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Primary Purpose: This position will be the Church World Service (CWS) Refugee Welcome Services (RSW) representative responsible for coordinating, maintaining and expanding community involvement in welcoming newcomers. Under the direction of the Director of Community Sponsorship and Engagement this position will engage CWS member communions, denomination regional representatives, CWS refugee resettlement offices and local communities where CWS has affiliate offices in welcoming newcomers and educating the broader community about the importance of refugee resettlement. This role provides leadership and direction for community outreach among CWS refugee resettlement offices with an emphasis on communities of faith, and coordinates with the CWS Program and Advocacy Teams, including refugee organizers and refugee leadership teams. The organizer will be responsible for ensuring that each refugee and newcomer resettled through CWS receives community sponsorship and support by ensuring that those community members are trained on how to best help newcomers integrate and thrive.
Essential Duties:
Under the direction of the Director of Community Sponsorship and Engagement, maintain relationships with CWS member communions, denomination representatives, faith communities, congregations, and local community groups.
In conjunction with CWS member communions and refugee resettlement offices, ensure that every newcomer resettled by CWS receives community sponsorship support, inclusive of co-sponsorship.
Assist in the recruitment of congregations and other faith communities for community sponsorship and refugee rights work.
Coordinate community outreach, involvement with local resettlement offices and affiliates, refugee leadership teams and community organizing efforts in line with the CWS mission.
Assist in efforts to educate, mobilize and organize community members to be in solidarity with immigrants and refugees.
Update training materials for the CWS network and partners on community outreach and involvement, as well as resources to assist with recruiting, training and supporting volunteers from local communities.
Resource database to assist local offices and denominations in tracking congregation, welcome team, and volunteer involvement.
Coordinate production of relevant social media content and communications materials to assist with Op-Eds, media advisories and videos demonstrating support for refugee resettlement.
Attend, provide resources and lead workshops on immigrants’ and refugee rights at denominational conferences and meetings.
Increase understanding about the connections between involvement in refugee resettlement, community organizing, and congregational vitality.
Maintain regular communication with CWS’ Resettlement and Integration programs unit to ensure information sharing and coordinated efforts and priorities.
Attend and present at relevant meetings, trainings, regional and denomination wide conferences.
Handle other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Skills:
Knowledge and experience in working with Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Knowledge of Canva, Campaign Monitor, and WordPress preferred
Strong written and verbal presentation skills
Ability to maintain a high performance standard with attention to detail
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills; ability to work effectively with partners and teams;
Ability to conduct oneself in a professional and courteous manner at all times to represent the professional and institutional interests of CWS;
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment required.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and willingness to support CWS’ Platform on Racial Justice as a CWS employee required.
Experience:
Experience working with faith communities
Knowledge of refugee resettlement
Previous experience working in grassroots or community organizing efforts
Expertise in community sponsorship and support needed for successful co-sponsorship strongly preferred
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and work experience
Special Requirements:
CWS’ U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requires all new staff to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination as soon as reasonable, no longer than 60 days of employment. Any employee who is pregnant, who is nursing, who has a disability, or who has a medical condition that prevents them from safe vaccination, or who rejects vaccination because of sincerely held religious beliefs, may contact the CWS Benefits Administrator to request reasonable accommodation as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Work Location:
This position is a remote role. Remote employees must be able to fulfil the following conditions:
Ability to maintain secure and appropriate personal work environment for day-to-day work
Access to strong and reliable internet access
Ability to adhere to CWS data security policies and protect sensitive and personally identifiable information
Regular work hours must span core business hours 10AM-4PM Eastern time
Must use CWS provided equipment such as laptop and cell phone
CWS offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- 403 (b) Retirement Plan
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Long Term and Short Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Benefits
Job Type: Full-time