Washington Youth Alliance: Organizing Coordinator

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Washington Youth Alliance / Action Fund / Future Fund - Organizing Coordinator

Apply by November 15th, 2025 at 5pm.

_Pay: _This position has a starting salary of $65,000 and is classified as non-exempt. This salary is anticipated to increase as our org budget does. We offer unlimited PTO, with a required minimum of three weeks taken per year. We do not offer any more benefits at this time. We anticipate adding other benefits such as health insurance and retirement by mid 2026. Please note the salary is not negotiable.

Start Date: This is a full time, one year (with the possibility of extension depending on fit and budget), hybrid role that begins part time (10-15 hours/week) at $31.25 (annually $65,000) on December 8th and goes full time (40 hours/week) on January 5th after a one month fit assessment which will be discussed in detail upon being onboarded. The only required attendance in that time period will be at our quarterly retreat in Seattle, WA on December 13th from 10am-2pm.

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. We are prioritizing applications from the following geographies, although all are welcome to apply: Central Washington, North Central Washington, and the Olympic Peninsula. Please note this role will require frequent travel across the state.

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.

Position Overview:

The Organizing Coordinator will oversee all parts of our organizing plan and issue based goals. They will work with young people across our 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and State PAC designations to build a base of hundreds in the next year to mobilize against oligarchy and authoritarianism, and to work toward progress on gun violence prevention, youth mental health, and a healthier democracy that young people can participate in.

Position Responsibilities:

Organizing and Base Building:

• Work under the direction of the Executive Director to refine and implement the Organizing Plan to recruit and mobilize hundreds/thousands of young people statewide

• Connect organizing to every part of our organization including legislative advocacy, youth leadership development, and youth advisory councils

• Provide organizing coaching to youth leaders

• Oversee the inaugural cohort of the youth coordinator program

Electoral Campaigns:

• Implement field strategies to support ballot initiatives that lower the voting age in local elections

• Launch our endorsement process, with specific input from our base and young people from the communities we endorse in—implement via the endorsement input strategy given to you

Legislative Work:

• Assist our contract lobbyist in mobilizing young people for the 2026 legislative session

• Assist our Executive Assistant and Executive Director in planning our Youth Lobby Day in 2026 and 2027.

• Assist our contract lobbyist in researching policy for the 2027 legislative session.

Measuring and Evaluating for the Future:

• Build and maintain trusting relationships with our partners, youth, and funders

• Assist the Program Director with grant and financial reporting requirements as needed

• Assist in the development and execution of progress rubrics for our internal program evaluation

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 specific degree is required. In general, candidates will:

1. Have at least 1-2 years of organizing experience and work well with a team

2. Have experience working with young people (preferred high schoolers)

3. Strong roots to Washington State

4. A drivers license and a vehicle with valid insurance

5. Conversational Spanish

Preference will be given to candidates who:

• Have experience working with young people in an organizing setting

• Are bilingual in Spanish

• 2+ part-time or full-time years of any organizing experience in campaigns, nonprofits, etc

• Are from communities across Washington who are not usually represented in organizing, especially youth organizing

Note: We encourage people that 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.

Application Stages and Process:

Stage 1: Initial Application Due Date — Tuesday, November 11, 5pm PST.

Submit your resume, cover letter, and demographic information.

• 1–2 page resume

• On one document, please share 2–3 short paragraphs via the form of a cover letter:

• Why do you want this role?

• Why are you passionate about youth organizing?

• Optional: Is there anything else that you want to share with readers?

• Demographic information

Applicant Status Update — Thursday, November 13, 5pm PST

Stage 2: Phone Screener

Applicants Screened: Friday, November 14 & Tuesday, November 18

Stage 3: Performance Tasks and Reference Submissions

** Performance Tasks Due — Monday, November 24**

• Please hold two hours in advance to complete this task in case you make it to stage three.

• We will provide a $150 stipend for time spent on the performance tasks.

• Review and create a short draft implementation plan for WYA’s Condensed Organizing Plan to build youth power across Washington & having a conversation in Spanish with our Program Director or Organizing Consultant

Stage 4: Panel Interview & Reference Checks

Panel Interview & Reference Checks — Thursday, December 4, Friday, December 5

• Contact Information Due For Two References on Monday, December 1.

• About three applicants will make it to stage four.

Final Decisions Released — Monday, December 8

→ ** Start part-time Friday, December 12**