World Relief is an international relief and development agency. Founded in 1944 as the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief offers assistance to victims of poverty, disease, hunger, war, disasters and persecution. They are currently seeking a Chief Financial Officer to serve as the senior executive leader for all global operations of the organization.
Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the new CFO will assume a strategic role in the overall management of the organization and have primary day-to day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial related activities of World Relief. The CFO will serve as a financial and business advisor to the CAO and the executive committee members, as well as lead the implementation and continued improvement of the current financial planning, systems and management tools.
The ideal Chief Financial Officer candidate will show a demonstrated commitment to global ministry and subscribe to the values, mission and vision of World Relief, including a deep understanding of the role of the church in serving the most vulnerable. He/she should have an MBA in Accounting, Finance or a related field, as well as 10-15 years of financial experience, with at least five of those years in a senior management role in a complex, multi-national organization. While this position does require the ability to travel domestically and internationally on a limited basis, the candidate must live in or be willing to relocate to Baltimore, Maryland where the World Relief headquarters are located.
