Office Director- 2025119

Job Description

Job Description

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.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

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.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Office Director is the principal representative of World Relief in the local community. This position provides strategic leadership and oversight of the local team and office. The Office Director is responsible for overall management, technical development, implementation, personnel, budget and financial oversight of all programs as well as building partnerships with multiple stakeholders and funders. Responsibilities include staff supervision, grant and budget management, program implementation, interdepartmental collaboration, coordination of services to foreign nationals, fundraising from private donors and outreach to local communities. Within a matrix management context that includes national and local staff, the Office Director ensures alignment with World Relief’s core mission and values.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• The Office Director is the senior leader of the local World Relief office, as well as a key leader alongside other directors within the US Programs division of World Relief. The Office Director is responsible to :
• Embody the mission, vision, and values of World Relief, setting an example for the office staff, volunteers, clients, churches and the community.
• Contribute to the development of World Relief projects through participation in national and divisional meetings and other dialogues.
• Ensure that the culture of the local field office is defined by respect for clients and their families; prioritizing their dignity, participation and safety.
• Provide coaching and supervision of direct reports, focusing on leadership development.
• Establish a strategic plan and clear, achievable goals, assuring that individual office goals and directions are consistent with the overall direction of US Ministries and World Relief.

Organizational Health and Operations

Program Management

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time 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.