plus benefits

AYPAL is a community organizing and coalition building organization that aspires to create healthy, safe, and thriving communities.  AYPAL’s mission is to empower Oakland’s low-income Asian and Pacific Islander families to be leaders for positive school and neighborhood change.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•   Act as supervisor to a Leadership Team of 6 Youth Leaders.
• Work with Youth Leadership Team to recruit and retain 30-50 young people to form the Voices of Oakland Youth for Community Empowerment’s (VOYCE) general membership site.
• Act as an advisor and ensure positive group dynamics for the VOYCE membership site that meets weekly.
• Train VOYCE Youth Leaders and VOYCE members in leadership, community organizing and analytical skills.
• Work with VOYCE Leaders and adult staff to plan and implement AYPAL’s local Ethnic Studies campaign and statewide education equity initiatives.
• Work with VOYCE Youth Leaders and Members to implement VOYCE’s arts activism and service-based projects.
• Document and keep accurate records of participation for each individual member of the YLO.
• Work with adult staff to plan, implement and evaluate AYPAL’s political education curriculum and organization-wide social change initiatives.
• Represent AYPAL and play a key leadership role for AYPAL’s coalition and collaborative campaign activities.

Qualifications:

• Experience with youth development and community organizing practices and principles
• Experience (volunteer or paid) working with API communities and knowledge of their issues
• Commitment to the empowerment of historically underrepresented constituents, including young people, people of color, poor people, immigrants and refugees, women and LGBTQI communities
• Good administrative skills
• Good oral and written communications skills with youth and adults
• Bilingual and bicultural in English and another API language/culture a plus, but not required
• Able to work flexible hours (some Saturdays and evenings)

Email cover letter and resume to jay@aypal.org or mail to Jay Conui c/o AYPAL, 436 14^th Street, Oakland, CA, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612.  AYPAL is a fiscally sponsored organization of the Movement Strategy Center.