ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
World Relief is a global 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 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?
If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.
The BHA Program Director will provide vision, leadership, and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity of the USAID/BHA Project. S/he will offer overall strategic direction in recruitment, team set up, implementation, management, and quality assurance of the project. The role involves overseeing a team of experts and support staff, preparing reports and annual operating plans, aligning project initiatives with in-country priorities, and ensuring compliance with USAID/BHA regulations. The position is based in Darfur, with frequent field travel to program intervention areas. The Program Director will be a member of the World Relief Sudan management team and will act as the primary point of contact with USAID/BHA in Sudan for day-to-day implementation and management matters related to the award contract. S/he will also serve as the key liaison with USAID/BHA, government counterparts, and local partners.
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package to international employees:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave (subject to country requirements)
- Paid Home and Hardship Leaves
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee)
- Long Term Disability (US Expats only)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health/Resiliency Assistance
- Emergency evacuation insurance
World Relief - Retirement:
- 401K & Roth (US Expats Only) – WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
- 4% retirement plan match for all other employees, unless dictated by country law.
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.