Ignite Fellowship Coordinator

EMAC Fellowship Coordinator

Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities (EMAC) is seeking a Fellowship Coordinator to
lead our Ignite Fellowship Program in successful implementation and management. This role
involves overseeing various aspects of the program, including participant selection, program
administration, event coordination, and communication with fellows and partners.
Our ideal candidate is a strong project manager who is results-oriented, excels at coordinating
programs, and builds relationships to build up their peers and community to advance the
mission and vision of EMAC.

Who We Are
EMAC’s mission is to help build safe and thriving Southeast Asian communities within the larger
Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora. We seek to fulfill this mission through community
advocacy and civic engagement, providing culturally relevant resources, and cultivating the
development of social empowerment through the expression of our values: transformative
justice, culturally rooted healing, communal resiliency, and collective collaboration.

What’ll You Do
The Fellowship Director, who is based in Stockton, CA and reports to the Director of
Programming and Advocacy, is responsible for the following:
● Assist in the creation, design, and coordination of the EMAC Fellowship Program for
incoming and current cohorts.
● Supervise EMAC Fellows: 2 from the Southeast Asian Youth Power leadership program
and 2 from the 209 Asian & Pacific Islander Homies Circle program.
● Relationship building with the 4 EMAC Fellows, partners, and community members.
Who Are You and Keys to Success
● Relationship-Building: You are able to connect with individuals and build alliances
among a wide range of players in the state. You works well with diverse or marginalized
populations; can bring in allies across diverse communities
● Results-Orientated: You have a track record of achievement and producing results
(rather than getting immersed in process), perseveres despite obstacles
● Project Management Skills: You stay on top of multiple projects, plans backwards,
anticipates obstacles, identifies and involves stakeholders appropriately, uses resources
wisely
● Commitment to Social Justice & Racial Equity: You recognizes role of race, gender,
and other identities in shaping health disparities, is driven to improve conditions, and
proactively learns re: race, equity, and identity
● Issues Familiarity: You have prior knowledge of or experience in Southeast Asian/API
community issues: transformative justice, re-entry support, immigration, and youth
development.

● Excellent Communication Skills: You speak clearly on behalf of the organization and
advocates for/with community members. You communicate well with others, including
sharing context and asking questions to understand others’ perspectives.
● Facilitation Skills: You have prior and relevant experience in facilitating programs,
meetings, training, and workshops.

If you were here right now you would be:
● Supporting with interviewing and onboarding of 4 EMAC Fellows.
● Scheduling and facilitating regular meetings to support the 4 EMAC Fellows as their
main point of contact.
● Developing the EMAC Fellowship training curriculum.
● Coordinating workshop facilitators for the EMAC Fellowship.

What Else You Should Know:
EMAC is fiscally sponsored under Community Partners - equal opportunity employer committed
to a diverse and inclusive workforce. In addition, the organization will consider for employment
qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

We value having staff who come from communities that are most impacted by our issue. We
especially encourage people of color, re-entry, LGBTQ people, transgender and gender
non-conforming people, and people with disabilities to apply. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to their background, citizenship status, or any
other characteristic protected by law.

Position expected to start in September 2023. Application window open until position is filled.
This is a full-time hourly position based in Stockton, CA at $24 an hour (40 hours a week). This
role is a hybrid role with in person training and virtual meetings. Travel as needed. We also offer
excellent benefits such as medical, vision, dental, and retirement savings.

How to Apply:
Please send resume, cover letter, and 3 professional references to ------------ with
subject line: EMAC Fellowship Coordinator Position