Youth Organizer

Make the Road•New York, NY

2d•$59,655 - $61,808•Onsite

About The Position

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. MRNY operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 28,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer). MRNY is a newly unionized workplace. MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), citizenship preparation, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more.

Requirements

Eligible to work in the US.
The successful candidate must demonstrate a commitment to MRNY’s mission and vision.
Have some experience working with youth, preferably through organizing; a commitment to social justice and youth leadership.
Be able to implement new strategies
Be open to working some evenings and weekends.
Self-starter with strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail
Be highly professional and team oriented with a passion for excellence and eagerness to help the department meet our goals.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and complete assignments under strict deadlines with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
Ability to work under pressure required.
Have a working knowledge of spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, and using a database (ideally Salesforce) to run reports.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
High level of accountability and initiative; needs to be a self-starter and eager to do team work to support the organization as a whole

Responsibilities

Conduct regular outreach through classroom presentations, phone calls, social media and in the neighborhood to build a base of youth of color in Staten Island as grassroots leaders
Create leadership development and political education workshops and trainings for youth leaders
Support youth members to help lead base-building, campaign and coalition work and facilitate meetings
Coordinate and engage in campaigns that advocate for education, immigration and community safety and justice and elevate the voices/experiences of young people in our campaigns
Participate in membership meetings, staff meetings, and community building events
Work with MRNY’s YPP team, key member leaders and allies to move forward city, state and federal campaigns
Support MRNY’s organizational and YPP wide events throughout the year
Implement new strategies to move the work forward
Use social media communications to advance MRNY youth campaigns