Executive Director

Role Overview

• Establish and articulate vision and strategy for IRC location.
• Engage with local leaders and communities to advance IRC’s mission and serve as a thought and operational leader; cultivate collaborative working relationships with state and local agencies and service providers, donors, advocacy partners and community organizations.
• Ensure the development and implementation of effective and holistic strategies to improve outcomes for clients.
• Lead local strategic planning process.
• Coordinate with IRC headquarters and ensure office's strategic plan reflects the agency’s overall mission and goals.
• Plan, organize, distribute, and coordinate the flow of work.
• Hire, supervise, guide, and advise staff in accordance with IRC processes and values.
• Promote compliance with the IRC Code of Conduct; take ownership for actions and be accountable for those of the team.
• Maintain office management structure that bolsters coordination across departments.
• Ensure effective onboarding, capacity building, professional development and performance management strategies, and compliance with applicable labor laws.
• Ensure timely and consistent communication with HQ on operational issues, policies and reporting; support local implementation of IRC policies including procurement, IT, and security and safety protocols.
• Coordinate annual budget development; regularly review the operating budget as well as monthly budget-to-actuals; maintain effective systems for tracking spending rates; address anomalies in revenue and expenses.
• Be responsible for development and tracking of annual fundraising plan to ensure achievement of goals and adequate resourcing of restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Lead local advocacy efforts and support national advocacy efforts; host Board, senior staff, and donor visits; engage in and support community and policy outreach efforts.
• Define resource development strategy and develop a local fundraising plan based on analysis of office and program strengths, service gaps and local environment.
• Coordinate development of a marketing strategy and plan contextualized for the local environment; ensure marketing materials are consistent and of high quality.
• Maintain positive public image of IRC; engage with the local media outlets and develop working relationships; collaborate closely with IRC Communications Department on media efforts in accordance with IRC policies on external messaging.
• Build positive relationships in relevant sectors and refugee communities.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required, advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible work experience with social services or humanitarian assistance programs; strong preference for previous experience with direct services delivery to clients in cross-cultural environments.
• Demonstrated staff management, program development, monitoring, evaluation, and advocacy experience.
• Authentic leadership: demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality.
• Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
• Successful and significant fundraising and grant writing experience.
• Financial management experience, including effective management of budgets.
• Proven people management skills: demonstrated ability to deliver results and translate words into action.
• Keen diplomatic and interpersonal skills; ability to enhance internal and external relationships, including with partners and donors.
• Ability to work successfully and with utmost integrity and respect in cross-cultural environment and with limited English-speaking client population.
• Ability to heighten the visibility of the office and programs, both within the IRC network and in the external environment.
• Superior organizational skills: ability to set priorities and effectively manage time in a fast-paced team environment.
• Proven digital literacy to include experience using MS Office.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%.

Benefits

• 10 sick days
• 10 US holidays
• 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure
• medical insurance starting at $163 per month
• dental starting at $6.50 per month
• vision starting at $5 per month
• FSA for healthcare and commuter costs
• a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching
• disability & life insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles