Job: program director, the organizing circle

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT!

Program Director, the Organizing Circle

Salary: $30,000- 35,000 depending on experience, plus health and dental.

Starting Date: March or April 2008

Background

The Organizing Circle (OC) is a leadership and organizing training program for Southeast Asian high school students, designed to make them both scholars and community leaders. The OC challenges youth to advance and apply their academic, interpersonal, and leadership skills to the betterment of their families and their communities. It's called the Organizing Circle because every Friday evening, youth facilitate the Organizing Circle Meeting, where youth leaders from all our programs- seaQuel, BRIDGE, and the Women's Group- meet to engage in dialogue and debate about the strategies and vision that they will agree to employ to make the Southeast Asian community a better place. The OC Program Director is responsible for guiding youth to design, launch, run, and win community organizing campaigns, using a wide variety of tactics such as direct action and accountability sessions.

The Organizing Circle (OC) is a program of the Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM), a SEA social justice youth organization with a vision to confront state-, street-, and inter-personal forms of violence affecting SEAs in Providence, Rhode Island. Visit www.prysm.us

Required Qualifications

· Experience and or knowledge of SEA (Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese) communities, culture, language, and politics

· Strong communication, facilitation, and inter-personal skills

· Strong organizational, administrative, and writing skills

· Must be responsible and highly accountable

· High School Diploma or GED/ Equivalency

· Ability to mediate conflicts and promote healthy group dynamics

· Flexible schedule and must be available on some weekends

· Experience and/or demonstrated ability to run social justice community organizing campaigns

Recommended Qualifications

· Proficiency in a SEA language - Khmer, Lao, Hmong, or Vietnamese

· 1-2 years experience running a Youth Development/ Youth Organizing/ Community Organizing program

· 1-2 years experience in campaign development and community organizing.

· Reliable method of transportation

Compensation

Full-Time Salary of $30,000- 35,000 depending on experience, health and dental insurance, training and support from staff.

Send cover letter and resume to Kohei@prysm.us . For more information, contact Kohei at 401-419-5713 or Kohei@prysm.us