Nurture Manager
Position Start Date: January 2027
Report to: VP of Education & External Affairs
Location: Phoenix, Arizona; primarily in person, with one work-from-home day scheduled between Tuesday and Thursday.
Aliento is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving students, Dreamers, and immigrant families to transform trauma into hope and action. Aliento is led by directly impacted individuals, youth, and supporters who strive to create an environment where human potential is nurtured and not defined by immigration status.
Our work is about cultivating power, nurturing collective action, and transforming lived experiences into a shared movement for dignity, healing, and lasting change. Through education initiatives, organizing, leadership development, healing-centered spaces, civic engagement, and policy advocacy, Aliento builds community power rooted in care, courage, and collective liberation.
We have impacted the lives of over 80,000 people and led the efforts to pass Prop. 308, securing tuition equity for Arizona students regardless of immigration status. Aliento is a leading voice for students, Dreamers, and immigrant families locally, nationally, and globally.
About Aliento
Position Summary
The Nurture Manager leads Aliento's organizing and base-building work, overseeing the Nurture Department's community organizing, youth leadership development, healing-centered engagement, and civic participation. You'll set program strategy for the Fellowship and Clubs and Hubs programs, mentor young leaders, and manage the Clubs and Hubs Coordinator (an independent contractor), ensuring organizing work stays grounded in lived experience, healing, and long-term power-building.
This is a full-time, salaried-exempt role based in Phoenix. Core business hours are 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, and staff in this role may schedule one remote work day per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday; the specific day is not fixed and may vary week to week based on coverage needs, coordinated with your supervisor. Because this role supports student programming, it also regularly requires evening and weekend hours — see “What This Role Looks Like” below for specifics. Work happens primarily from Aliento's office and school or community sites across Arizona.
WHAT THIS ROLE LOOKS LIKE
This is a full-time, student-facing position that works primarily from Aliento's Phoenix office and school or community sites across Arizona. Regular business hours are 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; because this role supports students and Fellows, it also requires regular evening and weekend commitments as described below.
The person in this role should expect to:
Participate in monthly Saturday programming for Fellows as a regular responsibility of the position.
Work additional evenings or weekends when needed to facilitate programming, attend events, and meet with students or community members.
Work more than 40 hours during some weeks, particularly when Saturday programming, evening activities, or organizational events are scheduled. As a salaried-exempt position, these additional hours are not eligible for overtime pay.
Adjust their weekly schedule based on student availability, program activities, and organizational needs.
Travel regularly to schools, community sites, and Aliento events across Arizona.
Maintain reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.
Transport program materials and equipment to and from program sites and events.
Work primarily in person, with one remote work day per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday; the specific day may vary week to week based on organizational and programmatic needs, coordinated with your supervisor.
Facilitate workshops and leadership-development sessions while providing ongoing coaching, mentorship, and accountability to Fellows.
Balance relationship-building and direct program delivery with curriculum preparation, project coordination, data tracking, and follow-up.
Collaborate closely with Aliento staff, contractors, student leaders, and community partners.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This role is ideal for someone who believes deeply in youth voice and understands that community organizing is both strategic and relational. The Nurture Manager is a motivator, coach, and systems-builder who can translate vision into action while holding space for healing, growth, and accountability.
The ideal candidate:
Has a strong background in community organizing, base-building, or youth leadership development
Can motivate, coach, and develop youth, staff, organizers, and community leaders
Understands the intersection of organizing, healing, and education with both individual and systems-level approaches
Thrives in fast-paced, values-driven environments
Is deeply aligned with Aliento's mission and commitment to immigrant and education justice
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
4+ years of experience in community organizing, policy and advocacy, or youth leadership development work
3+ years of people management experience, including coaching and performance management
Demonstrated experience building, engaging, and sustaining a community base
Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage relationships, partnerships, and available resources to advance organizational goals and collective impact
Strong understanding of power-building strategies, campaigns, and civic engagement
Experience working with directly impacted communities, particularly immigrant or immigrant families
Ability to motivate others, hold accountability, and foster leadership development
Strong project management and organizational skills
Compelling verbal and written communication skills
Proficient in Google Workspace
Alignment with Aliento's mission, values, and healing-centered approach
Essential Functions
Specified duties include, but are not limited to the following:
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Nurture:
Leads and executes a high-quality leadership development program for Aliento's Fellowship
Leads the program execution of Aliento's Fellowship curriculum
Adapts the curriculum scope, sequence, and relevance of the curriculum for the initiative
Ensures the curriculum's alignment with Aliento's mission and vision
Tracks, monitors, and oversees the knowledge management of the Fellowship's curriculum
Ensures organizing strategies are grounded in lived experience, collective care, and long-term power building
Supports Fellows in transforming personal experiences into collective action
Tracks program outcomes and uses data and feedback to continuously improve organizing efforts
Collaborates with internal teams to align organizing work with organizational goals and campaigns
Leads and executes a high-quality program for Aliento's Hubs
Oversees the program execution of the various Hubs and ensures programmatic efficacy
Oversees the Aliento staff/contractors/officers involved in the Hubs to ensure effective participation
Creates and develops an expansion strategy for Aliento's Hubs
Works with the senior leadership of Aliento to gain approval and strategic feedback on the expansion approach
Supports Aliento Hubs in transforming personal experiences into collective action
Tracks program outcomes and uses data and feedback to continuously improve organizing efforts
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Manages the Clubs and Hubs Coordinator (an independent contractor) as the primary point of oversight for that role, including regular 1:1s, goal-setting, and accountability for contracted deliverables.
Provides informal coaching and mentorship — not formal supervision — to other contractors, Fellows, and Hub Leaders:
10–20 Fellows, including regular scheduled check-ins
5–10 Hub Leaders
Engages in regular check-ins to understand and support these individuals' work, and to monitor their progress toward goals.
Coaches students to become stronger leaders and focus on collective impact at their schools and communities in spite of uncertainty and challenges.
Leads a team of contractors and students to effectively accomplish programmatic workstreams, progress toward goals, and provide coaching and mentorship opportunities.
Collaborates with the Leadership Team to ensure that the department has ambitious and realistic performance goals.
Tracks and shares progress toward organizational goals and overall performance feedback from students and contractors through an ongoing feedback cycle, and shares regular progress updates with the VP of Education & External Affairs.
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Participates actively in weekly meetings
Meets weekly with the VP of Education & External Affairs using prepared check-in templates
Meets weekly with the Clubs and Hubs Coordinator using expected check-in templates
Attends quarterly stepbacks and bi-annual retreats
Supports co-creating communications content related to the department
Serves as a spokesperson for the organization (as needed)
Other duties as needed
Compensation Package
Full-time, salaried-exempt position. Annual salary: $53,000–$65,000, commensurate with experience.
Accrual of PTO per PTO policy (12 days accrued during the first year of employment).
Organization-paid holidays, including approximately two weeks off during winter break.
Earned paid sick time, as required by Arizona law.
Health benefits: Medical + Vision + Dental.
Professional development opportunities, subject to organizational policy and available funding.
401(k) participation.
Other organization perks such as organization lunches, on-site gym access, therapy sessions, etc.
Applications submitted by Friday, September 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM MST will be prioritized for review.
Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interviews and hiring decisions are typically completed within 2–3 months of application submission.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE HIRING PROCESS:
Initial phone screening interview
30-minute Virtual interview
In-person interview
References check
Final decision and offer
ALIENTO is an equal opportunity employer. Our team works with impacted communities, stakeholders, and institutions to co-create a place where the human potential is nurtured and not defined by immigration status. We believe our strength is centering youth, healing, truth and reconciliation, and the ability of impacted communities to co-create change and solutions that lead to equitable, inclusive, and thriving communities. Individuals who are proximate to the immigrant experience are strongly encouraged to apply.