Job · International Rescue Committee
Project Director - PlayMatters
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Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) 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, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 28 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. Position Summary: IRC is seeking a Project Director for PlayMatters 3.0, a private foundation-funded five-year project in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda to increase quality educational opportunities for refugee and host community children. The Project Director will be the leader of this groundbreaking follow-on initiative, responsible for ensuring the project continues to deliver high impact programming for children in its third phase. The Project Director will coordinate across multiple partner organizations and IRC staff and be the primary representative of the project to all key stakeholders, government officials, and donors at coordination fora and other related meetings. The Project Director will ensure that the project achieves the expected results and is implemented in accordance with the donor agreement, donor regulations, and internationally recognized quality of assistance standards. Job Responsibilities: • Provide strategic and technical leadership and direction, overseeing the implementation of activities to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives; • Develop, review, and monitor in coordination with key project staff, annual work and performance plans to ensure long-term and short-term priorities are on track; • Oversee project delivery to ensure activities are in line with the performance framework and meet all standard operational policies and procedures; • Oversee management of partners/subgrantees and provide financial and operations support that optimizes resources through sound budgets, consistent financial tracking, and timely submission of reports to the donor; • Report to donor through both formal and informal debriefings, annual and semi-annual reports; • 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 organization in public and ensure distribution of information about project achievements and lesson learned; • Support project staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility.
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