Resiliency Specialist, Agriculture and Community Development - 2025788

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.

World Relief Western Washington (WRWW) is seeking a passionate individual to support with the implementation, maintenance, and development of Resiliency Programs with an emphasis on agriculture, environmental education, and community development for refugee‑immigrant gardeners, youth, and entrepreneurs in our region. Experience in gardening and non‑profit community development work as well as leading trainings and programs in intercultural settings will be an asset.

• Assist with the day‑to‑day operations of WRWW’s 2‑acre Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden, including maintenance of garden plots, restoration areas, and green stormwater infrastructure.
• Upkeep garden facilities and equipment.
• Coordinate garden events and volunteers.
• Support with the design and facilitation of agricultural trainings for refugee‑immigrant gardeners.
• Assist the Garden Coordinator in setting and fulfilling the goals and objectives of the Community Garden and the development of new programming.

• Strengthen WRWW’s role in the community as a food systems resource—specifically developing our presence in the local food systems sector.
• Build bridges between regional agriculture resources (land organizations, donors, markets, etc.) and the refugee‑immigrant community.
• Support with World Relief’s American Culinary Federation (ACF)-approved Culinary Careers Programming and nutrition programming in the agricultural off‑season, as well as food preservation classes during the agricultural season.

• Work with the Learning and Development Coordinator to design and implement place‑based environmental education offerings for youth hosted at the community garden.
• Facilitate onsite coordination and instructional time for participants in environmental education programs.
• Workshops and classes currently center on stormwater management, food security and access, and plant biology, using Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden as a living classroom.
• Creatively tell the story of WRWW’s work at the intersection of ecology and community resiliency through site tours, articles, and newsletters.

• Support outreach and orientation for women’s sewing classes.
• Help ensure programming is meeting the psychosocial needs of women in the community by analyzing pre‑ and post‑class data and providing feedback to volunteer instructors.

• Collaborate with the Community Garden Coordinator, Commercial Teaching Kitchen Coordinator, and Learning & Development Coordinator to maximize the use of shared spaces for educational opportunities (garden area, commercial teaching kitchen, sewing classroom, etc.).
• Identify and organize technical experts and volunteer collaborators to support the instruction and implementation of programs.
• Support with event planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Mature and personal Christian faith.
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief.
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities.
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Relief’s Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and 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.
• Curiosity, humility, and a love of…