Director, Forced Labor & Human Trafficking

Humanity United • Washington, DC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director leads Humanity United’s Mosaic program within the Forced Labor & Human Trafficking portfolio. Mosaic is a participatory program focused on improving the migration experience and labor rights of migrant workers traveling from Africa and Asia to the GCC countries. The Director provides strategic, programmatic, and external leadership for Mosaic and contributes to the development and evolution of the broader portfolio strategy, including exploration of its intersections with areas such as gender and climate.

Based in the United States, the Director reports to the Senior Portfolio Director, Forced Labor & Human Trafficking. The position is full-time and exempt, with a hybrid work approach that includes regular remote work and periodic in-person gatherings. An East Coast location is preferred but not required; the successful candidate must regularly work East Coast business hours. Domestic and international travel may be required, up to 20% per year.

Humanity United is a philanthropic organization advancing the dignity and voice of people most affected by violent conflict, exploitation, and injustice. Its work focuses on Peacebuilding, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, and Racial Justice and Equity, with an emphasis on public engagement. Humanity United is part of The Omidyar Group.

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in international program implementation, strategy development, and people management; expertise in worker rights or migration; grantmaking and partner-engagement skills; and the ability to lead teams and cross-functional collaboration. Candidates must have the right to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Commitment to Humanity United’s mission and values, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and demonstrated high ethical standards.
• Significant progressively responsible experience managing complex international program implementation, strategy development, and people management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting worker rights and/or improving workers’ migration experiences.
• Experience in labor rights, migration rights, or corporate accountability; experience across Asia, Africa, and the GCC and/or Middle East is particularly relevant.
• Grantmaking experience, including the ability to steward a portfolio of grants; participatory grantmaking experience is required among the stated skills and experience.
• Experience leading participatory processes, facilitating partner engagement, managing shared decision-making, and translating participant input into program strategy.
• Strategic thinking, creativity, and a record of driving organizational change and developing innovative approaches to strategy, implementation, and learning.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, including the ability to coach and support team members’ professional development and lead cross-functional collaboration.
• Management and communication skills for building relationships and working with staff and partners from diverse backgrounds, with an understanding and appreciation of cultural differences.
• Ability to speak publicly and convey complex subjects effectively.
• Experience managing team operations, including program budgets.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20% per year, as needed.
• Must have the right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on labor and migration issues across Asia, Africa, and the GCC and/or Middle East.
• Experience in thematic areas such as gender or climate.
• Direct lived experience of the issues Humanity United works on.
• Fluency in languages spoken in Asia, Africa, or the GCC/Middle East.
• Experience with complex systems analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite on a Mac-based platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mosaic program, providing strategic, programmatic, and administrative guidance to grantees, particularly those working with migrant workers and survivors who traveled to the GCC for labor purposes.
• Lead Mosaic’s participatory strategy and grantmaking process, including coordinating with the strategy consultant, preparing engagement materials, planning virtual and in-person workshops, managing partner communications and expectations, and sharing learning across the FLHT team and Humanity United.
• Manage Mosaic team members, coach and guide their work and grantee relationships, support their professional growth, and provide constructive feedback.
• Contribute to the development and evolution of the FLHT portfolio strategy in collaboration with the Senior Portfolio Director, including exploring intersections with climate, gender, and other Humanity United programs.
• Lead engagement between Mosaic and Humanity United’s Communications, Policy, and Learning teams, including identifying effective ways to support grantee outreach.
• Oversee Mosaic grantmaking by identifying prospective partners and renewals, conducting due diligence, developing grant recommendations, and engaging partners throughout the grantmaking cycle in keeping with Mosaic’s participatory, trust-based approach.
• Manage the Mosaic budget, coordinate with the FLHT Portfolio Manager to provide Finance with information such as forecasts, and monitor spending to maximize resources.
• Participate in teams, working groups, and organization-wide change initiatives as an HU Citizen.
• Manage program strategy and learning toward Humanity United’s intended impact using complex systems practice, including systems maps, theories of change, and other internal strategy processes.
• Build and manage relationships, networks, and partnerships that support Mosaic and FLHT, including relationships beyond traditional stakeholders.
• Represent Mosaic, FLHT, and Humanity United in internal and external forums, communicating complex strategy, learning, and perspectives to diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Generous holiday closures
• Paid parental leave
• Charitable gift matching
• Employee assistance program
• Mental health support through partnerships with Modern Health, Calm, and Headspace
• Commuter benefit
• Wellbeing benefit
• Phone and home internet benefit
• Hybrid work flexibility
• Half-day Fridays
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed