If you are passionate about transforming communities with a mission-driven organization, then we have the opportunity for you!

The Associate Director for Children and Family Services acts as a senior aid and implementer of the priorities of the CFS Senior Leadership Team and serves as a liaison between Global Refuge partner organizations, Global Refuge, and federal UC stakeholders. The Associate Director for CFS provides oversight and coordination of a continuum of programs to ensure holistic, culturally competent services for unaccompanied refugee and migrant children and their families.

This position ensures the effectiveness and quality of services through supportive program management, monitoring, data management, trend analysis and evaluation, training, and technical assistance. This position involves close collaboration with the Vice President and Directors to identify trends, and opportunities to enhance program services, advance the department's advocacy agenda, and implement recommendations for effective quality service delivery of UC and URM programs.

This position can be remote with occasional trips to Baltimore as needed.

Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), is a nonprofit serving newcomers seeking safety, support, and a share in the American dream. Since 1939, we have welcomed those seeking refuge, upholding a legacy of compassion and grace for people in crisis. We walk alongside individuals, families, and children as they begin their new lives in the United States through our work in refugee resettlement, welcome and respite services for asylum seekers, economic empowerment and employment, and family unification for unaccompanied children. To date, we have served over 750,000 people from around the globe. Our comprehensive services leverage our extensive organizational expertise as well as government, community, and faith partnerships.

Attracting and retaining the best talent is vital to our continued growth and we are proud to offer an excellent benefits package including:

• medical, dental, and vision available on the first day of employment,
• professional development, tuition reimbursement,
• generous paid time off including 20 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave, 12 paid holidays,
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave and up to 12 weeks of fully paid FMLA leave,
• company 403(b) contribution of 3%, an additional 7% match which vests immediately,
• Family Building benefits for reproductive procedures, adoption/foster care assistance, and
• an annual wellness benefit that can be customized to support your personal needs including funding enrichment classes, gym memberships, and healthy eating plans (to name a few) all in an inclusive and progressive environment!

At Global Refuge, welcoming newcomers isn't just our duty-it's an inherent part of our identity, rooted in our Lutheran heritage and inspired values and serving as a testament to our unwavering commitment to those in search of refuge. Please join us as we make a difference in the lives of newcomers.

DUTIES

Support the Vice President and Directors in their efforts to expand, enhance, or refocus services to unaccompanied children in migration and URM

Supervises CFS administrative and operations staff

Lead collaboration efforts with Foster Care, LSP, VOLAGs, federal stakeholders, and other partners engaged in service provision to unaccompanied refugee children.

Engage in non-litigation advocacy, including developing responses to notices of federal rulemaking and other policy changes, FOIA requests, affidavits, advocacy materials, and educational campaigns.

Manage and conduct research, on a variety of legal and policy issues pertaining to migrant children and their families to support the de