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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian NGOs, operating in over 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.

As Senior Strategy Manager, you will play an important role in delivering IRC’s most critical strategic priorities. You will lead complex, cross‑functional projects, support senior leaders in decision‑making, and manage others in the SDU as needed to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based solutions that drive organizational performance and impact.

• Manage and oversee large, complex projects, taking ownership for timely, high‑quality delivery; scope the work, drive to solutions, and surface and quickly resolve roadblocks as they arise.
• Generate actionable insights and evidence‑based, user‑centric solutions informed by best practices, analysis, and extensive consultation with IRC staff.
• Apply structure to ambiguous, complex problems and facilitate structured problem‑solving sessions with Strategy Unit members and IRC stakeholders.
• Validate findings and recommendations with senior stakeholders, facilitating decision‑making and consensus‑building meetings on challenging topics.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organization and advise senior decision‑makers as needed.
• Lead project teams, comprised of Strategy Unit members and often IRC subject‑matter experts; assign responsibilities, review work for quality, and sharpen the thinking.
• Promote a positive, collaborative, efficient team‑working environment where team members enjoy working with each other, feel able to do impactful work, and grow professionally over time, including through regular developmental feedback.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Approximately 5–7 years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years in a strategy, consulting, or project management role, with a track record of high performance and increasing responsibility.
• Experience in executing strategic change and organizational change management.
• Experience in managing large‑scale, cross‑functional projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills; proven ability to deliver on time and make progress against multiple simultaneous demands.
• Strong analytical skills and natural ability to structure and creatively solve complex problems.
• Experience working effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to be clear and concise in all communications.
• Strong ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders; confident communicating findings and recommendations to executive audiences.
• Strong meeting facilitation and presentation skills.
• Highly collaborative and able to work independently in a dynamic, cross‑functional global team structure.
• Experience managing project teams and coaching more junior team members.
• Resilience to shifting priorities, enthusiasm for ambiguity, and ability to work with imperfect analysis and solutions.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

• Experience in a strategy role at a strategy consulting firm, or in the strategy development function of a global organization.
• Advanced degree such as an MBA or a Master’s in international development, human rights, or a related field.
• Experience in a humanitarian or development organization, or similar.
• Knowledge of French, Arabic, or Spanish.

Standard office setting with potential for some international travel. The role may require remote work, with part‑time remote employees needing to share a workspace.

Annual base salary range: $110,000 – $120,000. Final offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills, and other factors.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.