CAREERS
Join an Award-winning Workplace
From our humble beginnings in volunteer-led youth mentorship, over the last fifteen years AYCO has grown to become a multifaceted agency providing comprehensive youth, family, and community support and has enriched the lives of over 25,000 immigrants and refugees. We envision a future where immigrant and refugee communities have strong cultural identities, supported by inclusive educational and economic opportunities.
African Youth & Community Organization was named on Oregon Business’ list of 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon in 2025 & 2026.
Culture at African Youth & Community Organization
We believe in building a culture of happy team members who feel supported, have the chance to grow their careers, and love where they work. Our culture is fueled by a shared empathy, a spirit of interdependence, and a firm belief in the inherent worth of all individuals. Inclusion and diversity strengthen us. We understand and value the power of different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, and we work actively to ensure everyone feels welcome and appreciated. We believe that, together, we can achieve more and create greater impact.
CURRENT OPENINGS
How to Apply
Send a cover letter and resume to:
Jamal Dar
jamal@aycoworld.org
Askina Sharif
bakri@aycoworld.org
Finance & Adminstrative Assistant - Internship
We are seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to join our nonprofit team. This role is focused on high-accuracy data entry and providing vital administrative support to our finance department.
Supported Employment Specialist
As a Supported Employment Specialist, you will walk alongside individuals recovering from substance use disorders, helping them find and maintain meaningful employment — and ultimately, rebuild their lives.
Diversity Statement
African Youth & Community Organization is committed to nurturing an environment of inclusion, as we believe we are strengthened by diversity of ages, cultures, abilities, and ideas. Our core values of Integrity, Respect, Inclusion, Creativity, and Teamwork, which were adopted in 2009, are the foundation of this belief, and it is through the demonstration of these values that we are able to enrich the environment in which we work.
Leading by example, we aspire to make diversity a core and abiding strength of the nonprofit sector. We believe that diversity is a fundamental strength of our organization and fellowship of success. Our mission is best fulfilled when we embrace diversity as a value and practice. We maintain that achieving diversity requires an enduring commitment to inclusion that must find full expression in our organizational culture, values, norms, and behaviors. Throughout our work, we will celebrate diversity in all of its forms, encompassing but not limited to age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, economic circumstance, race, religion, veteran status, or any other unique characteristic.
Equity Statement
African Youth & Community Organization is committed to creating a more equitable community through an examination of systemic policies and practices from both historical and present-day perspectives, to address the most pervasive and impactful inequities faced by vulnerable populations in our community.
African Youth & Community Organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method, please call (971) 254-8916 or email Bakri@aycoworld.org