Youth Program Coordinator

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT IRC STAFF

Job Overview: The Youth Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing grants and services for the IRC Sacramento's youth programs, including staff supervision across all in-school youth programs. Specifically, the Youth Program Coordinator provides direct team support, creates development plans, and ensures youth services staff are trained and able to provide strong 1-1 and cohort based client services and community intervention efforts. In addition, the Youth Program Coordinator is responsible for ensuring program compliance, meeting programmatic outcomes, and building strong relationships with community schools. The position reports to the Youth and Education Program Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

Program Operations

• Liaise with IRC Technical Advisors to ensure effective program delivery by utilizing available resources and best practice models within the IRC field office network
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of youth services data to donors and all relevant parties
• Track and report on key outcomes and objectives as outlined for each program area. Effectively communicate outcomes to staff to ensure program goals are met
• Oversee the direct services budget to ensure timely spend-down of youth services funds
• Work with the youth services team to ensure all services meet compliance standards and are documented via ETO
• Ensure will program supplies are ordered and accounted for in a timely manner

Outreach and Enrollment

• Build partnerships with school districts, schools, and staff to ensure working partnerships, administrative logistics, and referral systems are implemented for in school youth
• Expand programming to middle schools through networking and listening sessions
• Create evidence-based program curriculum for expanding programs based on client needs
• Lead all partnership development efforts to connect clients with high quality trainings and wraparound services families need within the community
• Represent the youth programs within the IRC network, in conferences, working groups, communities of practice calls, sharing the creation of client success stories, and other opportunities when available
• Oversee the recruitment of refugee youth into leadership opportunities to regularly support refugee peers and inform the direction of the youth services IRC Sacramento provides

Staff Supervision and Onboarding

• Develop and enhance in school curricula and offerings for youth programming and leadership development and modify on an ongoing basis
• Implement technical assessments to gauge client strengths, weaknesses, and proficiencies
• Create surveys to measure knowledge and social emotion gains made through IRC programs
• Recruit and oversee skilled volunteers, community members, and professional speakers to support youth programs as mentors and presenters
• Provide positive supervision of up to four employees, including daily administration, support and performance reviews
• Complete administrative responsibilities including tracking time and effort, annual development of professional goals, and the 90 day onboarding plan
• Participate in and lead program meetings, staff development activities, and fully engage as a member of the team
• Comply with all policies, procedures and protocols of the agency
• Seek out and identify scholarships and other support opportunities to help clients with short and long term goals
• Network extensively with partners in the community to seek additional support clients may need outside of IRC
• Support school enrollments, home visits, and Youth Cultural Orientation ensuring newly arrived families are enrolled into school and connected to adequate resources
• Document client participation and progress, adhering to grant requirements
• Other related duties as assigned
• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion, and cohesion in IRC Sacramento
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Youth and Education Program Manager

Position directly supervises: In-School Youth Specialists, Youth Case Aides

Indirect Reporting:
Internal and/or external contacts: Coordinates regularly with Community Engagement team

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience required[LJ1] ; Master's degree a plus

Work Experience:

• 2-3 years' experience working with refugee youth strongly preferred
• 2-3 years' experience with youth counseling, case management, or coaching strongly preferred
• 2-3 years' experience with working with refugee populations inside of schools strongly preferred
• 2-3 years' experience working in or managing grant funded programs

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal and people management skills required
• Multi-cultural experience and demonstrated ability to communicate well with people of varied backgrounds required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation creation
• Proven ability to take initiative, creatively problem solve and lead with versatility in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to engage youth from vulnerable backgrounds including refugee youth in long-term service delivery
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required
• Experience using data and fiscal tracking systems strongly preferred
• Grant writing skills strongly preferred
• Flexible availability necessary
• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation

Working Environment:

• Standard office environment including regular travel to employer sites.

Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

US Benefits: The IRC offers a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. All US employees are eligible for sick time, a 403b retirement savings plans: up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus an 3-7% additional IRC contribution, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

In addition, full-time employees are eligible for 10 US paid holidays, 20-25 paid time off days, disability & life insurance, medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee contribution starting at $135, $7, and $5 per month respectively) and FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs. Part-time employees are eligible for a proportionate amount of paid time off. These additional benefits apply to employees who work at least 6 months within a 12 month time period.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.

---