Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

 

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

 

 

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Program Officer Specialty Area Responsibilities   
• Serve as the program expert in using PC funding to support groups and gaps workshop modalities, ensuring compliance with grant requirements in assessment, service provision, progress tracking, and reporting.   
• Develop guidance resources for the PC Group Services Track and general grant implementation.   
• Collaborate with the Director of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and the PC Program Manager to identify and train on best practices for PC groups and extended cultural orientation workshops.   
• Maintain a thorough understanding of curricula and formats promoted through MHPSS service line (e.g., First Aid Arts, Amal, Hope Groups).   
• Organize and facilitate the Groups Community of Practice.     
• Support a Portfolio of Field Offices   
• Ensure overall program compliance for an assigned portfolio of field and subrecipient offices through monitoring, consultation, and technical assistance.   
• Build familiarity and rapport with local staff to strengthen collaboration.   
• Provide onboarding support for new managers and PC-funded staff.   
• Conduct annual PC Site Profile reviews for all PC-funded staff.   
• Host quarterly check-ins with managers to promote accountability, self-audit completion, and awareness of home office guidance.   
• Maintain home office administrative records for assigned portfolio offices.   
• Conduct PC monitoring visits to field offices and follow-up desk audits.   
• Collaborate with fellow Program Officers to meet network-wide programmatic needs.     
• Overall PC Grant and MHPSS Service Line Responsibilities   
• Collaborate with Education Service Line staff to ensure English language learning and adult education principles are integrated into MHPSS group programming.   
• Participate in additional Communities of Practice and cross-departmental meetings within the refugee resettlement community to stay informed of holistic support approaches.   
• Contribute to case file form creation and revision.   
• Coordinate with the MHPSS Training Officer to promote case management tools and resources.   
• Contribute to semiannual reporting.   
• Participate in up to 10% travel for site visits and training facilitation.   
• Any other duties as assigned.  

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs , , and
• At least 1 year of experience in refugee resettlement work, with familiarity in refugee resettlement terminology and concepts   
• Experience in a grant-compliance context   
• At least 2 years' experience as a case manager and/or groups facilitator   
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field  
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Teams, Excel, Word) and Asana 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working for World Relief and familiarity with its systems   
• Experience with the Preferred Communities (PC) program at the field level   
• Experience leading group or classroom settings with newly arrived populations   
• Master's degree in social work 

$65,000 - $67,000 a year

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, and part-time (25+ hours per week) employees

 

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

 

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.