Director Job – People & Culture at International Rescue Committee… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at International Rescue Committee.
Descriptions;
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy
- Develop and drive adoption of IRC-wide People and Culture strategy and underlying initiatives to effectively deliver on IRC’s ambitious learning, management, and diversity goals
- Use data to develop people insights that define IRC’s strategic People & Culture direction
- Act as a counselor to COO, CHRO and Chief GEDI Officer and other leadership pools on People and Culture leading practices
- Implement special projects as needed – these may be cross-functional or specific, short or long term.
Delivery
- Devise and implement organizational change strategy to ensure the effective set-up and performance of the team across 40 countries with a focus on engaged, coordinated, and fulfilled teams.
- Plan and oversee the implementation of cross-functional initiatives and enable the organization and the function to effectively prioritize across initiatives.
- Collaborate with department focal points to develop detailed, meticulous, data-driven strategic and operational reviews with a focus on learning and prioritization
- Conceptualize and write communications across all the various functions of People & Culture including Human Resources and Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion; internal organization-wide communications; and external communications.
- Establish deep working relationships with colleagues cross-IRC.
Requirements
Work Experience:
- Minimum 8-10 years in strategy development and execution that require substantial cross-departmental collaboration to deliver ambitious goals.
- Significant experience working with, and influencing, senior colleagues to solve sophisticated challenges and agreed mutually beneficial decisions.
- Proven experience supporting large-scale change initiatives
- Strategy and problem-solving experience accurately diagnosing business challenges, and devising, crafting by-in for, and implementing effective solutions with timely and efficient performance metrics.
- (Desirable) Experience in Human Resources and diversity, equality, and inclusion strategies
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to translate an organization’s strategy and objectives into operational delivery
- Outstanding project and collaboration skills with a consistent record delivery high-reaching, integrated, and critical initiatives on timelines.
- Organizational Change and Planning
- Strong communicator in written and verbal form.
- Highly versatile and flexible, with a high degree of comfort changing and refining priorities and results.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify and address coordinated business needs.
- Experience and comfort with data analysis and budget management
