Global Executive Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Ensure that the Asylum Access family of organizations effectively fulfills and promotes its mission on a global scale.

• Lead the portfolio focused on global systems change.

• Position the global organization to enhance national-level legal empowerment and policy advocacy efforts.

• Develop a bold and cohesive vision for the protection of refugee human rights.

• Collaborate with national Executive Directors to shape global organizational strategy, priorities, and performance.

• Steward the organizational vision and its role within the global refugee response ecosystem.

• Formulate and implement organizational strategy across both global and national entities.

• Oversee budget management and resource allocation.

• Ensure robust programs, operations, and teams are in place.

• Collect data, evaluate trends, and guide the organization’s adaptability.

• Create theories of change and develop multi-year strategic, operational, and annual plans.

• Maintain organizational alignment with mission, vision, values, and branding.

• Establish governance structures and build consensus around organization-wide decisions.

• Inspire, motivate, and nurture staff development.

• Foster cohesion in global leadership and a culture of collaborative leadership.

• Supervise, hire, onboard, and manage the termination of National Executive Directors.

• Oversee the impact of programs and advocacy to ensure alignment with human rights principles.

• Enhance the global reputation and influence among decision-makers in displacement, human rights, and migration.

• Attract and retain funding, personnel, partnerships, and a positive reputation.

• Cultivate relationships with funders and donors.

• Define goals and priorities for global systems change.

• Evaluate effectiveness and impact, making program adjustments as necessary.

• Ensure strong practices in finance, accounting, human resources, systems, processes, risk management, and resource allocation.

• Support Board governance, including recruitment, learning, development, and ambassadorial activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven track record of impactful work in refugee rights, legal empowerment, and/or policy advocacy.

• Executive-level management experience within a nonprofit environment, encompassing personnel management and complex operations.

• Experience in fundraising.

• Exceptional communication abilities.

• Creative and effective problem-solving capabilities.

• Strong leadership qualities, including integrity and the capacity to make tough decisions while guiding through transitions.

• Experience in leading and collaborating with teams across diverse global contexts.

• Ability to adapt leadership styles to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Effective time management skills, including prioritization and delegation.

• Decision-making abilities based on shared leadership, equity, collaboration, sustainability, and community-centered approaches.

• Capacity to anticipate trends, maintain foresight, and steer the organization accordingly.

• Kindness and consideration towards others.

• Flexibility to work across different international time zones.

• Fluency in English; proficiency in Spanish and/or other languages is a significant advantage.

• Willingness to engage in international travel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off policies.

• Healthcare coverage appropriate to the location.

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Opportunities for international travel.