Senior Specialist, Strategic Initiatives

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.

 

 

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.

 

The Senior Advisor will be critical in supporting the President, CEO, and executive team in executing World Relief’s strategic priorities. This role focuses on ensuring progress in accomplishing the organizational strategy through effective monitoring, tracking, and reporting of key initiatives while helping to galvanize action across the organization. The Specialist will work closely with senior leaders to facilitate communication, ensure follow-up on strategic tasks, and support the organization’s Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework.

 

This position requires high emotional intelligence, strong project management skills, and the ability to simplify complex information into actionable insights. While not directly managing initiatives, the Senior Advisor will provide guidance, ensure alignment with the overall strategy, and serve as a trusted partner to the executive team. With a focus on fostering collaboration and maintaining momentum, this person must be able to take the initiative, handle details with tenacity, and help drive progress toward achieving the organization’s mission.

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

 

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.