Associate Director, Gender, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
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International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Remote (local)- Location: Kenya, United Kingdom, United States
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: USD 88,958.42 USD-USD 88,958.42 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: Kenya, United Kingdom, United States
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
Major Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Delivery
- Spearhead the creation and ongoing optimization of the GEDI Action Plan dashboard, ensuring robust tracking of progress against key indicators and metrics, and oversee the timely coordination of comprehensive progress reports (QSRR, Delivery Letters, Sponsors).
- Validate insights and recommendations from the GEDI team with senior stakeholders, driving informed decision-making and facilitating consensus through well-structured meetings that address and resolve complex challenges.
- Oversee the delivery of multiple complex projects, ensuring that outcomes are timely and of high quality, while taking ownership of project scope, driving solutions, and swiftly resolving any roadblocks that arise.
Technical Strategy & Knowledge Management
- Support the Chief GEDI Officer in growing the Equality Hub, an organization-wide resource center, through cross-departmental knowledge management and technical coherence across initiatives.
- Lead the implementation and coordination of global GEDI initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and integration across departments.
- Articulate the GEDI vision with clarity and impact across the organization and lead far-reaching internal communications plan that aligns with the unit's strategic goals.
- Develop technical reports, briefing documents, talking points and presentations for internal and external audiences, including the quarterly GEDI Action Plan Sponsors meeting.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Direct the planning and execution of departmental meetings, ensuring well-structured agendas, effective facilitation, and actionable follow-up that informs, inspires, and drives continuous learning.
- Collaborate with GEDI Directors to implement and monitor key initiatives, guaranteeing alignment with organizational priorities and timely achievement of deliverables.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to the GEDI Department Manager, empowering them to effectively support and enable the success of the entire team.
Required Experience / Qualifications:
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
- Exceptional organizational, cross-functional project management, and time-management skills.
- Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to structure and creatively solve complex problems.
- Comfort leveraging data and AI-powered tools to drive efficiency, inform decision-making, and increase organizational agility.
- Proven track record of advising stakeholders at all levels, particularly senior leadership, with strong meeting facilitation and presentation skills.
- Highly collaborative and capable of working independently within a dynamic, cross-functional global team structure.
- Receptive and collaborative approach that fosters a positive team environment and builds strong relationships with diverse individuals.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively.
- Fluency in English required;
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