The Youth and Family Advocacy Coordinator is part of elevating youth and family voice in policymaking, advocating for systems change, coordinating programming in support of youth and family advocacy, and managing administrative functions for related programs.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Be a part of elevating the voice of youth and family in advocating for systems change:

• Serve as a central leader in the organization to elevate the voice of youth and family voices in policy development and advocacy
• In partnership with youth and family leaders with lived experience expertise, promote policy solutions that will remove barriers to economic security, housing, safety, education, and health for young people who are or have been in foster care
• Communicate with policy makers and facilitate communication between policy makers and youth and family to advocate for priority policy proposals
• Conduct policy and systems advocacy orientation and training for young people, parents, kinship caregivers, and community members
• Develop educational materials, trainings, toolkits and other resources to educate stakeholders

Coordinate programming in support of youth and kinship caregivers:

• Recruit young people and kinship caregivers and family to participate in opportunities and programming, including Fostering Advocates Arizona, Opportunity Passport and issue advocacy campaigns
• Manage programs, including Fostering Advocates Arizona and Opportunity Passport
• Facilitate meetings and events for program participants, contractors, and community members

Manage administrative functions for programs:

• Administer record keeping, payments, reimbursements, and related functions for Opportunity Passport and other programs
• Support program participants by ordering food, transportation, and other needed supports and managing record keeping for expenses
• Develop and submit grant reports
• Develop and distribute surveys, and accurately track and share program data for grants and communications

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Four years of full-time related work experience or a Bachelor’s Degree is required
• Enthusiasm to change systems and to work with those who are a necessary part of making change, including policy makers and people with lived experience 
• Experience working with youth, particularly youth who have experienced foster care
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to create PowerPoint presentations and make public presentations
• Ability to effectively work with people of diverse backgrounds and ages, including youth
• Ability and willingness to work nights and weekends as needed for community engagement and to travel at least four times per year to different counties in Arizona
• Strong preference for lived experience perspective to support foster care involved youth and families

How to Apply:

Please send your resume and cover letter to: 

Beth Christensen

Executive Recruiter

602-612-5586

bchristensen@duffygroup.com