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Listed below are current opportunities at our Headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Please click on the job title for more information.
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Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Global Communities is seeking a Senior Vice President of Programs and Resources to share overall leadership responsibility as part of the Executive Team setting the vision, strategic direction and solution creation for Global Communities. With a strong emphasis on driving business growth, this includes planning, developing, and enforcing policies and objectives for the organization to ensure it maintains its values and meets established goals.
The Senior Vice President inspires, champions, and fosters a culture of shared success that supports the realization of Global Communities’ mission to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Leading and directing the Department of Programs and Resources, the Senior Vice President will oversee the operations and staff in the offices of Resilience; Economic Development; Governance, Urban and Community; and Business Development. These offices, aligned to Global Communities Strategic Plan, and integrate project life-cycle responsibilities to drive resource generation and delivery of services in the field. The Senior Vice President develops departmental strategies and policies to ensure the relevance, credibility and viability of the organization.
The Senior Vice President also sets goals, monitors work, and evaluates results to ensure that departmental objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and mission of the organization and its donors. S/he also represents the organization to third parties including donors, clients, partners, and governments.
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Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Global Communities is seeking an unpaid Intern for the Spring and Summer Semesters to learn about its community engagement program in Moline, Illinois. The Intern will work with a four-person team to learn how to implement, manage, and support a project that focuses on empowering the residents of the Floreciente neighborhood in Moline, Illinois to be able to access more resources to improve their quality of life. The specific objectives of the program are to:
- Create an engaged, supportive and collaborative network of NGOs and policy makers that rally their collective efforts to deliver strategic programs.
- Empower residents and other stakeholders to implement strategic neighborhood revitalization projects, including social services.
- Facilitate economic development opportunities for small businesses and households in Floreciente by connecting them with the broader Quad Cities economy.
This is an unpaid internship and the Intern will volunteer their time according to the requirements of their university to fulfill either graduation or credit requirements. This time will be during regular business hours at the Global Communities’ office in downtown Moline, Illinois.
The Intern will learn about all aspects of nonprofit management including programming, administration, finance, outreach, communications, and performance valuation. To facilitate this learning, the intern will assist with database and performance management, program communications and outreach to stakeholders and community members, and program reports to donors. The Intern will work closely with all staff members in the Global Communities-Moline office and participate in staff, community, and stakeholder meetings.
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Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Global Communities is seeking a Humanitarian Program Development Manager to join the Office of Humanitarian Assistance at the Headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Humanitarian Program Development Manager manages humanitarian assistance proposal efforts from inception to submission, including leading the development of program strategy and designs for USG and other donors, directing field assessments, writing technical sections, identifying and negotiating partnerships, and providing budget strategy across multiple technical sectors and geographic regions affected by emergencies. To this end, the Humanitarian Program Development Manager identifies and cultivates relationships with potential donors, partners and key personnel, as well as follows trends in technical and/or regional areas.
The successful candidate has a broad background and experience in emergency response and business development efforts with demonstrated success performing lead roles in program design and has a deep understanding of the proposal process.