R&P Program Officer

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 Program Officer who will be part to Initial Resettlement Team. The Initial Resettlement team is a dynamic team responsible for overseeing all activities related to the preparation for refugees’ arrival in the United States, and the initial welcoming services provided thereafter.  Program Officers at the home office provide leadership and support to World Relief’s initial resettlement programming in offices across the country. A successful candidate will be collaborative, an excellent listener, technical writer, able to analyze and synthesize data, and able to make recommendations based on analysis. 

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Support R&P program excellence in up to 10 World Relief domestic offices in the program officer’s portfolio    
• Report program strengths and weaknesses to Initial Resettlement Manager and strategize on next steps, maintaining records and measuring progress in program outcomes    
• Work closely with field resettlement directors and managers to assess and support implementation of program outcomes in day-to-day activities    
• Responsible for onsite and desk monitoring and evaluation of compliance for R&P program requirements and outcomes for assigned offices  
•  Responsible for drafting written reports based upon findings and review of individual offices within specified timeframe.  
•  Collaborate with team members to revise program procedures, tools, and methodologies as required   
•  Develop and maintain expertise in program subject areas, and serve as the primary contact in these areas   
•  Review monthly and quarterly reports submitted by assigned offices, giving feedback where necessary, and within the required timeframe     
• Facilitate and/or provide training as necessary, through a variety of communication methods. 
•  Assist with additional program requirements, which may include annual and quarterly reports, as well as annual grant proposal     
• Assist with logistics for national level conference     
• Participate in special projects, as needed      

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Expertise in the requirements of the US Refugee Admission Program preferred.   
• Monitoring and quality assurance background preferred.  
•  Ability to conduct basic data analysis.  
•  Ability to meaningfully contribute in a collaborative environment with team-members and US field staff.    
• Strong inter-personal and written communication skills.     
• Computer experience, including Microsoft products.     
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism and confidentiality.     T
• Takes initiative; detail orientated; good follow-through; ability to work independently   

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 Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Ability to communicate cross-culturally 
•  Completed Bachelor’s