Program Coordinator, Youth of Color Services

Job Description

About NYAC

The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is a social justice organization that advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) in an effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well-being.  NYAC is funded under a cooperative agreement with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to serve as a capacity building assistance provider to organizations providing HIV prevention services to LGBTQ youth.

About the position

The Program Coordinator, Youth of Color Services will coordinate all activities related to disseminating the You Know Different social marketing campaign and delivering capacity-building assistance (CBA) services to community-based organizations to increase their ability to serve LGBTQ youth of color in HIV prevention services.  To do this, the position will work with community-based organizations to facilitate community mobilization models, coalition building, cultural competency training, best practice sharing and technical assistance in order to increase LGBTQ youth of color access to and utilization of HIV prevention and testing services.  This individual will spend time providing support to other programs based on areas of expertize and organizational need.  This individual will also assist with facilitation of projects that compliment the individual's skills and experience.  *This is a part-time position, 20 hours per week.

Position location

Washington, DC

Responsibilities

• Provide CBA services to CDC-funded organizations providing HIV prevention services to LGBTQ youth of color
• Coordinate client intake for assigned projects and maintain client files
• Assist with the identification of pro-active CBA requests by promoting NYAC services
• Ensure the needs expressed on client intakes are handled by appropriate staff and make referrals
• Deliver CBA trainings on topics related to the delivery of HIV social marketing messages to LGBTQ youth of color
• Maintain and manage programmatic records and submit required reports
• Assist with planning and delivery of webinars and online training library modules
• Assist with HIV content on NYAC and CBA project websites
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university or 2-3 year of experience in related field
• Advanced understanding of HIV in the LGBTQ youth of color communit(ies)
• Experience in coalition building, community mobilization and/or awareness organizing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience writing curricula, delivering training and conference presentations to adult and youth audiences
• Comfort and experience using online social networking strategies, blogs, etc.; experience with social marketing preferred
• Advanced computer skills
• Online and offline research skills
• Attentive to detail, able to cope with complexity, self-motivated, independent and calm under pressure
• Support of the mission, vision and work of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition

Supervisor

The Program Coordinator will report to the Deputy Executive Director.

Compensation

Salary range: $20,000-$25,000 plus the following benefits - health, dental and vision insurance; short-term and long-term disability; annual leave; education leave and professional development.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NYAC is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to a diverse, multicultural staff. Transgender people, women and people of color are encouraged to apply.

NYAC will not discriminate in employment practices including, but not limited to, application for employment, hiring, termination, training, and promotion. NYAC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, personal appearance, height, weight, family responsibilities, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, HIV status, economic status, sources of income, or place of residence or business, or any other status protected by applicable law. Present employees or volunteers have the right to apply and be considered for any position that becomes available.

How to apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter via email with the subject line 'Application for Program Coordinator, Youth of Color Services' to Shannon Murphy, Program Coordinator, at jobs@nyacyouth.org.  Please answer the following questions in your cover letter:

1. What is your volunteer/professional experience with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) movement?
2. What is your professional experience working with youth (specifically youth of color and/or with HIV prevention)?
3. What is your professional program experience (specifically in providing trainings, working with community-based organizations and engaging with social media)?
4. Why do you want to work in the LGBTQ youth empowerment movement?

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