Director, Strategy & Planning

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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. BACKGROUND The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable. *This role is open in our Global HQ (hybrid NYC, US) and IRC UK (hybrid London, UK). For the right candidate the we can consider remote UK, or remote East Coast US with occasional visits to our NYC/London office. The Purpose of the Role The External Relations (ER) department includes private fundraising, marketing & communications and advocacy. ER's goal is to mobilize external audiences to raise funding to meet core organization needs deliver programs that support our clients to recover and gain control of their lives; influence policy changes to improve outcomes for our clients; and build and grow our global brand. The Strategy & Planning (S&P) team is responsible for supporting ER to advance our ambitious global strategy, driving impact and strategic change. The S&P team works with leadership to (1) define ER's strategic goals and associated plans, (2) monitor progress towards them, and (3) lead strategic projects that address barriers or pursue opportunities to advance our ER strategy. Examples of strategic projects include facilitating decision making on when to enter new fundraising markets; building an operating model for collaborative fundraising at the local and global level; improving processes to strengthen the donor experience and financial accounting. The IRC is embarking on an ambitious new strategy which includes doubling its private revenue in the next eight years in order to enable the IRC to reach 40M clients by 2033. This will require multiple teams, including fundraising, communications and marketing, advocacy, technology, and operations working closely together to develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan with clear revenue goals and investment options. The Director of Strategy & Planning will be driver of this strategy. In this role, you will clarify the vision, develop the process and analysis methods, and own the final outputs of the strategy process. You will be a critical thought partner to the IRC COO and leadership across External Relations. Reporting to the VP of Business Operations and Analytics, the Director will be expected to find solutions. The Director will persuade and influence, build and innovate, and use structured thinking and evidence to solve problems where there is no pre-defined methodology. Focusing on the highest priority initiatives of the External Relations team, you will build relationships across External Relations, and IRC more broadly to deliver high quality results at a pace a leading private sector organization would be proud of. This is a high visibility role. Ultimately the measure of your success will be your impact - the lasting benefit you bring to the IRC through your contributions. Scope and Authority Authority: Has authority to make decisions on the pipeline of projects and direction of projects. Responsibility for Resources: Is responsible for developing a strategy that aligns to the entire External Relations budget, but manages only the budget of the Strategy & Planning team Key Working Relationships: COO; VP Philanthropy & Foundation; VP Mass Markets & Corporates; Chief Marketing & Mobilization Officer; VP, Policy & Advocacy; VP Business Operations; Director, Strategic Finance, Director, Strategy & Delivery KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Strategic Leadership: Lead the development and implementation of ER multi-year strategy by conceptualizing the approach, managing required consultations and analysis, and building the business cases to underpin the growth of private revenue. Provide support and oversight to key strategic initiatives in ER. Examples include facilitating decision making on when to enter new fundraising markets; building an operating model for collaborative fundraising at the local and global level; improving processes to strengthen the donor experience and financial accounting. Collaborate closely with and provide advisory support to global senior leaders. Meet regularly with External Relations Vice Presidents to identify strateg