Regional Director Texas- 2025858

Job Description

Job Description

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.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Regional Director at World Relief is a key leadership position responsible for overseeing and managing multiple sites within a specific region. In addition to providing strategic direction and operational oversight, the Regional Director is actively involved in cultivating relationships with donors, foundations, and other funding sources to secure financial resources necessary for regional/state sustainability and growth. This role provides strategic direction, operational oversight, and effective management of programs and resources across various locations. The Regional Director plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful implementation of World Relief's mission and objectives, while also fostering collaboration and synergy among the different sites. This position requires a strong ability to lead and inspire teams, build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, and ensure high-quality program delivery in alignment with World Relief's standards and best practices. The Regional Director serves as a representative of World Relief in the region, advocating for refugees and immigrants, the organization's vision and values, and promoting positive change and impact in the communities served.

This is a hybrid role- 4 days in office/1 work from home.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the health and sustainability of all offices in the region. Lead the Site Managers/Site Directors in the region by:

• Communicating the mission, vision, values, and strategic directions of World Relief to regional offices and all staff.

• Providing leadership to direct reports by developing strategic plans for growth, sustainability and stabilization, and providing thorough communication, encouragement, prayer support, and accountability.

• Encouraging and assisting Site Manager/Site Directors in financial stability, church and community outreach and engagement.

• Leading regional fundraising efforts, cultivating regional and state relationships with important community partners and stakeholders while ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.

• Collaborating with the development and advocacy teams to meet financial targets and sustain and expand opportunities to serve refugees and immigrants for greater region/statewide impact.

• Engage regional and state stakeholders to expand quality resettlement and immigrant programming in the region/state. This includes seeking state-wide (public and private) funding opportunities and maintaining a strong connection with the State Refugee Coordinator’s office.

• Develop, grow and lead a cohesive network of services, that leverages regional efficiencies across multiple offices to serve our constituency in the designated region and ensure good stewardship of resources.

• Contribute to the US Leadership Team and provide vital Field perspective to Senior Leadership through long-term and short-term planning in all areas as relevant to US Service Ministries such as:

1. Strategy (development and implementation)
2. Leadership training
3. Marketing support
4. Finance support
5. Human Relations support
6. Organizational efficiencies and appropriate stewardship of resources 

Essential Functions:

• Direct supervision of Site Directors, Site managers, and other regional staff including individual performance management, maintaining scheduled routine communication (including on-site visits)

• Facilitate and/or provide program evaluation and new program development in terms of mission, vision, values, and strategic directions.

• Oversight of any potential church-based programs and/or new offices in the region.

• Monitor budget/spending for all offices in region and provide initial consultation and actions to address overspending.

• Provide consultative assistance to Site Directors/Managers in evaluating mission/strategic fit, financial cost/benefit in funding opportunities.

• Review organizational and personnel changes from all sites.

• Act as the primary collaborator with Home Office by attending appropriate network-wide meetings, cascading relevant updates and information, and providing feedback to the Senior Leadership Team.

• Ensure the annual maintenance of Office Profiles and Site Security Plans.

• Keep abreast of security incidents in the region and assist in closing Incident Reports when necessary.

• Assist the US leadership in developing and maintaining US Ministries resources and documentation.

• Provide interim leadership for staff transitions in offices of your region.

• This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees, including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values, including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief.

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
• Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and ability to pass MVR standards 
• 5+ years management experience
• Graduate degree in related field or demonstrated equivalent experience 
• Authorization to legally work in the US
• Travel required – up to 50% 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience managing multiple staff/departments and budgets over 1 million dollars 
• Experience managing multi-site operations preferred 
• Knowledge of US refugee and immigration policy and programming 
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills 
• Experience in team building and staff development 
• Experience managing state and federal grants, grant writing and fundraising 
• Cross-cultural experience: Experience with refugee populations preferred 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel, and web-based interfaces such as SharePoint

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-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.