Workforce Partnership Manager - 2025735

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:   Do you have the gift of connection? Are you relationally gifted? Do you enjoy facilitating many parts to come together to solve a problem? Through developing partnerships with local companies and other workforce entities you will generate career growth opportunities for World Relief clients.  The Partnership Developer position engages a variety of stakeholders with the mission of creating career opportunities for refugees, asylees, and other immigrants to begin and advance in their careers while serving as a local workforce solution for partner companies. This position will be responsible for developing relationships with companies, American job centers, and vocational trainers while generating job leads and providing Employment and Career Pathways Specialists with entry level and upgrade jobs and vocational training opportunities for WR clients in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. This position requires creativity and energy to build new partnerships and cast vision with local workforce stakeholders.