Senior Director Strategy & Planning - Europe

Overview

Support SVP in strategic planning and organizational delivery for Europe

You have:

• 5+ years in a leadership role focused on strategy and planning in humanitarian or non-profit contexts.
• Proven ability to think strategically and drive complex projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated experience communicating with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively under pressure.
• Experience in advocacy and policy development is strongly preferred.

Job Description

BACKGROUND

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 40 countries and across the United States, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Europe, the Senior Director will support the SVP and his direct reports as a thought partner, strategist, driver, problem solver, and effective partner to internal and external stakeholders.

Working with the SVP and the European SMT, the Senior Director will:

· Support the SVP to deliver on Strategy100 objectives

· Coordinate output and delivery across European locations and identify and resolve any delivery challenges

· Design the SVP’s thought -leadership, advocacy and communication agenda

· Manage and drive special projects

· Advise the SVP on complex internal and external issues

· Ensure effective engagement with all appropriate departments

· Represent the SVP internally and externally as appropriate

Qualifications

MAJOR RESPONSABILITIES

Policy and Influence

- Supports the SVP in developing a strategic agenda and priorities, identifying opportunities where the SVP and IRC in Europe are best able to have impact and influence - Has a deep understanding of and engagement with all levels of the IRC with and on behalf of the SVP - Represents the SVP and resolves competing demands, IRC priorities and time requirements - Coordinates and/or oversees the development of policies, procedures, and strategies relating to complex policy issues - Drafts strategy documents, reports, speeches, briefing notes, and talking points - Works to expand and develop key relationships with critical advocacy targets

Organizational Delivery

- Promotes development and effective delivery of strategic objectives in Europe. This includes:

a. Identifying and solving delivery challenges

b. sharing best practice across Europe

c. developing and implementing accountability system and performance metrics

- Supports the SVP in developing and implementing objectives for the European offices, selecting priorities that require the SVP’s engagement, and driving progress on these - Keeps an active overview of the work of departments to ensure effective and coordinated support to and response from the SVP - Support engagements with IRC Boards in Europe, and ensures follow up.

Coordination and Communication

- Works with senior internal and external stakeholders to commission and/or develop briefings. - Builds relationships across the organization in order to deepen contextual understanding of how and why the organization operates the way that it does - Represents the views of the SVP at internal and external meetings - Maintains sensitivity and diplomacy with senior colleagues

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies

· Ability to organize, plan, schedule, determine priorities and meet deadlines

· Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are essential

· Ability to anticipate and assess situations accurately and recommend/implement effective courses of action required

· Ability to think and act strategically, and to drive progress on complex issues

· Ability to coordinate multiple meeting tasks and complex details on a concurrent basis

· Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders with tact and diplomacy, both orally and in writing, including working with all staff levels and diverse personalities

· Ability to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive material and maintain the confidentiality

· Ability to handle stress, and function effectively under pressure

· Ability to expand on own initiative in performance of duties

The application deadline is 29th April 2022.

Candidates must have the right to work in the country for which they are applying.

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