Learning and Events Coordinator

Summary

The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) is a youth-focused nonprofit membership network of 200 members and partners nationwide that serve opportunity youth (youth between the ages of 16-24 who are out-of-school or out-of-work). NYEC seeks a Learning and Events Coordinator, a full-time remote position, with some in-person programming. The Learning and Events Coordinator will work with the NYEC team and be responsible for capacity building through the coordination and delivery of workshops, training, and events.

Our Principles

Our efforts are guided by principles that reflect the needs of today’s young people.

• Center Race and Gender Equity: Policies and programs must focus on race and gender explicitly, prioritize people of color for services, and be driven by people with lived experience.
• Expand Opportunities for the Most Vulnerable: Policies must prioritize youth and young adults facing the most barriers to employment, adopt performance measures that encourage serving these young people, and reflect our deeper understanding of the effects of trauma.
• Invest in Capacity Building and Local Decision-Making: Funders should provide sufficient resources to support strong local conveners or intermediaries, thriving local service ecosystems, and a healthy workforce of youth-serving professionals.
• Co-Design Solutions with Young People: Youth voice and building youth leadership are at the heart of positive youth workforce development efforts. With training, support, and compensation, young people can be invaluable contributors and co-designers of programs and policies.
• Prepare the Next Generation of Leaders: We must train and support a new generation of leaders. Additional resources are needed to expand services for young people and to hire, train, and refine the work of the adults who deliver youth employment programming.
  
  

Position

The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) seeks a determined, charismatic, persuasive individual for a Learning and Events Coordinator position. This is a full-time remote position with some in-person programming. The Coordinator must be available to attend and manage our multi-day national annual convenings (at least 2/year) and occasional evening workshops for young people. The ideal applicant will be outgoing, curious, creative, organized and passionate about serving opportunity youth. The Learning and Events Coordinator will help lead NYEC’s efforts to connect young people and the professionals who serve them with decision-makers and resources that build capacity. Applicants with lived experience of disconnection from school or work, job-training programs, and curriculum design, are especially encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside NYEC Leadership and the Associate Director of Operations and Learning to manage annual national convenings. This includes planning and implementation, project management, proposal request & review processes, workshop scheduling, speaker, talent & vendor management, budgets, and contracts.
• Coordinate NYEC virtual workshops, including the recruitment, scheduling, promotion, and preparation of presenters.
• Coordinate the scheduling and promotion of monthly certification courses and training with the support of the Associate Director of Operations and Learning.
• Assist with the conversion of monthly workshops into e-learning materials for the NYEC Learning Management System.
• Develop and organize Learning Management System content into collections and pathways for release and promotion to NYEC members.
• Manage the calendar of content release dates and promotion for the Learning Management System.
• Manage the attendance reports of all learning events/workshops.
  
  

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience with youth workforce development, youth ecosystems, opportunity youth and other NYEC priorities.
• Demonstrated experience in event planning and project management.
• Experience with event management software.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems, SCORM and instructional/curriculum design.
• Experience training and teaching both in-person and virtual settings.
• Ability to balance competing deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Adaptable with exceptional problem-solving skillsets.
• Dynamic presenter and speaker. Able to address large and small audiences including youth, young adults, practitioners, and policy makers.
• Is committed to racial equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice work.
• Can travel as needed.
  
  

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $40,000 – $65,000 per year and is commensurate with experience. NYEC offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental insurance coverage; a 403(b)-retirement plan that includes a guaranteed employer contribution; and five weeks of combined vacation time and sick leave.

Working Environment

The Learning and Events Coordinator is a full-time remote position with some in-person programming. The coordinator must be available to attend and manage our multi-day national annual convenings (at least 2/year) and occasional evening workshops for young people. NYEC values a diverse workforce and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits unlawful discrimination and unlawful harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability status, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected classes or categories as defined by federal, state or local laws.

Salary : $40,000 - $65,000