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.
The National Housing Manager is responsible for supporting the initial resettlement network in developing strategies and mobilizing resources to ensure all ORR-eligible clients have access to suitable, stable housing during their period of initial resettlement.
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Technical Assistance to the Network:
- Provide individual technical assistance to World Relief’s resettlement sites in developing contextualized housing strategies for their communities;
- Assist offices with landlord outreach by developing outreach tools and resources and conducting research on target housing markets;
- Manage World Relief’s Housing Community of Practice; convene regular calls and training events for members;
Networking and Development:
- Attend networking events, conferences, and outreach opportunities on behalf of World Relief to develop relationships with housing providers, grantors, municipalities, and other stakeholders with influence on local housing markets;
- Research and apply for funding opportunities to support offices with both direct costs and capacity building efforts;
Innovation and Efficiency:
- Leverage World Relief’s national footprint to negotiate agreements with national housing providers and temporary housing providers, as well as furniture and material goods providers to offer the network cost savings and efficiencies;
- Promote innovative housing solutions across the network, such as master leasing and direct property management;
Grants Management:
- Manage the Preferred Communities Housing Supplemental grant: review and approve local policies for distribution of grant funds to clients; ensure compliant, timely spending of all grant funds; collect data as required by the grant and contribute to all required reports
Subject Matter Expertise:
- Stay abreast of publications, conferences, and technical assistance resources related to newcomer housing and low-income/affordable housing across the country and serve as the subject matter expert on housing for the initial resettlement network and the Home Office;
- Organize training events, including conference sessions;
- Liaise with Refugee Housing Solutions, participate in all relevant working groups, Communities of Practice
- Work cross-departmentally with Mental Health and Psycho Social Support service line, Initial Resettlement service line, Church and Community Engagement team, and policy and advocacy team as needed
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to think creatively and strategically as part of a team.
- Proven experience in program management or other managerial position.
- Excellent research, data analysis, and writing skills.
- Excellent oral communication skills, including public speaking/presentation skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Professional manner; able to handle sensitive situations with tact and confidentiality.
- Individual must be a self-starter and capable of self-direction.
- Ability to collaborate across departments.
- Experience in refugee resettlement and program management also desired.
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
- College degree required; Master’s degree in public administration or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience, including experience working in the housing industry (as real estate agent, refugee housing coordinator, or at a property management company or affordable housing organization or related organization).
- Up to 25% domestic travel
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.
