Youth Civic Engagement Fellow (Anchorage or Fairbanks)

The Alaska Center•Anchorage, AK

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Alaska Center Education Fund seeks 8-10 passionate, socially confident, reliable Alaskans to be advocates and champions for voter empowerment and education as Youth Civic Engagement Fellows. The Youth Civic Engagement (YCE) Fellows will work alongside staff, volunteers, and community partners to conduct non-partisan voter education for the November 3 General Election. This temporary contract position will run from August 17 - November 3 and provides excellent career-building opportunities in voter and civic engagement. Evenings and occasional weekend work required.

Requirements

This is an entry-level position, so no experience is necessary.
Have an interest or experience with phone banking, working with the public, event planning, and volunteering.
Have an interest and/or experience working in politics and civic engagement.
Have excellent interpersonal skills.
Be independent, accountable, and honest.
Have experience working with technology and data entry.

Responsibilities

Train voters on how to use Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system.
Alongside staff and partner organizations, co-host weekly phone banking events to reach voters.
Help recruit volunteers for these events.
Help plan door-knocking events in low-voter turnout neighborhoods in your community.
Hand out non-partisan voting information at community events.
Host 8-10 community events, with each Fellow responsible for leading 1 event.
Come up with unique ways to reach voters with different abilities and identities.
Coordinate activities with other community organizational partners.
Enter data into EveryAction/VAN and work with your supervisor to ensure quality and accuracy.
Exercise diplomacy, as conversations will take place with Alaskans from all walks of life and political dispositions.