Director, Economic Inclusion, North America

About the role

The Director, Economic Inclusion, North America is responsible for providing strategic leadership in HIAS' Economic Inclusion programs in the North America Region. This includes employment and career pathways, financial wellness curricula and supports through a bundled service model, asset building, travel loans administration, and thought leadership on entrepreneurship activities.

Responsibilities

• Mastery in workforce development, entrepreneurship, and skills training, including vocational and general life skills like English and digital and financial literacy.
• Identifies and approaches funders, writes concept notes, and tracks grants for program outcomes and financial performance.
• Works with HIAS’ Institutional Development team to build a community of funders from private philanthropy, individual donors, and corporations.
• Speaks knowledgeably and at ease with a variety of audiences to build the HIAS brand in EI work and the importance of this work for long-term integration.
• Collaborates with the Economic Inclusion & Livelihoods staff in HIAS’ global Technical Team for idea generation, synergies, and coordinated communications.
• Designs programs for newcomers with skills gaps and builds the strategy around provision of holistic programming, including bundled services, for better outcome achievement.
• Supervises four program leads and their direct reports, and builds a collaborative team environment.
• Collaborates with the Vice President, Resettlement & Integration in building programming and the team, and in publicizing the goals and virtues of this service area for refugees.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of professional experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of supervision experience.
• Track record of raising money in years or awards; strong experience in fundraising.
• Experience working with newcomers; bonus if experience is in local resettlement agency.
• Experience working with federal agencies in some capacity required (i.e., program delivery, grant writing, or federal reporting).
• Good knowledge and professional experience required of managing an EI program demonstrating experience in EI infrastructure, including service delivery system and funder community.
• Experience scaling programs preferred.
• Strategic vision for growing quality programs, exhibiting a collaborative style and with the support of a well-managed team is a requirement.
• Strong public speaking skills required to inspire staff, federal funders, and the wider donor community by advocating for the needs of refugees effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to regularly communicate with a variety of audiences and advocate for why EI programming is critical to achieving economic self-sufficiency and financial well-being.
• Travel in the U.S. on occasion required.
• Travel, to include travel to insecure operating environments, may be required.