Deadline: Not specified
Location: Kenya
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has opened applications for the role of Deputy Director, Violence Prevention and Response Unit (VPRU).
Founded in 1933, IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent line management to VPRU regional leads in close collaboration with the deputy regional director for each region
- Create strong connections and communication between the regional leads and the technical unit, as well as across each other
- Cultivate a strong and inclusive culture of performance, accountability, and collaboration, and ensure high-quality technical support is provided by the team to IRC’s country programmes
- Ensure technical assistance is fit for purpose and innovative
- Provide strategic leadership to the design of programmes that are evidence-based where possible and evidence-generating where necessary in close collaboration with the senior director, as well as with key stakeholders within and outside of the VPRU
- Represent the senior director as required
- Oversee the implementation of IRC strategic processes and policies across the VPRU, e.g., budget allocation, strategic workforce planning, wider people issues and policies
- Take forward strategic initiatives and change management processes as appropriate, contributing to the implementation of the IRC safety strategy, unit-wide ways of working, setting direction and work plans, as well as performance and knowledge management
- Ensure the responsible management of the VPRU funds, partnering with technical and finance colleagues to harmonise planning, budgeting, and reporting
- Drive improvements in ways of working
- Provide strategic oversight and quality assurance of portfolio, including quality and performance of programmes, staff capability and management of delivery risks
- Build a strong network and collaborative relationships with other units, regional and country leadership, finance, people and culture and other central teams to support the delivery of VPRU objectives
Requirements
- 12 years, minimum, of relevant experience, including providing strategic direction, programmatic leadership in the social sectors planning, delivery and management, humanitarian/development NGOs and/or international organisation
- Master’s degree in Social Work/Science, Law, International Development, Human Rights, Sociology or an equivalent professional experience background
- Sound training on the use of data and research evidence for programmatic decision-making and rigorous analytic skills (desirable)
- Experience and familiarity with protection donors, peer agencies and national contexts, preferably in humanitarian and transitional, post-crisis contexts, with familiarity with development programming strategies
- Leadership and management experience in complex global organisations at regional/global levels
- Experience and expertise raising funds from bilateral, multilateral, and private donors, and leading teams to design winning bids
- Demonstrated experience of collaboration with other humanitarian sectors and capacity to leverage best practices in this regard
- Experience undertaking strategic planning and leading teams through change
To apply and for more information, click here.
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