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Washington Youth Alliance / Action Fund / Future Fund - Southwest Washington Organizer (must be located in Southwest WA)

Apply by July 27, 2026

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Pay: This position has an hourly, non exempt rate of $21 an hour for up to 20 hours per week. This salary is anticipated to increase as our org budget does. Please note the salary is not negotiable. 

Start Date: We anticipate a start date of August 10th with an in person presence required in Central Washington August 13-14. 

Location Requirements and Preferences: This role is required to reside in Washington State. Washington Youth Alliance is proud to call ourselves a truly statewide organization, and as such prioritizes hiring individuals who are rooted in community and can bring their experiences to our youth-led organization. Location is required to reside in (southwestern/eastern wa, name counties. Please note this role will require frequent travel across the state (travel will be reimbursed at $0.70 a mile)

Washington Youth Alliance Overview:

We are Washington’s only truly youth-led 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and State PAC that builds authentic statewide youth power by transforming young people's stories and lived experiences into action, creating youth-led chapters that educate, advocate, and organize for mental health support, gun violence prevention, access to a healthier democracy, and other systemic changes young people need.

We envision a world where Washington is designed to serve the needs of and address problems specific to young people, and where young people are equipped with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to shape systems so it continues to address issues that impact young people. 

What do we define as youth-led?

We define youth-led as having young people ages 13-24, but particularly those not in College, at the center of everything we are doing and hope to do. Our boards are 85% under the age of 24 with 33.3% being under the age of 18 and from local chapters. 

Overview:

The Southwest Washington Organizer is WYA's on-the-ground presence in Southwest Washington. You'll coach youth chapter leaders in the fundamentals of organizing such as one-on-ones, power-mapping, running actions, and support chapters as they recruit, build leadership teams, and grow their base. This is an in-person role: you'll show up for chapter meetings, trainings, and activations across the region, adapt WYA's organizing model to what each chapter needs, and set regional goals alongside the Executive Director and Program Director. The goal isn't to organize for young people, it's to teach the skills and be accountable to the chapters in their endeavors, providing support to their efforts in building power across Washington. 

Position Responsibilities:

Chapter Coaching and Base Building

• Provide organizing coaching to youth leaders in your region
• Support existing chapters in recruiting, retaining, and developing members of their base
• Model and run one-on-one meetings, and help chapter leaders keep a steady 1:1 rhythm
• Help each chapter build a leadership team of three to five people with clear roles, and make sure each role has someone being trained to take it over
• Teach WYA's core organizing skills (self-interest, issue-cutting, TIERS campaigns, power-mapping, propositions, running an action, and working through conflict), then hand them off so members can teach each other

Regional Goal-Setting and Collaboration

• Set and track goals for your region with the Executive Director and Program Director
• Coordinate with the Program Director on chapter health and on the broader organizing plan
• Connect your chapters to statewide efforts with our Advocacy and Political Director, Communications Manager, and Chief of Staff. 

In-Person Organizing and Adaptation

• Show up in person for chapter meetings, trainings, and actions (at least 2 activations per week)
• Adapt WYA's organizing model to what each chapter wants and needs on the ground
• Help chapters run local events and take their next action, scaled to the people and energy in the room

Measuring and Evaluating for the Future

• Build and maintain trusting relationships with youth, partners, and funders in your region
• Track chapter health and the progress of your region's base
• Assist the Program Director with grant and reporting needs as they relate to your region
• Contribute to our internal program evaluation and progress rubrics

Please note that this is meant to be a sample of position responsibilities and is not fully encompassing. Washington Youth Alliance reserves the right to modify these responsibilities at any time.

Position Requirements: No degree is required. In general, candidates will:

1. Have 6 months to a year or campaign cycle of organizing experience and work well with a team
2. Have experience working with young people (high schoolers preferred)
3. Be located in Southwestern Washington (Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, Wahkiakum, or Pacific County)
4. Willingness to be adaptable and work in a “start up” environment 
5. Be adaptable and self-directed, and comfortable shaping their work around what chapters want
6. Have a driver's license and a vehicle with valid insurance

Preference will be given to candidates who:

• Have experience working with young people
• Are bilingual in Spanish
• Have led, or been part of, a local chapter
• Are from communities across Washington that are not usually represented in organizing, especially rural communities

Note: We encourage people who don't think they meet all the requirements to still apply. We value lived experience, passion for youth organizing, and commitment to our mission as much as formal qualifications.

Please submit your resume and cover letter on Gusto. In your cover letter, please state why you want to work for Washington Youth Alliance and why you are passionate about youth-led organizing.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Washington Youth Alliance, the Action Fund, and the Future Fund are equal opportunity employers. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran or military status, marital or family status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, Washington State, or local law.

We're a youth-led organization, and we know the strongest movements are built by people whose communities are usually left out of the room. We strongly encourage applications from young people, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, immigrants, people from rural communities, and people who have never worked at a nonprofit before. If you need an accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, email us at [email protected]