Divisional Program Officer #2025533 at World Relief

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 Divisional Program Officer supports a portfolio of U.S.-based offices by providing technical program assistance, surfacing local innovations, and ensuring high-quality program delivery and implementation through standardized processes. ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES: • Program Support & Technical Assistance • Conduct regular check-ins with assigned offices to assess program quality, identify challenges, and surface innovative practices. • Provide tailored technical assistance across core service areas, including case management, community engagement, housing, employment, and immigrant services. • Collaborate with Service Line Directors to follow up on monitoring reports, corrective action plans, and progress toward grant outcomes. • Strategic Coordination & Communication • Supports strong communication between US local offices and national service teams, supporting holistic program execution by leveraging national tools, training, and resources. • Share trends and insights from the US local offices to inform national strategy and contribute to program development. • Monitoring & Compliance • Support offices in preparing for home office and state-level program monitoring, including grants compliance and documentation. • Collaborate with national service line teams to ensure implementation and accountability of corrective action plans when needed. • Maintain and regularly update the Healthy Office Dashboard with relevant data and metrics in collaboration with the Impact Data Manager. • Reporting & Impact • Provide regular updates to the Divisional Director, including summaries from Service Line Directors on program health and performance. • Contribute to office data collection and proposal development. • Help gather stories of impact for use by Enterprise and local marketing teams. • Resource Development & Support • Assist local offices with grant research and identification of funding opportunities. • Serve as the point of contact for connecting U.S. offices with relevant home office assistance and information. JOB 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 Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document • Bachelor’s degree. • Minimum 3 years of experience in human services, or nonprofit program management. • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities. • Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills. • Proficiency in data tracking and reporting tools. • Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Degree in social work, public administration, international relations, or a related field. Experience working with refugee resettlement programming. • Strong understanding of U.S. resettlement programs and federal guidelines (e.g., PRM, ORR). • Experience supporting geographically dispersed teams and World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, and part-time (25+ hours per week) 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.