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
• Contribute to RAI network-wide initiatives and capacity building models to advance the IRC Strategic Plan
• 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
• Build capacity of program managers to support responsible financial management of their assigned programs
• 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
• Collaborate with colleagues to optimize use of technical support and resources; cultivate local donor relationships to maintain and expand funding base
• 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
• Collaborate with partners to address refugee needs and support an enabling environment for refugees

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
• 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