Head of Refugee Sponsorship & Resettlement Strategy

Canadian Partnership for Women and Children; Burlington; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

World Renew seeks a Director, Refugee Sponsorship & Resettlement Program to provide strategic leadership, oversight, and direction for its SAH-based refugee program. You will align program goals with fiscal, policy, and mission priorities while engaging partners across Canada.

Reporting to the Head of Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs, you will guide case management, compliance, advocacy, and capacity-building with churches, sponsoring groups, and settlement partners to advance refugee protection

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, International Development, Public Administration, Immigration Studies, Public Policy, Nonprofit Management, Theology, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in refugee sponsorship, refugee resettlement, immigration, humanitarian programming, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Experience leading complex programs and supervising staff.
• Experience working with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) responsibilities.
• Experience developing organizational strategy, operational plans, and program policies.
• Experience managing budgets and ensuring responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• Experience building partnerships with churches, community organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Experience representing organizations publicly through presentations, advocacy, media engagement, and external partnerships.
• Experience leading organizational change, continuous improvement, and program development.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for World Renew’s Refugee Sponsorship & Resettlement Program.
• Develop and implement long-term strategic plans, annual operational plans, and program priorities.
• Ensure alignment with World Renew’s mission, strategic priorities, Health & Humanitarian Affairs objectives, SAH obligations, and Government of Canada requirements.
• Monitor program performance through established objectives, indicators, and continuous improvement processes.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and expand refugee sponsorship and resettlement programming.
• Lead innovation and program development initiatives that enhance program quality and organizational impact.
• Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation, learning, and organizational accountability across the program.
• Oversee sponsorship application submission, approval processes, case management, and quality assurance.
• Provide guidance on complex sponsorship cases, policy interpretation, and emerging refugee issues.
• Monitor program risks, legal obligations, and compliance requirements.
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, operational guidance, and quality standards for sponsorship activities.
• Lead organizational responses to complex sponsorship challenges, crises, and sensitive situations.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Advocacy

Policy analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, International Development, Public Administration, Immigration Studies, Public Policy, Nonprofit Management, Theology, or a related discipline

Master’s degree in a related field is preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

World Renew seeks a Director, Refugee Sponsorship & Resettlement Program to provide strategic leadership, oversight, and direction for its SAH-based refugee program. You will align program goals with fiscal, policy, and mission priorities while engaging partners across Canada.

Reporting to the Head of Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs, you will guide case management, compliance, advocacy, and capacity-building with churches, sponsoring groups, and settlement partners to advance refugee protection