Regional Manager

The Young People's Alliance is a bipartisan, youth-led nonprofit that organizes over 4,000 young people across 90 campuses to advocate for pragmatic solutions to the most pressing challenges facing our generation. We develop and pass innovative policy solutions to address challenges around affordability, economic opportunity, and community, with a particular focus on how technology is reshaping all three, to help young people reclaim the American Dream.

About the role

We are seeking part-time Regional Managers in NC, FL, CA, AZ, TX, VA, and MI (within monthly traveling distance to the state capitol). Regional Managers will help lead legislative advocacy, organizing activations, and other campaigns in their region. This role is designed for the right candidate to grow into a full-time leadership role at YPA and become the face of YPA in their region.

Responsibilities

• Lead Advocacy Initiatives: Lobby elected officials, coordinate major campaigns, and testify on bills (approx 50% of time).
• Build YPA's Regional Presence: Form strong relationships with partner organizations, current and potential funders, reporters, and other influential stakeholders (approx. 25% of time).
• Mobilize YPA Members: Coordinate with campus chapters to involve students in advocacy, connect them to policy leaders, and plan statewide/regional activations (approx 25% of time).

Qualifications

This role is the right fit for the following person:

• Current college student or recent graduate.
• Track record of high agency and self-direction.
• Experience in advocacy, organizing, policy, campus leadership, or political work; OR experience building clubs, startups, or organizations with a strong interest in politics.
• Able to balance this role with coursework and respond to urgent policy developments when they arise.
• Non-stop drive to build young people's political power.

Benefits

• Create lasting impact: Play a leading role in building an institution that gives young people real political power, as we scale our impact nationwide and improve youth representation in politics for generations to come.
• Solve our generation's largest problems: Work at the forefront of some of the most pressing and exciting problems, such AI's impact on the future of work, affordable housing, and designing technology to preserve community and agency.
• Grow into a leader: Lead YPA's regional legislative, movement-building, and organizational visioning initiatives with the chance to fundraise and build a team around yourself.
• Join an ambitious community: Work alongside a youth-led team of accomplished, entrepreneurial, and hardworking individuals.

Pay

$25/hour.

Schedule

• Approximately 15-20 hours/week.
• Travel to the state capital at least monthly (reimbursed).

Location

We have a strong preference for candidates who are located in our priority states and can regularly travel to the state capital. Exceptional candidates outside these areas may occasionally be considered.

• Southeast: Raleigh, North Carolina or Tallahassee, Florida
• West: Sacramento, California (or the Bay Area)
• Southwest: Phoenix, Arizona or Austin, Texas
• Mid-Atlantic: Richmond, Virginia
• Midwest: Lansing, Michigan

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a flexible start date of September 1, 2026. All new hires are evaluated under a 90-day probationary period.