State Refugee & Social Services Solutions Architect

State Refugee & Social Services Architect

Cherokee Federal seeks a seasoned State Refugee & Social Services Solutions Architect to design scalable, practical solutions for state-administered refugee resettlement, integration, and human services programs. This strategic advisory role combines deep refugee-services expertise with solution architecture, state policy knowledge, partner strategy, and capture support. The successful candidate will translate complex state priorities, funding requirements, population needs, and service ecosystems into high-impact program models that improve access, self-sufficiency, and long-term outcomes for refugee and newcomer communities.

Estimated Starting Salary Range for State Refugee & Social Services Architect :
Pay commensurate with experience.

Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

• Design integrated state-level refugee service models that address stabilization, case management, employment, economic self-sufficiency, behavioral health, housing, benefits navigation, and community integration.
• Assess state refugee-service ecosystems, including government agencies, resettlement agencies, workforce systems, health care providers, community-based organizations, and other partners.
• Translate federal and state program requirements into executable operating models, staffing plans, service pathways, provider networks, and implementation strategies.
• Develop solutions that connect refugee services with broader state human services, workforce, health, housing, education, and public-benefit systems.
• Design accessible approaches for rural, underserved, hard-to-reach, and linguistically diverse refugee populations.
• Embed culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and linguistically accessible practices into program designs and service-delivery strategies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on state-administered refugee programs and federally funded refugee-service requirements.
• Analyze state priorities, funding streams, service gaps, performance expectations, and emerging population needs.
• Monitor federal and state policy and funding changes that affect refugee programs and service-delivery models.
• Support state and local government business-development and capture efforts involving refugee services, newcomer integration, workforce development, case management, and related human services.
• Analyze RFIs, RFPs, scopes of work, strategic plans, and program documentation to identify requirements, risks, gaps, and solution opportunities.
• Lead or support technical approaches, staffing models, implementation strategies, transition plans, performance frameworks, and technical proposal content.
• Develop partner-network strategies and evaluate nonprofit, workforce, behavioral health, health care, housing, educational, technology, and community-based partners.
• Define partner roles, referral pathways, information-sharing processes, and accountability structures across provider networks.
• Incorporate refugee community perspectives and trusted community organizations into program, outreach, and engagement strategies.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in social work, public policy, public administration, human services, international development, or a related field.
• At least 15 years of experience in refugee resettlement, state human services, workforce development, case management, behavioral health, or related social services.
• Strong knowledge of state refugee-service delivery systems and federally funded refugee programs.
• Demonstrated experience designing, managing, advising on, or evaluating complex human services programs.
• Proven understanding of refugee employment, economic self-sufficiency, case management, and community-integration models.
• Experience working with state government agencies, government contractors, resettlement organizations, or community-based service providers.
• Ability to convert policy, funding, and program requirements into practical operating models and technical solutions.
• Experience supporting government capture, proposal development, program design, or solution development is preferred.
• Familiarity with human services case-management platforms, data systems, performance reporting, and outcomes measurement is preferred.
• Strong analytical, writing, facilitation, stakeholder-engagement, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with diverse partners and work effectively across government, community, and technical teams.

Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Cherokee Federal is a division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients,…