National Center for Youth Law
The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) amplifies youth power, dismantles racism and other structural inequities, and builds just policies, practices, and culture in support of young people. Our efforts advance justice through research, community collaboration, impact litigation, and policy advocacy that fundamentally transforms our nation's approach to education, health, immigration, foster care, and youth justice. Our vision is a world in which every young person thrives and has a full and fair opportunity to achieve the future they envision for themselves.

Youth Justice Team
The National Center for Youth Law's Youth Justice Team leads powerful, multi-faceted initiatives that include state and local advocacy to build equitable, trauma-informed, youth-centered youth justice systems that value community and prioritize young people's well-being. The Youth Justice Team's transformative campaigns are driven by the voices and needs of young people directly impacted by the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and include policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, leadership development, and a range of strategies all aimed at reducing our reliance on the legal system and emphasize community-based, youth development opportunities and services for youth.

Position
This position provides administrative and technical support to the Youth Justice team in developing and implementing advocacy and community capacity-building campaigns in collaboration with community and system stakeholders to reduce youth incarceration, expand effective community-based services, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in the youth justice system. This position is also responsible for developing and leading California state policy and local gender justice campaigns in collaboration with the team and community partners.

Essential Functions
- Lead 1-2 state-level youth justice policy campaigns in collaboration with community partners and represent the team in stakeholder meetings.
- Lead the team's engagement in initiatives to end the incarceration of girls and gender expansive youth and expanding health-centered alternatives.
- Develop and co-lead trainings on alternatives to incarceration, best practices for youth, youth leadership, and movement building strategies.
- Provide administrative and technical support to the Senior Director, including taking meeting notes, grant compliance and reporting, scheduling meetings, and coordinating with external partners.
- Provide administrative and technical support to the team in strategic communications, policy advocacy, policy implementation, and serve as the liaison between the NCYL teams and external stakeholders.
- Support the team's research and data analysis needs and serve as the liaison between external research and data partners.
- Maintain team files, trainings, and resources in NCYL's server.
- Occasionally supervise policy clerks or undergraduate interns.

Salary, Benefits, and Location
This is a full-time, non-exempt position with a competitive salary of $83,919.00. A geographic salary differential may be applied if the candidate resides somewhere other than the San Francisco, Oakland, or Los Angeles metro areas. This means that the salary would be reduced if the candidate resides in an area where the cost of labor is less than that of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Candidates must reside in, or be willing to relocate to, California.Relocation must be completed prior to the start date of the position.

NCYL provides a robust benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurances, generous vacation and sick benefits, paid family leave, flexible spending account, employer contribution to a retirement plan, paid sabbatical, and short-term and long-term disability insurance.

It is anticipated but not guaranteed that NCYL's remote work approach will be in place through 2026. If this policy is revoked prior to 2026, staff will be given at least one year's notice before being recalled to a NCYL office.

All positions at NCYL are at-will and paid for by grants and donations, thus employment with NCYL will be contingent upon continued receipt of funding. Nothing in the statement changes the at-will employment relationship.

How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume at the link below. Please, no emails or calls.

Apply at: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2758968

Applicantswho meet the above criteriawith lived experiences within any of our practice areas,includingBlack, Indigenous, or other people of color, are strongly encouraged to apply.

It is the policy of NCYL to provide equal employment opportunities to all Applicants (including Employees) regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, national origin, age, abilities/disabilities, neurotypicality, socioeconomic status, veteran status, marital status, prior convictions, or any other protected classifications under federal, state, or local law.

Qualifications
- Seven (7) or moreyears of work experience in administrative and technical support.
- Excellent computer technical skills, including using Microsoft suite, SharePoint, and Canva.
- Understanding of California's child-serving systems and bureaucracies, including juvenile justice, education and child welfare.
- Understanding of public policy and/or legislative processes.
- Experience in drafting legislation and leading successful legislative campaigns in California within the last five (5) years.
- Experience working directly with system-impacted children and parents.
- Experience analyzing data, drawing findings, and asking questions to refine conclusions.
- Excellent research, writing, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage complex projects with a multitude of community and system partners.
- Ability to effectively distill and present complex information in a concise, understandable way to diverse audiences.
- Ability to consider differing perspectives and respond professionally to conflict or disagreement.
- Ability to think critically about systemic inefficiencies and creatively envision and develop proposals for systems of change.
- Organized, self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. This position requires some travel.