The  Will Steger Foundation is currently looking for someone excited to work with our amazing youth network of student leaders from high school environmental clubs in the Metro Are, YEA! MN.  Read on...

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Youth Environmental Activists Minnesota (YEA! MN) Coordinator,
CONTRACT DATES: Oct 2011 – June 2012
TIME COMMITMENT: 10-15 hours/week
LOCATION: Mobile/Will Steger Foundation office, Minneapolis

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Overview
Youth Environmental Activists Minnesota (YEA! MN), a joint program of the Will Steger Foundation and Alliance for Sustainability, is a network of student leaders from high school environmental clubs working together across the Twin Cities Metro to support campus sustainability/energy efficiency projects and to work collaboratively to increase peer awareness and activism on climate change solutions.

Structure
YEA! MN organizational structure includes a youth steering committee with representatives from different high schools, including 2 student chairs, who meet on a monthly basis. The youth steering committee also plans and facilitates 4 large meetings/school year, open to students across the metro area, providing climate change education, organizing skills, and other valuable tools and resources for action to support student leadership teams at participating high schools.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Support student leaders from 10-15 metro area high school environmental clubs in expanding and sustaining their leadership teams, and planning hands-on energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and/or other related on-campus projects.
•    Provide direct mentorship for the YEA! MN student chairs, youth steering committee, including leadership development and resource access.
•    Maintain the YEA! MN member database and tracking system as well as the YEA! MN Facebook site and monthly e-newsletter.
•    Work collaboratively with other adult mentors at specific schools and in specific metro areas as needed.
•    Work with Will Steger Foundation and Alliance for Sustainability to directly manage and grow the YEA! MN program.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Previous experience working with junior high/high school youth
•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills
•    Experience with group facilitation
•    Strong organizational skills and ability to manage complex logistics
•    Experience in youth leadership and environmental activism
•    Strong computer skills and comfort with social networking tools (Facebook, google groups/docs, etc)
•    Ability to manage cross-organizational collaboration
•    Highly self-motivated and able to work independently
•    Reliable means of transportation throughout Twin Cities metro area
•    Availability for youth meetings and events in the afternoons, evenings, and occasional weekends.
COMPENSATION:
Stipend: $3000

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please email, fax, or mail in a one-page letter of interest and resume by Sept 26:
Abby Fenton, Youth Programs Director
Will Steger Foundation, 2801 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Fax: 612 278-7101 * Phone: (612) 278-7147 * This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it