Senior Specialist, Stragetic Initiatives

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.

The Senior Specialist will be critical in supporting the President, CEO, and executive team in executing World Relief’s strategic priorities. 

• Monitor and Track: Support the implementation of the organizational strategic plan by monitoring progress, tracking deliverables, and compiling reports that provide clarity on execution.
• Cross-Organizational Collaboration: Occasionally lead ad-hoc cross-departmental working groups on specific projects. Act as a bridge builder, fostering synergy and collaboration across teams to achieve critical goals.
• Analysis and Recommendations: Conduct analysis to produce insights and recommendations, providing reports and business case documents to assist leadership in making informed decisions.  Be able to clearly share related analysis through written reports, presentations or briefings.
• OKR Management: Manage the OKR process across the organization, serving as the system administrator and ensuring proper tracking and reporting of progress. Advise leaders on effective OKR implementation in their respective departments.
• Reporting: Prepare strategic reports and dashboards related to key initiatives in the CEO's office and at the executive committee level, ensuring clear communication of progress.  These reports will be reviewed by senior leaders, executives, and board members.
• Internal Communications: Support the President & CEO in executing an internal communication strategy to reinforce mission, vision and values, and promote understanding of the organizational strategy through means including drafting written communications, preparing presentations.
• Executive Leve Meeting Participation: Attend executive committee meetings as an observer, preparing materials as requested and ensuring clarity on follow-up actions.  Attend portions of World Relief board meetings and support the CEO in preparing materials for these meetings.
• Representation: Represent the President & CEO at internal meetings as needed, primarily in an observational capacity.
• Other Duties: Carry out additional duties at the discretion of the President & CEO.

• 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
• Ability to integrate personal faith in Jesus Christ into all aspects of professional life
• Impeccable project management skills with attention to detail
• High emotional intelligence and ability to develop trust-based relationships with colleagues to foster effective collaboration
• Prior experience working with OKRs, with the ability to manage an organization-wide OKR process and tracking system
• Competency in data visualization and analysis 
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information into actionable reports
• Strong multicultural skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and contexts
• A high motivation to drive progress on key projects while being able to able to balance initiative and execution with humility and collaboration
• Strong personal initiative with the ability to develop action plans and execute them with minimal supervision
• Desire to grow and learn new skills while working in a high-performance environment engaged in mission-critical tasks 
• Availability to travel 25-30 days per year. 

• Desire to see the church play a pivotal role in addressing the world’s greatest crises
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field.  Master's degrees are strongly preferred.   
• 6-8 years of professional experience in roles with a strong project management focus.   
• Prior experience working in a faith-based organization and/or non-profit setting. 
• Aspirations for professional development, learning and growth while demonstrating a supportive approach in working with senior executives.  

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.

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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.