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Youth Organize! California (YO! Cali), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is a statewide network and hub that grows the strategic, professional, and socio-emotional power and political analysis of young people and youth organizers across the state. We cultivate transformative youth organizing to generate long-term transformation in our communities. We strengthen the youth organizing ecosystem and grow the capacities of organizations to build power in deep alignment towards a shared vision of liberation, healing, and justice. We invest in sustainable leadership pathways that center the voices and experiences of the most impacted young people, nurturing a bold, multi-issue movement.
Current Opportunities
Senior Capacity Building Director
Start Date: April 2026. Position open until filled.
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The Senior Capacity Building Director is the lead strategist responsible for developing and driving YO! Cali's Capacity Building Strategy across the state, strengthening our network members' culture and craft in organizing and building power, and expanding youth organizer pathways. The Director will lead a team of staff members and consultants to design and deliver our core training, programming, and focused support to Youth Organizing Groups in the field. The Capacity Building Director will work with the field and network partners to gain a deeper understanding of the core training needs, explore and design programming, opportunities, and collaborations in order to build and strengthen organizing skills, strategy, capacity, and sustainability of organizers, organizations, and the next generation of youth organizers to be more effective, durable, and powerful.
The Senior Capacity Building Director will work closely with our Senior Power Building Director and Healing Justice Director to execute and drive strategy and implement our strategic plan and long-term power-building vision. Success in this role requires a visionary and innovative leader capable of setting a clear strategic direction, stewarding a team in implementation, and cultivating offerings that offer breadth and depth in the field.