Job Posting: Program Director of New Voices Are Rising
The Oakland-based Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment supports community driven action for the environment, community health, and people’s rights. Our New Voices Are Rising program engages high school students from the most impacted neighborhoods in Oakland and the wider Bay Area, encouraging youth to step forward as a new generation of environmental justice leaders. Each year our Summer Climate Justice Leadership Academy provides intensive training for 15-30 students, and our school year Fellowship program engages 3-5 high school student Fellows in organizing, research, and outreach projects around climate justice and environmental equity. Staff and Fellows also lead workshops and service activities on high school campuses and in the broader community. And our community-based grantmaking approach has earned national recognition for building grassroots power for conservation and social justice.
Position Summary
The Program Director is the lead staff member of New Voices Are Rising. They spearhead a collaborative process to shape the long-range vision for the program; set the program’s goals for youth leadership development and advancing environmental justice; maintain partnerships with funders, community partners, and government officials; and coordinate the overall management of the program. The Program Director supervises the Youth Coordinator, and shares supervision of seasonal staff, students and fellows with the Youth Coordinator.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is deeply committed to and experienced in youth development and community-driven environmental justice education and advocacy, and is excited to work collaboratively with students, staff, and community members to advance the overall program direction and vision. They are comfortable working with youth of color, including queer youth, and are passionate about nurturing young people to step forward as community leaders. They are a strong project manager, and have experience with program planning, assessment, and fundraising, including complex government grants. We encourage applications from candidates who were born and raised in heavily impacted communities, and who are comfortable conversing in Spanish or another language commonly spoken in Bay Area communities of color. We also strongly encourage people of color to apply, as well as candidates who identify as women, femme, non-binary, or LGBTQ+.
Link to full job posting and how to apply here: https://rosefdn.org/wp-content/uploads/NVR-Program-Director-Job-Announcement-Oct2021-1.pdf