Assistant Youth Organizer
About the Organization
The Granite State Organizing Project is an 18-year-old, broad based community organization working for racial & economic justice in New Hampshire.
About Granite State Organizing Project:
Established in 2002, Granite State Organizing Project is a nonpartisan, multi-racial and multi-faith community organization working to place human dignity at the center of public life in New Hampshire. Uniting faith communities, tenant associations, labor unions, and other organizations and individuals, GSOP strengthens the ability of Granite Staters to address such local, regional and national issues as education, housing, immigration, healthcare, and racial and economic inequities. GSOP is a vehicle for congregations, people of faith and all who desire positive change to act collectively and powerfully towards racial and economic equity and justice in NH.
Our shared values and diverse faiths drive us to organize for a better world for our children and our children’s children. Leaders with GSOP organize to create a society where everyone, whether Black, Brown, or White, can thrive without exception.
We desire a world where all people live a life of dignity; where all people have the freedom, the ability, and the right to flourish physically, emotionally, and spiritually
- GSOP begins with leadership development that unites people and trains them to take powerful steps to improve our communities and our state
- GSOP values our immigrant siblings and the contributions they make to our state’s vitality and economy and we advocate for meaningful immigration reform at all levels.
- We are working to create a New Hampshire that ensures the conditions in which all can be healthy. Together we commit to eliminating place-based and race-based health inequities to ensure all Granite Stators have an opportunity for good health.
- We are working to create a New Hampshire where the benefits of public infrastructure — roads, bridges, broadband access, transit and development — are distributed equitably. This includes opportunities for economic growth, community health, and the increase in wealth that occurs with major transportation, housing or commercial developments.
An explicit commitment to racial equity frames our values, our programs, and our culture.
About the Job
Assistant Youth and Education Organizer
The Granite State Organizing Project is a 23-year-old, broad based community organization working for economic and racial justice in New Hampshire. The Assistant Youth and Education Organizer works with teenagers and adults to build public support for educational policies and practices that create the conditions in which all students can thrive. The Assistant Youth and Education Organizer works to amplify and support student voice. The assistant organizer works with students of color and their families to devise strategies and implement issue campaigns for more equitable education. The work will address systemic problems of access, opportunity and discrimination based upon race, national origin, economic status, or ethnicity and language.
JOB DUTIES:
● Attend all meetings of the Young Organizers United (YOU) group, currently Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 - 5:30 during the school year. Summer meeting schedule to be determined.
● Attend meetings of the Manchester or Nashua School Boards as assigned.
● Organize a parent and/or alumni group to support the YOU efforts and organize meetings of adult group.
● Attend meetings of the Manchester or Nashua Chapter of GSOP, assist community members in planning and executing strategies for changes in education policy and on issues beyond education concerns.
● Communicate effectively with young people and their parents regarding education issues.
● Attend meetings with key elected officials, immigrant and refugee youth and their parents regarding education reform issues.
● Participate in funder sponsored trainings and gatherings; travel as needed to regional youth gatherings.
● Prepare written materials including agendas, meeting notes, and memos.
● Other duties as assigned by the Youth and Education Organizer and the Executive Director.
Hours and location of work:
GSOP’s primary office is in Manchester, NH but we do work throughout the state. Part time is 20 hours per week. Required attendance at weekly staff meetings scheduled every Monday morning, multiple board of school committee meetings and YOU youth meetings. The organizer must have a car and insurance.
Salary and benefits: Part time position is $20,000 per year, plus paid sick leave and paid vacation. Work related travel and expenses will be reimbursed.
Send cover letter and resume to Sarah Jane Knoy at sjknoy@granitestateorganizing.org