Requisition ID: req37385
Job Title: Project Manager – People
Survey
Sector: Gender
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: USD 70,000.00 –
90,000.00 Salary
Job Description
Scope of work & Objectives:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. Today in over 49 countries and 35 U.S. cities, we strive to improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education, and power.
Earlier in 2022, we
launched our first ever global IRC People Survey to learn more about who we are
as a team and how we can better promote diversity, equality, and inclusion at
the IRC. We polled our then nearly 17,000 staff with a goal of understanding
their experience of the IRC. The results from the survey will ultimately help
us continue to build a better IRC for all our staff. After hearing back from
75% of our workforce and producing a global report with 140+ department
specific reports, we are now moving to the next phase of the survey: sharing
out our initial observations and data across our diverse teams so that we can
put these results into action. We are seeking a Project Manager to lead this
Action Planning Phase and collaborate with the survey team, as well as senior
leaders across the IRC, to drive change and impact at different levels.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management
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Provide project management support to the People Survey team.
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Personally drive project delivery, problem solve issues including applying a
“roll up the sleeves and fix it” demeanor.
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Lead the project effort in the continued execution of the global road map and
recommended road maps for regional, country and departmental results review,
prioritization, action steps and accountability in collaboration with Survey
sponsors and key partners.
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Collaborate with Senior officer GEDI to ensure alignment with existing GEDI
frameworks and related initiatives.
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Use established criteria and tools to effectively and efficiently facilitate
and report against program execution with measurable results.
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Facilitate effective collaboration of project contributors across partner
functions in order to deliver efficient and timely project delivery.
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Integrate and manage the program timeline by identifying all project internal
& external interdependencies.
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Develop and present to People survey project sponsors progress against the
overall action plan.
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Develop and maintain a RACI model that can be used in subsequent phases.
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Perform risk and issue management at the program level: Collaborate with all
project leadership to identify risks and issues that are not visible at the
task level but impact the overall project or broader program/portfolio.
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Collaborate with other departments or field office locations when necessary to
coordinate local action.
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Document internal interviews, focus groups and stakeholder engagement.
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Coordinate invites and logistics for hosted webinars or meetings.
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If multi-lingual; provide French, Arabic or Spanish language support by
drafting text or reviewing translations.
Communications
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Coordinate communication strategy for the planning phase.
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Collaborate with communication team to develop and deliver the global staff
communications and cascade dates, intended outcomes, etc.
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Act as a gate keeper for all new content being developed and ensure consistency
among the different tools/materials produced.
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Supervise the implementation of the “Action Plan Template” and in partnership
with Data Excellence ensure that data is visualized and used for decision
making per the action planning principles.
Demonstrated Skills and
Competencies:
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Excellent project management and organizational skills including creation of
detailed work plans and superior time management
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A commitment to IRC’s mission, vision, values, and IRC Way – Professional Code
of Conduct
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“Client-first” mentality: ability to listen and understand the needs of office,
units and country teams and incorporate them into the processes, tools,
approached that are developed
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Ability to develop insight and well-supported opinions based on varying
feedback from wide range of stakeholders and independent research
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Ability to deliver high quality work on schedule
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Solid written and verbal communication
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Ability to anticipate and assess situations accurately and recommend/implement
effective courses of action required.
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Highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful work style
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Outstanding interpersonal, presentation, verbal, and written communication
skills
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Ability to work within a highly matrixed and sophisticated agency
organizational structure and to adapt to shifting priorities
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Exceptional discretion and confidentiality in dealing with critical material
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Excellent judgment, tact, initiative, creativity, critical thinking, problem
solving, and self-motivation.
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Strong skills in MS Office; Internet Research; Collaboration Platforms such as
MS Teams and Zoom
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Knowledge of spoken and written French, Arabic or Spanish a strong plus
How to Apply