Career Opportunities

California Native Vote Project (CNVP)
Northern California Youth Organizer
Position Type: Full-Time, Non-exempt
Rate: $27.88 per hour
Location: Sacramento, California
Northern California Youth Organizer Application

About California Native Vote Project (CNVP)

Founded in 2016, the California Native Vote Project (CNVP) is a Native-led, statewide organization advancing justice and self-determination for Native American communities across California. Through year-round organizing, nonpartisan civic engagement, leadership development, policy advocacy, and research, CNVP builds multigenerational political power across tribal and urban Native communities. By strengthening the Native organizing ecosystem and preparing emerging leaders and Native youth to shape policy and public decision-making, CNVP ensures Native voices are not only heard, but are driving change across civic, health, and governance systems. Learn more at www.canativevote.org.

Position Overview

The Northern California Youth Organizer will recruit, support, and develop Native youth leaders ages 14–24. Based in Sacramento, the organizer will build relationships with Native youth, families, Tribal communities, Tribal youth programs, Title VI Indian Education programs, schools, and Native organizations throughout Northern California. The organizer will support CNVP’s CORE Youth Cohort, Native Youth for Justice Organizing Academy (NYJOA), Advanced Native Youth Organizing (ANYO) Training, Campaign Academies, voter engagement, and youth-led campaigns.

The Youth Organizer must understand, use, and help teach CNVP’s organizing model:

1. Build relationships.
2. Develop a shared vision.
3. Provide political and historical education.
4. Identify multiple strategies.
5. Commit to collective action.

Evaluate the work and celebrate progress. 

Key Responsibilities

Youth Organizing and Leadership Development

• Conduct consistent outreach and relationship-building with Native youth ages 14–24.
• Recruit youth for CNVP programs, trainings, campaigns, and civic engagement activities.
• Hold regular one-on-one and group meetings with youth leaders.
• Facilitate political education, leadership development, public speaking, storytelling, and organizing activities.
• Help youth identify community issues and develop youth-led campaigns using CNVP’s organizing model.
• Build opportunities for youth to lead meetings, presentations, events, and community actions.
• Track youth outreach, participation, leadership development, and follow-up.

Youth Programs and Campaign Academies

• Support outreach, planning, and implementation for CORE, NYJOA, ANYO, youth retreats, and other CNVP programs.
• Support Campaign Academies throughout Northern California.
• Give presentations on community organizing, campaign development, youth leadership, and CNVP’s organizing model.
• Facilitate campaign-planning activities and help participants apply the organizing model to issues in their communities.
• Maintain relationships with participants and provide follow-up support after programs and trainings.

Campaign and Voter Engagement

• Support youth-led campaigns related to education, Tribal sovereignty, cultural representation, racial justice, voting, and other community priorities.
• Assist with action research, power mapping, strategy development, community presentations, delegations, and public testimony.
• Conduct nonpartisan voter registration, voter education, and get-out-the-vote activities.
• Support voter registration parties, “Why We Vote” presentations, ballot information sessions, phone banking, text banking, and community outreach.
• Help young people understand how voting, public policy, and government decisions affect Native communities.

Community Partnerships and Events

• Build relationships with Tribal communities, Tribal youth programs, Title VI Indian Education programs, Indian Education Centers, schools, and Native organizations.
• Represent CNVP at community events, powwows, Big Times, cultural gatherings, coalition meetings, and partner activities.
• Help coordinate youth meetings, trainings, retreats, presentations, and campaign events.
• Assist with event outreach, registration, materials, supplies, facilitation, evaluation, and follow-up.

Team and Administrative Responsibilities

• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, organizational activities, and statewide campaigns.
• Work closely with CNVP’s Northern California organizing, policy, communications, and youth teams.
• Maintain accurate outreach, participation, event, and campaign records.
• Help create emails, flyers, presentations, social media content, and youth-friendly organizing materials.
• Complete work plans, reports, reimbursements, and other required documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications

• At least 18 years old.
• Experience working with Native American youth, families, or communities.
• At least one year of experience in youth development, community organizing, advocacy, education, or a related field.
• Understanding of Tribal sovereignty and commitment to Native communities, social justice, racial justice, and youth leadership.
• Ability to understand, use, and present CNVP’s organizing model.
• Strong relationship-building, public speaking, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Dependable, organized, and able to manage multiple responsibilities.
• Comfortable using email, Microsoft Office, virtual meeting platforms, social media, and other online applications.
• Valid California driver’s license, automobile insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Available to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel regularly throughout Northern California.
• Ability to meet required safety and background-check requirements for working with minors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with youth organizing, voter engagement, campaign development, political education, or community outreach.
• Experience working with Tribal youth programs, Title VI programs, schools, or Native organizations.
• Experience facilitating youth meetings, workshops, talking circles, or leadership activities.
• Familiarity with Native communities in Sacramento and Northern California.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

This is a Sacramento-based hybrid position that includes office work, remote work, community outreach, and regional travel. The employee must be able to work on a computer for extended periods, attend indoor and outdoor community events, stand and walk for extended periods, and occasionally lift materials weighing up to 20 pounds.