Team Lead at International Rescue Committee

The Project Director will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of programme outcomes and interventions, as well as managing the programme’s daily operations. They will ensure high-quality programme implementation by providing strategic guidance to partners, supervising project team members, and overseeing fund management, financial and performance management, monitoring and evaluation, partnership management, and relationships with external stakeholders. The Project Director should possess extensive skills in complex project implementation, advocacy, and networking with international and national institutions, development agencies, and community-based organizations. Broader technical knowledge of Safeguarding/PSEAH and gender in programming is essential, and technical skills in protection are desirable.

• Provide overall strategic, programmatic, and administrative leadership and direction, overseeing all technical, operational, and financial aspects of the programme
• Manage the programme's performance against objectives and key performance indicators (KPI) to ensure IRC receives full payment based on the programme’s good performance
• Responsible for monitoring KPIs to ensure contract deliverables are delivered efficiently and effectively
• Lead and plan the overall advocacy effort within the project for stakeholder engagement for SEAH issues
• Oversee project risk, compliance, duty of care, and security and supervise the ES-SEAH programme staff
• Oversee the development, review, and monitoring of yearly work plans, project strategy documents, implementation measures, knowledge management, and sustainability efforts to achieve long-term and short-term goals
• Manage consortium partnerships and maintain collaborative partner relations, ensuring that all partners are aware of the project’s expectations and are actively involved in achieving the objectives while using the project management tools developed or adapted for the consortium
• Support the Research Coordinator in coordination and oversight of participatory action research at the country-level
• Provide oversight and support to country-level Safeguarding Technical Coordinators on project deliverables, including work with WROs
• Report to FCDO through both formal and informal debriefings, annual and semi-annual reports, ensuring timely submission of high-quality content
• Maintain active and cooperative relationships with all key stakeholders, including government officials, project partners, other implementing agencies, and related institutions
• Represent the project and the IRC in national, regional, and international fora, including technical conferences and policy briefings, and share information about project achievements and lessons learned within the organization and wider development community.

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