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:
World Relief is seeking a Director of Resiliency Programs to provide strategic and operational leadership for World Relief Memphis’ Resiliency Department. The Director will guide programs that connect refugees and immigrants to welcome and stability, foster holistic well-being, social connection and community integration, and promote flourishing.
Building upon the foundation of World Relief’s framework for Mental Health and Psychosocial Services, this role leads a department dedicated to supporting newcomers with the resources and interventions essential to facilitating positive integration, while also working to promote a quality of life in which newcomers can flourish and thrive. The Director oversees a continuum of services including initial resettlement, crisis prevention and intervention, case management, group and other community-based programming models delivered through trauma-informed, strengths based, client-centered, and culturally responsive interventions. This position fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the Resiliency Department, ensuring programs are outcomes-driven, client-centered, compassionate, empowering and aligned with World Relief’s holistic model of integration that honors each individual’s dignity, respects their agency, culture and experiences, and promotes their well-being.
This position reports to the Associate Director of World Relief Memphis, serves on the Memphis Leadership Team, and supervises departmental staff. The Director also collaborates closely with the Directors of Mental Health and Psychosocial Services and Initial Resettlement at World Relief headquarters, contributing to and drawing from national communities of practice to ensure alignment with proven multi-disciplinary models, shared learning, and continuous program improvement across the network.