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Title: TTA-Senior Advisor, Strategy & Change Management
Sector: Technical Excellence
Location: New York, NY HQ USA
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Duration: 5 Months
Scope of work & objectives:
Please submit an updated CV to: Elena.Mayer@rescue.org You must subject your email "TTA – SeniorAdvisor, Strategy & Change Management"
This opportunity is intended for current IRC staff.
Job Overview.
The Senior Advisor, Strategy & Change Management is responsible for leading (with support from the Director, Strategy & Performance, the VP for Technical Excellence, and the People & Culture business partner) a people-centered change management process for the Regional & Technical Alignment project. The Senior Advisor will also lead a coordinated approach to Outcome Strategies and cross-cutting topic papers, ensuring cohesion across Technical Units and integration with other CRRD and S100 business processes (most notably S100 Phase 2 planning and the SAPs). The position requires a track record of leadership and strategic management for outcomes, strong planning and problem-solving skills, good knowledge of programs and the ability to work well in a diverse, dynamic technical team.
Major Responsibilities:
Technical Excellence Change Management
- In close collaboration with the People & Culture lead for TechEx, implement change management strategies and plans to foster employee engagement and ensure smooth transition during the structural change process.
- In partnership with the Communications Officer, maintain effective communication channels to inform and engage stakeholders at all levels regarding the purpose, benefits, and progress of the structural changes.
- Lead and facilitate both the Core Change Management Team as well as Change Management Working Group to advance the change process at pace and incorporate feedback into relevant products.
- Track success metrics for the change effort and establish tracking routines.
- Identify and mitigate risks and challenges associated with the structural change process, proactively addressing any issues that may arise.
- Lead presentations to a variety of internal stakeholders updating them on the change management process or components of it; support People & Culture teammates to learn the content and build it into ongoing onboarding routines.
Outcome Strategy Project Management
- Work with Director, Strategy & Performance to project manage the process of finalizing the Outcome Strategies and incorporating them into S100 Phase 2 planning
- Track progress and engage collaborative problem solving to keep delivery on track
- Work closely with Sr Director, Strategy & Performance, Program Delivery, and Sr Director, Policy & Planning, CRRD to ensure lockstep with SAP planning and departmental strategy
Other strategic projects as identified by the Director, Strategy & Performance
Key Working Relationships
Position reports to: Director, Technical Excellence Strategy & Performance
Close working relationship with the People & Culture lead for Technical Excellence
Other internal: VP of Technical Excellence, Senior Technical Directors
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
This position is ideally based at the IRC's headquarters in New York; other locations may be feasible upon request (for internal candidates only).
Standard office working environment
May require some travel
This role may require working remotely or partially remotely; employees may be required to share workspace
Requirements:
Job Requirements
Education and Experience
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience in relevant field.
- Minimum of 5-8 years of work experience including at least two years strategy or organizational change experience.
- Familiarity with Technical Excellence and the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development department highly preferred.
Demonstrated skills
- Ability to support senior management and work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to lead projects and initiatives teams without direct authority, applying exceptional relationship management and influencing skills.
- Ability to deliver complicated assignments with significant independence.
- Proven attention to detail and analysis skills.
- Ability to manage and work through change in a proactive and positive manner.
- Experience working well with colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Interpersonal communication skills with clear and concise communication.
- Organization and time-management skills; proven track record to prioritize and deliver on time.
- Ability to structure and creatively resolve sophisticated problems.
- Ability to respond enthusiastically and positively to ambiguity, resilient in shifting priorities and setbacks, and comfortable with analysis and solutions.
- Comfort as the “leader” and the “doer” on a small team; humility and flexibility to work on very senior as well as more junior tasks
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
Preferred experience & skills:
- Experience in a humanitarian field, development organization, or equivalent
- Knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish is an advantage