World Relief

Economic Empowerment Navigator

World Relief
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeTowson • Maryland • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $52,000 - $58,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in case management, outreach coordination, and economic empowerment programming, with a strong focus on supporting immigrant and refugee populations. Proficient in relationship-building, community resource development, and compliance with program requirements.

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Case ManagementEconomic Empowerment ProgrammingWorkforce DevelopmentCommunity Resource DevelopmentMotivational Interviewing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborate with the Wellness Manager and/or program interns to conduct internal and external outreach and recruit Employment & Wellness program participants
  • Coordinate client enrollment, needs and goals assessments, and individualized action plans
  • Communicate with the Wellness Manager regarding dually enrolled cases
  • Complete required program forms and document activities and participant interactions through case notes and Microsoft Dynamics data entry
  • Work with participants to pursue economic empowerment goals
  • Provide strengths-based case management and coaching
  • Develop knowledge of community resources and referral partnerships with community organizations, government-funded career centers, community colleges, and vocational training providers
  • Conduct outreach to local employers to identify job opportunities
  • Provide or facilitate job readiness, résumé creation, job application, and interview preparation support
  • Coordinate transportation, interpretation, and other support for interviews or orientations
  • Support participants or employer partners when post-employment challenges arise
  • Work with the Office Director to develop and strengthen economic empowerment programming
  • Coordinate with the Volunteer & Good Neighbor Team Coordinator on volunteer support and recruitment
  • Coordinate with World Relief Baltimore’s Immigration Legal Services team for client referrals
  • Attend internal economic empowerment community-of-practice calls and local collaborative working groups

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Mature and personal Christian faith
  • Commitment to World Relief’s mission, vision, and values
  • Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
  • Ability to affirm and/or acknowledge World Relief’s Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity, and the National Association of Evangelicals’ For the Health of The Nation document
  • Valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, and ability to pass MVR standards
  • Ability to work independently as the sole staff member responsible for the economic empowerment program area
  • Experience in cross-cultural settings and commitment to growing in cultural humility
  • Passion for the value immigrants bring to the community
  • Creative and persistent problem-solving ability
  • Strong relationship-building ability with program participants and community partners
  • Team player committed to collaboration
  • Commitment to meeting program compliance requirements alongside impactful human services
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 3 years’ experience in workforce development, preferably with immigrant or refugee populations
  • Ability to speak other languages
  • Experience with coaching or motivational interviewing

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive benefits package for full-time employees
  • Employee discount program for full-time employees
  • Well-being program recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation
  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer
  • Drug-free workplace and pre-employment substance abuse testing

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Hard Skills
Needs AssessmentIndividualized Action PlansJob Readiness SupportRésumé CreationData EntryMicrosoft DynamicsTransportation CoordinationInterview PreparationProgram ComplianceCross-Cultural Communication
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingCreative Problem SolvingCollaborationCultural HumilityTeam Player
Certifications & Qualifications
Valid Driver's License
Industry Keywords
Immigrant PopulationsRefugee PopulationsCommunity OrganizationsVocational TrainingEconomic EmpowermentHuman ServicesVolunteer SupportChristian FaithOutreach CoordinationJob Opportunities