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Officer, Global Operational Partnerships

New York City

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: New York City
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Fundraising
  • Closing Date: Closed

Requisition ID: req7906

Job Title: Officer, Global Operational Partnerships

Sector: Fundraising

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: New York, NY HQ USA

Job Description

IRC's Global Partnerships and Philanthropy (GPP) department is responsible for the global delivery of the International Rescue Committee’s private sector resources (financially contributing circa USD200m per annum, as well as key partnerships and influence that support our mission), and plays an important strategic role in the creation of IRC’s brand, awareness and support for its advocacy goals.

The IRC's strategy centers on its ambition to continue to improve the scale and effectiveness of IRC programs worldwide with evidence of what works best to impact people’s lives in conflict and fragile settings. GPP comprises colleagues and teams delivering marketing, account management, leadership gifts, board liaison, corporate partnerships, brand stewardship and communications to support this work.  These colleagues are primarily located in the USA at present – but IRC plans to significantly expand its global fundraising footprint.  Other colleagues within IRC are also deeply engaged with private funding & partners – in particular within Europe, US Resettlement and field programs – and we need to work in close integrated collaboration to ensure best use of resources and highest impact for IRC.

GPP has begun delivering a new radical and ambitious 2020 Private Sector Engagement strategy that will enhance IRC’s ability to ‘punch above its weight’ in income, partnership and awareness. At the same time – believing that the root of our success lies in a high performance team and culture - we need to build our internal infrastructure, ensure we build a strong global team, a dynamic culture, a forward thinking ethos, and establish 21st century analytics, reporting, operational and business management practices that will help us achieve our ambitious goals.

Job Overview/Summary:

The IRC’s International Development Unit, a part of the Global Partnerships and Philanthropy Department, leads on the Organization’s engagement with high-value private-sector stakeholders globally (corporations, foundations and individual philanthropists).

Operational Partnerships are all-encompassing collaborations with corporations, foundations, public funders and individual philanthropists that contribute towards sustainable solutions for IRC beneficiaries in line with organizational policies and procedures and industry best practice. These could include training and knowledge-sharing, in-kind contributions, cause-related marketing, employee giving and workplace engagement et al.

The Officer, Global Operational Partnerships will be an integral part of the Global Partnerships Services Team in International Development, tasked with delivering best-in-class partnership products and services for successful engagement with the global high-value private-sector. This is a new role and sub-team, reporting into the newly established Sr. Director, Global Partnership Services. The incumbent will be responsible in supporting organizational efforts (with field operations, fundraising staff, program colleagues and technical divisions, IT, Global Supply Chain Management) in the management of operational partnerships with the private-sector.

The Officer, Global Operational Partnerships is a self-motivated and creative professional with excellent skills in building and managing strong collaborative networks across the organization with key staff as well as externally with private-sector stakeholders nationally as well as internationally.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Support in identifying, mapping and developing strategic initiatives that could be undertaken with the private sector (particularly the Tech sector) in support of the refugee agenda; these may include financial and non-financial engagement.
  • Support in developing a strategy around operational partnerships that incorporates wider organizational priorities as well as engagement plans for private sector stakeholders. Support relevant IRC stakeholders working on such partnerships with expert advice, industry data and other such services to inform both decision making as well as execution of such partnerships in line with organizational priorities and policies.
  • Serve as the focal point for all internal and external (when appropriate) communication issues concerning such type of partnerships.
  • Support in mapping out business priorities and organizational strategy to technology opportunities with stakeholders from business, fundraising and technology teams.
  • Support in building out IRC’s gift-in-kind strategy and lead on implementation of this strategy with stakeholders across the organization.
  • Develop concept notes, proposals, schedules and budgets for the development, deployment, and support of custom and off-the-shelf solutions for such type of partnerships in support of organizational and project implementation objectives in collaboration with counterparts throughout the organization.
  • Advise on and/or perform detailed business analysis and technology solution design, and basic prototyping for a wide variety of potential applications.
  • Provide technical expertise on a broad array of technologies, including but not limited to geospatial technologies, digital financial services, mobile tools, data collection and analysis, web technologies, and various off-the-shelf sector specific platforms.
  • Evaluate and report on existing and emerging technology.
  • Evangelize use of technology and data for effective and efficient service delivery and informed decision making.
  • Work with the Department’s Leadership to develop a series of high-impact, insightful solutions-focused opportunities that serve the IRC’s beneficiaries across the world, whilst offering private sector clients innovative outlets to deploy philanthropic, marketing-based, core-business and other strategies in support of the IRC’s humanitarian agenda.

  • Support national markets globally in these types of partnerships.

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years of experience in building, managing and executing financial and non-financial partnerships on behalf of a not-for-profit organization and/or a UN entity. 

  • Experience in technology consulting, program development, and ICT4D;

  • Strong writing and presentation skills and capacity to synthesize high volumes of information into key messages and to various audiences;

  • Experience or interest in working with supply chain operations in international humanitarian settings;

  • International field experience- ability to travel frequently;

  • Knowledge of humanitarian action and international development;

  • Outstanding interpersonal and intercultural skills;

  • Strong time management, multitasking, and organizational skills;

  • Bachelor’s Degree;

  • Availability for overseas travel on short- and medium-term assignments with as much as 25% travel;

  • Driver’s license, ability and willingness to travel domestically and occasionally internationally, and ability to work evenings and weekend as needed.

Ideal Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of software programming and database design;

  • Experience with a broad array of open source and commercial software and willingness to learn more;

  • Experience training non-specialist staff.

    Working Environment:  This role requires working remotely full or part time (i.e., telecommuting). Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace they can effectively complete their work from during regularly scheduled hours.

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