PrYSM is Hiring for 2 Positions
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Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM) is a grass-roots Southeast Asian youth organization committed to positive youth development and social change. Our purpose is to mobilize Southeast Asian youth into community organizing campaigns which foster the process of healing and dialogue, build support and love for those who are isolated and marginalized, and build power in the Southeast Asian community. Visit www.prysm.us.
1. Seeking a Lead Organizer to mobilize Southeast Asian youth into community organizing campaigns for social justice
Full Time, $35,000 – 40,000 with benefits, commensurate with experience
Providence, Rhode Island
The role of the Lead Organizer is to coordinate and oversee all of PrYSM’s social justice campaigns and projects, and connect projects and campaigns to PrYSM’s overall vision for social change. He or she will work directly with the program staff to coordinate and support youth involvement in both the planning and execution of organizing activities.
The lead organizer is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of PrYSM’s campaign work. This work will include but is not limited to issue identification, research, campaign strategy, base-building, involving supporters and coalitions, and soliciting press. The lead organizer shall keep the campaign strategy current and relevant and incorporate feedback and direction from youth. The other major part of the job is to prepare, support, and connect youth to the campaigns. The lead organizer will do this by utilizing a political education curriculum and conduct trainings for youth on topics that are related to the campaign- ranging from technical organizing skills (such as public speaking) to political education topics (such as racism and racial profiling). The organizer will empower youth to take an active role in the campaign by facilitating meetings whereby youth will make key decisions about campaign strategy and tactics.
The lead organizer will be assisted by part-time program staff, one coordinating SOUL (Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation) and the other coordinating seaQuel (Southeast Asian Queers United for Empowerment and Leadership). These staff will be responsible for leading youth meetings, communicating with youth, and providing mentorship and assistance to support youth to participate fully. The organizer will work and be in close communication with program staff to coordinate scheduling, agendas, and planning.
The lead organizer will report and be supervised by the Executive Director, and from time to time, will help with grant reporting.
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge about the tactics and strategy of community organizing
- Knowledge and passion about social justice issues and topics
- Experience or demonstrated capacity to work well with diverse individuals and communities, such as at-risk youth, LGBTQ, immigrants, and people of color.
- Demonstrated capacity to manage and coordinate medium to large-scale projects, that involve detailed logistical coordination as well ‘big picture’ thinking
- Excellent writing skills aimed at diverse audiences, such as media and press, foundations and donors, constituents and allies.
- Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate constituents and allies to support PrYSM’s organizing agenda
- Demonstrated experience or capacity to supervise 1- 2 staff
Recommended Qualifications
a. Demonstrated passion or connection to the constituents that PrYSM serves – Southeast Asian, LGBTQ, and youth – and/or the issues PrYSM organizes around – racial justice, immigrant rights, youth empowerment, LGBTQ equality.
b. Knowledge of Southeast Asian culture, politics, or language
c. Knowledge of the political, civic, and social landscape of Rhode Island (Providence in particular)
d. Experience and demonstrated success in supervising
e. Actual experience and demonstrated success in leading a grass-roots community organizing campaign
f. A Bachelors or Masters Degree in a related field
How To Apply:
Submit Resume and Cover letter addressing the question “Why do you want this job and why is it right for you (right now)?” If you are a good candidate, we will ask for references, a short writing sample, and call you in for an interview. Submit your application to Anthony@prysm.us.
2. Seeking a Program Coordinator to facilitate leadership development and mentor LGBTQ Southeast Asian youth
Part Time, 20 hours/week, $19/hour
Providence, RI
Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM) is a grass-roots Southeast Asian youth organization committed to positive youth development and social change. Our purpose is to mobilize Southeast Asian youth into community organizing campaigns which foster the process of healing and dialogue, build support and love for those who are isolated and marginalized, and build power in the Southeast Asian community. Visit www.prysm.us for more information.
The seaQuel Program Coordinator will coordinate PrYSM’s Southeast Asian Queers United for Empowerment and Leadership (seaQuel) program. seaQuel is a program for LGBTQ Southeast Asian youth and heterosexual youth allies to develop their leadership skills by planning events that bring diverse communities together. These events have the purpose of addressing the intersectionality of oppressions – racism, classism, homophobia, and sexism – as well as to bring different communities – immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ, youth, and adults – together.
The seaQuel Program Coordinator is responsible for facilitating 2-3 meetings per week with a team of 6- 8 youth leaders. These meetings will include leadership trainings, educational trainings, and supporting youth-run and youth-facilitated meetings. Successfully coordinating and running these meetings will require good communication with youth leaders, logistical coordination, and your ability to serve as a role model and mentor.
The seaQuel Program Coordinator will also be supervised and assisted by PrYSM’s Lead Organizer in curriculum development, workshop delivery, and coordination of large projects and events.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability and/or experience in engaging, communicating with, and empowering young people
- Demonstrated ability to serve as a mentor to young people
- Demonstrated ability and/or experience in facilitation and workshop delivery
- Demonstrated passion to work on LGBTQ-equality and a range of other social justice issues
- Experience or demonstrated capacity to work well with diverse individuals and communities, such as at-risk youth, LGBTQ, immigrants, and people of color.
- Experience of demonstrated ability to coordinate big projects – such as conferences, rallies, or group art projects.
Recommended Qualifications
- Artistic ability – in any area, such as play-writing or theatre, murals, painting, sculpture, decorations, singing, dancing, poetry, etc.
- Demonstrated experience in event planning – such as planning conferences, performances, rallies, weddings, etc…
How To Apply:
Submit Resume and Cover letter addressing the question “Why do you want this job and why is it right for you (right now)?” If you are a good candidate, we will ask for references, a short writing sample, and call you in for an interview. Submit your application admin@prysm.us.
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