Member Organizing Manager

About Urban Peace Movement (UPM)

Urban Peace Movement builds youth leadership in Oakland and the East Bay to transform the culture and conditions that drive violence and mass incarceration in low-income communities of color. UPM uses an approach we call "Healing-Centered Youth Organizing" to support young people to feel self-confident and hopeful while empowering them to work for healing, racial justice, and equity.

UPM has multiple youth organizing and leadership development programs. The first, “DetermiNation,” is a young Black men’s circle for directly-impacted ‘transitioning-aged,’ young men (ages 17-25), The second leadership track, “Leaders in Training” (LIT), is a multi-racial youth organizing and leadership program for high-school aged youth which has an Oakland site and a site in southern Alameda County. The third leadership program is our Youth Organizing Social Justice Steering Committee made up of young people from across our programs who help to coordinate programs, make higher level decisions for, and take on higher levels of leadership for the organization.

For more information about UPM and our work visit: www.urbanpeacemovement.org

Position Overview

The Member Organizing Manager will be responsible for managing and implementing youth and member organizing programs across the organization as well as assisting the organization in implementing UPM’s campaign priorities in order to advance the mission, values, and principles of Urban Peace Movement. More specifically, the Member Organizing Manager will manage at least one of UPM’s youth organizing program sites, support other staff with the coordination of other sites, and build out and maintain UPM’s emergent general membership / alumni program.

The Member Organizing Manager will report to the Director of Youth Programs and work directly with other UPM staff to develop and implement membership program priorities as part of UPM’s overall vision to empower youth and their families to organize to transform their communities.

Member Organizing Manager - Core Responsibilities

Youth Organizing and Youth Program Coordination (50%)

• Facilitate weekly program sessions for Oakland LIT Mob and Social Justice Committee with support of the Director of Youth Programs.
• Support other UPM youth organizing programs as directed
• Act as a main point of contact for members when engaging with UPM
• Track attendance and coordinate member engagement in activities and regular programming
• Conduct weekly reminder calls / texts to individual members for programming
• Set up curriculum and session agendas for member program sessions in coordination with the Director of Youth Programs and conduct other work to prepare for sessions.
• Manage ongoing member engagement and leadership development
• Manage attendance of youth members to community engagement opportunities outside of program sessions along with other UPM staff.
• Execute new member recruitment, orientation, and member retention strategies ongoingly.
• Partcipation in regular meetings with other UPM staff to coordinate youth programs Assist in the planning and implementation of weekend youth programming retreats (1-2 times per year)
• Support members in accessing Care Management to address life issues that may arise when appropriate
• Execute program evaluation processes as directed and ensure accurate data and information gathering
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in systems impacted communities

Engagement of UPM General Membership Body (25%)

• Assist in the design and build-out of UPM’s “general membership” body in coordination with and at the direction of the Director of Youth Programs
• Implement the plan for UPM’s general membership
• Recruit and retain the membership and participation of general members, which will include UPM past participants and alumni
• Conduct quarterly or bi-monthly general membership meetings
• Manage participation of UPM general membership in UPM campaign activities, UPM events, and other community engagement opportunities

Organizing Campaign Support (15%)

• Assist in the implementation of the campaign priorities by coordinating between UPM’s social justice committee, leaders in training programs, and determination Black men's group
• Facilitate political education training and other skill building opportunities based on UPM youth base’s needs and interest to support UPM’s campaign priorities
• Support in providing campaign updates to UPM’s youth base through text, email, and in-person meetings
• Manage member participation in program and campaign planning/implementation
• Manage outreach efforts, attendance/turn-out, and social media for regular communication w/ members
• Support logistics and planning for youth organizing events

General Duties / Other (10%)

• Support communications efforts as needed with the communications team. Attend staff meetings, staff development, and training sessions
• Manage program budgets in coordination with Supervisor
• Support administration of program evaluations with program participants
• Assist with “all-hands-on-deck” projects and initiatives across the organization as needed, including but not limited to large scale community events.
• General representation of the organization at events, forums, meetings, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Expected hours of work

Standard work week is 40 hours and standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. generally, however some programs and/events may take place outside of those hours to accommodate youth members and community members. Start times will be adjusted if a late day is required. General program times are currently Tuesdays (4:30pm-6:00pm), Wednesdays (4:30pm-8:00pm) and Thursdays (4:30pm-6:30pm).

Travel

No significant travel expected. Occasional (2-3 times per year) in-state and/or other domestic travel may be required for meetings and conferences and retreats.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Understanding of and commitment to youth development and violence prevention
• Background in youth leadership development programming
• Experience with social justice organizing and campaign development principles
• Experience working with youth or young adults and their families.
• Demonstrated commitment to social and/or restorative justice
• Demonstrated commitment to goals and values Urban Peace Movement.
• Familiarity with or experience with “healing”, stress-reduction, or conflict resolution practices such as meditation or mindfulness practice.
• Relationships in and knowledge of Oakland community and/or urban communities
• Knowledge of / familiarity with urban youth culture
• Direct experience with or experience with family or friends being impacted by mass incarceration, criminalization, and/or community violence.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, specifically as it relates to effectively working with diverse ranges of traditional and non-traditional stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with G-Suite, social networking sites
• Ability to work professionally and ethically in a multicultural team setting, including ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively manage time, take instruction, work independently, and prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Must be able to balance and integrate programmatic and campaign work
• Must possess a growth mindset.
• Ability to work a flexible full-time schedule.

UPM’s 100% FTE benefits package includes:

• 100% medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees, and partial benefits for dependents;
• 15 paid holidays annually + one week office closure at the end of the year winter break;
• 2 paid personal wellness days annually
• Paid vacation: 3 weeks in year one, increasing after year one to a maximum of 4 weeks annually
• 12 paid sick days annually
• Additional regularly scheduled staff wellness days off throughout the year
• Employer-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• Access to Flexible Spending Account plans
• Availability to participate in a defined contribution retirement plan - 403(b) + employer match
• An annual wellness stipend
• A professional development allocation is available to each employee