Director of Education - 2025521

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
• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree in education, nonprofit management, TESOL, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in adult education, workforce development, or community-based education leadership.
• Experience working cross-culturally and in partnership with immigrant or refugee communities.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills with experience supervising and developing staff.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and evaluate ESL and adult education programs.
• Proven ability to think strategically while managing operational details effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with cross-cultural competency.
• Experience cultivating partnerships and mobilizing volunteers in diverse community contexts.
• Business acumen and comfort with budget management, forecasting, performance tracking, and desire to lead collaborative marketing conversations that yield results.
• Commitment to learner-centered, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive educational practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Additional Information

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: World Relief is seeking a Director of Education, who will provide strategic and operational leadership for World Relief Memphis' adult learning initiatives, including English as a second language (ESL), integrated course offerings, and other educational programming that equips immigrants and refugees for long-term stability and belonging. Building on the strong foundation of the Connect Language Center (CLC), this role will guide the continued growth and diversification of educational offerings across multiple channels-onsite, offsite, volunteer-led, partner-hosted, and digital. The Director of Education fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the Education Department, ensuring that all programs are learner-centered, outcome-oriented, and integrated with World Relief Memphis' holistic service model. This position reports to the Associate Director of World Relief Memphis, serves on the Memphis Leadership Team, and supervises departmental staff. The Director also collaborates closely with the Director of National Education Services at World Relief headquarters, contributing to and drawing from the national education community of practice to ensure alignment with proven models and shared learning across the network Please note: This is a full-time position. World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, 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.

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