IRC Senior Director CRRD People & Culture Jobs in Kenya

IRC Senior Director CRRD People & Culture Jobs in Kenya

Background:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and gain control of their lives. Founded at the call of physicist, humanitarian, and refugee - Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC is now at work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas.

We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.

We are committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships, and most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

Job Overview

Are you passionate about IRC’s mission, making a positive impact and seeing an improvement in people’s lives? Then join us! The Senior Director, People & Culture - Crisis Response, Recovery, and Development Department (CRRD) will lead an international People & Culture team of dedicated professionals located around the world. The CRRD Department operates in over 40 countries with more than 18,000 employees and an additional 20,000+ contingent staff.

It is an exciting time to join IRC’s new People & Culture Organization, as we are in the process of integrating the work of our Human Resources, Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) and Safeguarding teams under one organizational mandate to collaboratively drive our People & Culture Delivery Strategy and create a positive and inspiring workplace culture.

The Senior Director, People & Culture will develop and lead a highly effective, strategic People & Culture team across IRC’s 6 regional units (Asia, East Africa, Great Lakes, Latin America, Middle East, West Africa), Emergency & Humanitarian Action Unit, and Technical Excellence team to ensure the organization has the structure, culture and talent needed to deliver on global program goals and effectively serve its clients.

This individual is a core member of the CRRD senior leadership team, and serves as strategic partner, advisor, and coach with a particular focus on ensuring a safe and welcoming culture for all people, organizational performance, and efficiency and effectiveness of work processes.

Major Responsibilities

Lead People & Culture for CRRD, including the collaborative development of strategic plans in the areas of succession and workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations, compensation & benefits, employee engagement, and people analytics, all fully infused with a deep commitment to employee well-being, safeguarding, and equitable and inclusive practices.

Serve as CRRD senior leadership’s focal point for the department’s People & Culture annual strategic goals.

Lead the development of a comprehensive approach to ensure CRRD staff experience IRC’s full suite of Staff Care and Safeguarding; Learning and Development; and Gender, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion commitments.

Evaluate, build and facilitate People & Culture

functional capacity and service delivery for CRRD in collaboration with the CRRD P&C Leadership Team.

Promote the IRC Way, the values that are critical for a safe and inclusive work environment and reinforce our commitment to the well-being and duty of care of all colleagues

Lead, empower and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear expectations, co-creating performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive performance feedback, and supporting their overall well-being and professional aspirations.

Advise, counsel and/or lead, where appropriate, large or complex Employee Relations matters in partnership with IRC’s Employee Relations and Ethics & Compliance Unit

Travel to all regions as and when needed to provide in-person leadership, support, technical trainings and/or management of special projects

We are an organization that is continually growing and changing, and the responsibilities of this role will reflect these shifts over time.

Job Requirements

Fifteen+ years of progressive professional P&C-related experience with a minimum of 5 years at a regional level

Genuine commitment to fostering equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace, with experience in establishing a supportive workplace for under-represented groups and accelerating their professional development

Experience supporting groups of 1,000+ employees at multiple organizational levels, cultures and locations within a regional or global environment required

Experience in emergency response, conflict zones and/or humanitarian aid sector preferred

Demonstrated success in supporting key senior management and building strong, trusted relationships

Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management

High degree of comfort and successful track record supervising in matrixed environments

Skilled in collaborating with operational and technical focal points to ensure organizational best practices are represented in work

Broad knowledge and experience across the spectrum of People & Culture competencies

Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills needed

Superb inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments required

Must possess a highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful workstyle that balances required compliance/policy enforcement with a steadfast commitment to client service and support

Excellent analytical, project management and organizational skills including detailed work planning and superior time management skills

Fluency in Arabic, French and/or Spanish is advantageous

Ability to travel globally up to 25% of the time, occasionally on short notice

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; IRC Senior Director CRRD People & Culture Jobs in Kenya

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