Overview

Title	Alliance for Youth Organising Co-Leads
Contract	This is a job-share covering six working days a week. The co-leads will each do three days a week, but we are open to how they split the different responsibilities of the role. This is a fixed-term contract from July 2026 - December 2027.
Salary	£59,093.63 pro-rated to six days a week. This means the co-leadership salaries will be £35,456.178 each.
Holiday	25 days a year plus bank holidays and your birthday (pro-rated to three days a week for each co-lead).
Location	Remote based, with encouragement to join relevant meetings in-person and some travel to key projects. There will also be some weekend working and overnight stays. The role is based in the UK and open to individuals with an existing right to work in the UK.
Reports to	Executive Director of the Civic Power Fund, with accountability to the Alliance for Youth Organising
Deadline	23.59 on 31 May 2026
How to Apply	Please submit a CV and cover note of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential skills and experience of the role to contact@civicpower.org.uk. Please include Alliance for Youth Organising co-leads in the title. You can apply either as an individual, noting which areas you hope to cover, or jointly, noting your complementary skills and experiences and how you would split the role. Interviews will take place on 9 and 10 June. Invites and questions will be sent out on 3 June.

Background

The Alliance for Youth Organising is looking for co-leads to support us to deliver on our mission.

We are an intergenerational group of organisers and campaigners from across the UK working to shift power and money to young people. We support young people to organise towards change that serves them and their communities. We prioritise social, economic, racial, disability, gender and environmental justice in all we do.

Since our launch two years ago, we have:

Designed a strategy that aims to:

strengthen political education for young people
improve disability inclusion in youth organising
find and fund work in 'youth organising deserts'
promotes international solidarity
and ultimately connect and strengthen the field of youth organising.

Moved over £1 million to youth organising groups across the UK in the pursuit of these aims.

To propel this work, we are now recruiting two co-leads who can work with us to:

Consolidate and share the learning from these investments and from the wider field of youth organising. Use this to influence funders to drive more and better money to youth organising.
Strengthen our grantmaking:

help us design supportive and accessible funding approaches that get money into the hands of youth organisers
provide hands-on support to our partners so they can do their best work.

Support us to deepen our networks and knowledge as we aim to strengthen the field of youth organising and create fertile conditions for those that follow.
Manage our operations and communications:

finding time and space for us to meet
supporting us to deliver key projects and plans
sharing information and updates with our partners and the field of youth organising.

These roles will sit within the Civic Power Fund, who host the Alliance for Youth Organising. However, they are accountable to the Alliance to deliver on our workplan and mission.

As well as these co-leads, we are also seeking two external facilitators who will:

Support us to design our strategy and workplan and make collective decisions
Provide coaching to support us as individuals and as a collective to learn, develop and do our best work.

The co-leads will work with the Alliance, the Civic Power Fund and these facilitators to deliver on the priorities below.

We are seeking co-leads as this is too much work for one person! We also know that people will bring different but complementary skills and experiences to this work. And we want to trial new ways of working that centre collective leadership. In all we do, we aim to be experimental and regenerative - trialing structures and approaches that build solidarity and help the field learn.

We encourage people to apply either as individuals, noting which areas they hope to cover, or together, noting their complementary skills and experiences and how they would split the role.

About the roles

Manage the Alliance for Youth Organising Programme, Logistics, and Operations

Work with the Alliance and their external facilitator(s) to plan and deliver meetings and retreats for planning and decision-making.
Work with the Alliance to create, plan and deliver other online and in-person meetings and events with their partners, funders and the field.
Source accessible, safe, and comfortable spaces - including accommodation, meeting spaces, and food. Where possible, prioritise spaces that support the youth organising sector.
Provide project management support to the Alliance. Take meeting notes, keep track of actions, and carry out other tasks necessary to deliver their Programme.
Manage Alliance expenses, payments and the administrative needs of Alliance members and their partners.
Work with the Alliance and the Civic Power Fund to support the recruitment and onboarding of new Alliance members in 2027.

Support the Alliance for Youth Organising in their Communications, Networking and Field Building

Manage the Alliance for Youth Organising Website, Instagram and Mailchimp. Set up and manage other social media accounts and work with external partners as necessary.
Ensure timely communication to Alliance partners, funders and the field. Work with the Alliance to translate and share their ideas, expertise and opportunities.
Maintain an up to date map and mailing list of the Youth Organising ecosystem. Help to create intentional feedback loops between the Alliance and the field.
Work with the Alliance to build relationships with other youth organising groups across the UK. Help them prioritise groups in 'youth organising deserts'.
Be well-networked within the field of youth organising. Attend key events when Alliance members are unable to. Forge and maintain other strategic relationships as necessary.

Lead Alliance for Youth Organising Grant Management

The Alliance for Youth Organising now has c 18 live grants and relationships with c. 10 past grantee partners. They also plan to raise and distribute more funding. They need practical support to:

Manage the relationships with their existing partners. Ensure they have access to wrap-around support provided by Civic Power Fund; can troubleshoot key challenges and opportunities; and support learning and reporting.
Support the Alliance to design new and accessible funding approaches that nourish the field of youth organising.
Support the Alliance and Civic Power Fund to run these processes. This includes: managing the application process; coordinating responsive due diligence; and leading onboarding.
Support the Alliance and the Civic Power Fund to work together to share lessons about their grantmaking
Support the Alliance and the Civic Power Fund to prioritise transparency, trust and impact in their grantmaking.

Lead Alliance for Youth Organising Learning and Funder Engagement

Work with the Alliance and commission external partners as necessary to capture and share. This includes:

Sharing learning with the Alliance to help them do their best work.
Sharing learning about the field of youth organising to encourage funders to invest more and better money.
Sharing learning about how to work as a collective to shift power and decision making.

Work alongside the Alliance and the Civic Power Fund to nurture relationships with key existing funders.
Work alongside the Alliance and the Civic Power Fund to bring in new funders and funding partners.
Work alongside the Alliance and the Civic Power Fund to secure aligned funding for their partners and the field of youth organising.
Build and manage systems that support this. This includes systems to gather insight from the Alliance, their partners and the field. And sharing lessons externally while retaining intellectual property and prioritising non-extractive storytelling.

Operating Vision for the Alliance for Youth Organising

The Alliance for Youth Organising	The Alliance for Youth Organising and their partners sit at the centre of this work. They are responsible for creating and driving their strategy and deciding where and how to spend money. They build the field of youth organising through: thriving networks creating funding and opportunities for youth organising groups and influencing funders to invest more and better money in youth organising.
The External Facilitators	The Alliance for Youth Organising works with external facilitators to help them realise their vision and their own leadership potential. This concurrent transformation of self, community and society is vital to youth organising.
The Alliance for Youth Organising Co-Leads	The Alliance for Youth Organising Co-Leads sit behind this work to: support the hard graft of coordinating groups and individuals to create, plan and deliver spend money with care and intention and in service of the Alliance for Youth Organising's vision capture and share learning to enhance the field and influence funders to direct more and better money to this work.
The Civic Power Fund	The Civic Power Fund shares our systems, spaces, networks and knowledge in service of the Alliance for Youth Organising and this work.

About you

Essential skills and experience

Strong project management skills and a track record of successful project implementation.
Knowledge of and networks within the field of youth organising.
Experience of supporting and implementing anti-racist and justice oriented grantmaking approaches.
Experience of influencing funders or other similar organisations to change practice and behaviours.
Experience of producing learning materials or working with external partners to commission learning and insight.
Up to date knowledge of communication platforms and experience managing external communications.

Essential behaviours and ways of working

A passion for and commitment to youth organising.
Commitment to the Alliance for Youth Organising values.
Demonstrable skill in working inclusively and building engagement and trust with people of all backgrounds.
Strong written and oral communication skills, able to produce concise, engaging content for a range of audiences
Ability to multitask, plan ahead and to meet deadlines.
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, drawing on expertise and specialisms of others to make decisions and ensure progress.
Ability to work in partnership and in collaboration with multiple different individuals and organisations.

Desirable experience

Experience working in a co-leadership role
Knowledge of and experience of different forms of governance, including collective and cooperative approaches

How to Apply

Please submit a CV and cover note of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential skills and experience of the role to contact@civicpower.org.uk.

Please include Alliance for Youth Organising co-leads in the title.

Please submit this by 23.59 on 31 May

Interviews will take place on 9 and 10 June - please hold these dates in your diary. Invites and questions will be sent out on 3 June.