Strategy & Performance Officer, CRRD

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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 non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. Job Overview: As a member of the CRRD HQ team, you will enable the IRC to put its strategy into action. Strategy & Performance roles in CRRD work on a variety of projects, ranging from leading, coordinating, facilitating, enabling and tracking our annual planning and risk management processes, evaluating donor policy changes and their potential impact on our teams or compliance approach, supporting program quality or financial audit processes, to supporting internal communications and healthy leadership practices across international teams. In this role you will coordinate strategic projects independently and work closely with the Strategy Leads in each of the department's four pillars - Program Delivery, Technical Excellence, the Emergencies Unit, and the Awards Management Unit - to own and advance critical strategic planning and performance tracking. You will be an essential team member helping IRC deliver greater impact for those who we work with and serve, including more than 20 million people worldwide affected by conflict and crisis. The Strategy Officer will provide planning and problem-solving support to the department on internal cross-pillar and cross-departmental projects. The position requires strong strategic problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal skills, a high level of personal initiative and the ability to work well in a distributed, multicultural, dynamic environment. The role sits within the Crisis Response Recovery & Development department, IRC's humanitarian and development programming department working across more than 30 countries. Major Responsibilities: Coordinating strategic projects Coordinate a substantive workstream within larger strategic initiatives, or manage smaller standalone projects, under the guidance of the Sr. Director or another Sr. Director / Director for Strategy & Performance within the department (CRRD) Analytical & Strategy Responsibilities Produce high-quality analyses to inform strategic decision-making, including financial analysis, data visualization, and portfolio assessments (e.g., sectoral spend, award distribution, geographic trends) Synthesize insights from diverse stakeholder groups to identify lessons learned and drive continuous improvement Apply structured problem-solving to ambiguous, complex challenges, framing key questions and identifying actionable solutions Conduct targeted analytical deep-dives, including:Regional trends and portfolio shiftsProgram performance against external and internal standards (e.g., Core Humanitarian Standard)Knowledge management challenges and opportunitiesOrganizational mapping and stakeholder analysis across teams with overlapping mandates Project Management & Delivery Responsibilities Drive execution of strategic projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring timelines, outputs, and stakeholder alignment are achieved Manage relationships and collaborate closely with mid-level and senior staff across the organization Facilitate decision-making and consensus-building across cross-functional teams Translate analytical insights into clear, actionable plans, including implementation roadmaps and process improvements Coordinate or support cross-cutting initiatives, including:Socializing and tracking progress against our annual objectives and key results metricsAddressing time and effort tracking and cost-competitive budget challengesCoordinating and prioritizing senior leadership travel and C-suite country visitsProviding surge support to CRRD HQ teams on high-priority or emergent projects Coordinate with and/or act as trip lead for SVP, CRRD global engagements, including serving as the focal point for work with country and regional teams, global policy & advocacy teams, fundraisers, and donor relationship leads to assemble agendas, talking points, and determine the trip flow Partner with CRRD internal and external communications/policy leadership to ensure communications are effectively developed and synchronized Job Requirements: Work / Educational Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent Approximately 3-5 years of relevant work experience, at least two of which in a strategy or organizational performance role, with gradual