Deputy Director Programs

Lead IRC Bangladesh's program portfolio, ensuring coherence and compliance.

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Overview

Lead IRC Bangladesh's program portfolio, ensuring coherence and compliance.

You have:

  • Bachelor's degree in International Development, International Relations, relevant social sciences or equivalent experience in relevant fields.
  • Over 10 years of experience, including 5 years at programmatic leadership level, preferably in a refugee context or complex humanitarian and development environment.
  • Experience in leading Refugee Resettlement programs, including managing strategic program modality, compliance, and coordination with government and humanitarian agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
  • Excellent leadership, people management, interpersonal and negotiation skills and demonstrated ability to develop gender balanced, harmonious and impactful teams.
  • Ability to think strategically, prioritize and meet deadlines in a challenging environment; flexible to adapt to changing needs; must work effectively and efficiently with a culturally diverse team.
  • Excellent budget management skills and experience of diverse range of donor contract management, especially experience in managing large scale programs with high value budgets.
  • Experience of leading programs through both direct operational approach as well as in partnerships with local NGOs.
  • Strong diplomacy skills: ability to establish and maintain good collaboration with partners, donors and other peers in a sensitive environment. Excellent command over English, Bangla language highly preferred.
  • Committed towards IRC’s core values Integrity, Equality, Accountability and Service.

Potential interview questions

Describe a situation where you had to manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment. What approach did you take? The interviewer wants to see your ability to handle stress and prioritize tasks effectively. Share a specific example with context and outcomes, showing your decision-making process.
How do you ensure quality in program implementation while managing a diverse team? This question assesses your leadership and management style in ensuring program success. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of a successful partnership you led and how it benefited your program? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to engage with donors and secure funding for your programs? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe your experience with monitoring and evaluation in program management. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you address challenges regarding team diversity and inclusion in the workplace? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Discuss a time when you had to implement a strategic initiative in a challenging context. How did you navigate difficulties? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What techniques do you utilize to ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 10 months ago - Updated 9 months ago - Source: rescue.org