Resettlement Program Manager - 2024498

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.

In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.

POSITION SUMMARY:

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.

World Relief seeks a Resettlement Program Manager. This position provides leadership, strategy, and vision for the resettlement team, overseeing the entire process of welcoming and integrating refugees and asylees into their new communities. The Resettlement Program Manager ensures that all services are delivered with excellence and compassion, guiding refugees and asylees through their journey to self-sufficiency and community integration.

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

• This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief.

• Oversee and manage the Reception & Placement (R&P) Program activities in compliance with the cooperative agreement and progress towards goals.
• Supervise Resettlement Caseworkers by assigning caseloads and providing ongoing training and program leadership.
• Make decisions on implementing, structuring, and improving the delivery of services to maximize the resettlement team's effectiveness.
• Support casework staff in serving newly arriving refugee families by being available for questions, offering community orientation, managing resources, and developing community relationships to secure housing and other basic needs.
• Report on and monitor resettlement metrics.
• Meet with participants regularly to address their concerns and questions.
• Assist Caseworkers during busy periods and vacations, including helping with airport arrivals, especially during staffing gaps.
• Recruit, hire, and train new Casework staff.
• Recruit, coordinate, and supervise on-call interpreters.
• Ensure case files contain all necessary documentation and that case notes adequately describe essential areas of resettlement and progress toward self-sufficiency.
• Monitor and authorize all flexible spending to and on behalf of clients.
• Monitor R&P financial reports throughout the fiscal year.
• Coordinate and convene weekly Resettlement Team Meetings.
• Schedule and lead regular staff trainings as necessary.
• Build relationships with other community partners through regular attendance at various meetings, as necessary.
• Conduct case file reviews and ensure the timely completion of 90-day reports for submission.
• Perform other tasks as needed and as opportunities arise.

• A desire to serve refugees in support of the mission of World Relief
• Good organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of multiple languages spoken by the population served
• Intermediate computer knowledge, including MS Office and the ability to learn new programs.
• Ability to perceive needs and initiate solutions to ensure effective resettlement programs
• Confidence in public speaking, including vocalizing opinions and sharing feedback in group settings, and providing constructive feedback to staff
• Ability to perform basic accounting functions in order to produce budgets and track spending
• Management experience preferred

• 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 Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or refugee/immigrant knowledge/experience required
• A desire to serve refugees in support of the mission of World Relief
• Two years of experience working in a multi-cultural, social service setting required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of multiple languages spoken by the population served
• Flexibility in schedule and a desire to learn a must.
• Up to 50% domestic and/or international travel required
• Valid Driver's License Req

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):

- Medical, Dental, Vision

- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!

- Paid Sick and Vacation Time

- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)

- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding

- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)

- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies

- Legal Shield Insurance

World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:

- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)

- Long Term & Short-term Disability

- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

- Long Distance Travel Insurance

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

World Relief - Retirement:

- 401K & Roth

- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%

- Eligibility: Full Time (40 hours per week) is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year. 

World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):

- Verizon

- Pet Insurance through Nationwide

- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual

- Working Advantage Discount Program

- Active & Fit Gym Membership

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·         While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations

·         The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.

·         Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.

·         The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

·         General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.

·         Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.

·         Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.

·         Physical, emotional and intellectual demands

·         Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.

·         All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

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.

Legal Background in the United States

World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.  

In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.