Executive Director

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 50 countries and more than 25 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.

Scope: The IRC is looking to hire an Executive Director for its Salt Lake City (Utah) and Missoula (Montana) offices to be located in its Salt Lake City office. The Executive Director of Salt Lake City/Missoula will be the face of the IRC at the local level.   He/she will set the vision, articulate the mission, manage, and oversee program development and implementation, ensure compliance of services within grants and contracts, oversee effective delivery of key services such as case management, and social adjustment. The Executive Director develops the resources necessary to operate all programs. He/she also builds or maintains well-functioning systems for finance and human resources and other operational activities. 

The Salt Lake City/Missoula Offices have a combined office of$14.5 million, with over 150 staff. Programs primarily focus on but are not limited to resettlement, employment, extended case management, behavioral health, economic empowerment, and immigration services including citizenship. These also include a portfolio of diverse effective, holistic, and innovative programs to further economic and social development of refugee and similar populations in office areas. 

Reporting to the Regional Director, Pacific West, (Resettlement, Asylum and Integration – RAI), the ED is responsible for the development of resources necessary to operate all programs, including building strong partnerships with local, regional, and national resource partners. S/he also builds or maintains well-functioning systems for finance and human resources and other operational activities. 

Major Responsibilities:

General Management and Leadership

• Organizational Leadership: Establish and articulate vision and strategy for the IRC local offices. Engage actively with local leaders and communities to advance IRC’s mission and work locally as a thought and operational leader; maintain and nurture collaborative working relationships with state and local agencies as well as other service providers, donors, advocacy partners and community organizations. Uphold client-focused approach and engage comfortably with clients; demonstrate respect for clients’ resilience, strength and wisdom. Ensure the implementation and development of quality, effective and holistic strategy and programs to maximize outcomes for clients.
• Strategic Planning:Lead annual strategic planning process that exhibits his/her own strategic vision for the office and incorporates the input and programmatic vision of IRC staff. Coordinate with IRC headquarters and ensure office's strategic plan reflects the agency’s overall mission and goals. Contribute to RAI network-wide initiatives and capacity building models to advance the IRC Strategic Plan. 
• Staff Management: Build and maintain unity among the staff. Maintain an open-door policy and practice to ensure ongoing, consistent two-way communications. Promote compliance with the IRC Code of Conduct; take responsibility for own actions and remain accountable at all times for his/her team’s actions. Maintain solid and effective office management structure that ensures a fully integrated team across departments; ensure regular staff/management meetings. Ensure effective onboarding, capacity building, professional development opportunities and performance improvement strategies are implemented to maintain knowledgeable, professional staff.
• Operations:  Ensure timely and consistent communication with HQ (RAI and other departments) on operational issues, policies, and reporting; ensure local implementation of IRC policies including procurement, IT, and security and safety protocols.
• Human Resources: Ensure systems are in place for recruitment, hiring, orientation, performance, management, terminations, layoffs, leaves, etc.; actively engage staff in discussions about their professional development and retention; consistently use standard tools and processes such as job descriptions and annual performance reviews. Ensure compliance with local, State and Federal labor laws as well as organizational policies, procedures, and standards.  Engage Regional HR Partner as a resource to achieve optimal performance in this area.
• Advocacy and Outreach: Lead local advocacy efforts and support national advocacy efforts; host Board, senior staff, and donor visits as appropriate; engage in and support community and policy outreach efforts on behalf of the IRC.
• External Representation and Fund Diversification:Proactively provide senior leadership and representation of the organization to local and national community, partner, and media audiences; lead the team in fund diversification and stewardship including public, private and corporate resources.  

Financial Management 

• Budget Oversight:Oversee annual budget development; regularly review the operating budget as well as monthly budget-to-actuals; maintain effective systems for tracking spending rates; address anomalies in revenue and expenses.
• Program Budget Tracking: Track monthly R&P and Matching Grant direct assistance; track and ensure sufficient monthly Matching Grant funds, slots, and Contribution-in-Kind resources, and monitor all other program budgets.
• Budget Training:Train future program managers/staff on program budget oversight; establish budget expectations; ensure consistent communication between program and accounts management.
• Development Plan: Oversee development and tracking of annual resource development plan to ensure achievement of goals and adequate resourcing of restricted and unrestricted funds; devise contingencies targets when targets are not met.

Advocacy, External Relations and Fundraising

• Provide vision and leadership for overall resource development strategy and develop a local fundraising plan based on analysis of office and program strengths, service gaps and local environment.
• Development: Collaborate with colleagues in RAI HQ and Revenue to ensure effective use of technical support and resources; cultivate local donor relationships; interface with Institutional Philanthropy and Partnerships and other HQ Revenue staff; work at the local level to maintain and expand funding base.  
• Marketing: Oversee development of a marketing strategy and plan for the local environment; ensure local level marketing materials are reviewed for quality and consistent messaging. 
• Media and Communications: Maintain professional and positive public image of IRC; engage with the local media outlets and develop working relationships; liaise with IRC Communications Department on all media contacts in accordance with IRC policies on external messaging. 
• Partnership: Build strong partnerships in public, private, and non-profits sectors and refugee communities to meet strategic objectives. Collaborate with partners to address refugee needs and support an enabling environment for refugee integration.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree required, advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible work experience with social services or humanitarian assistance programs; strong preference for previous experience with direct services delivery to clients in cross-cultural environments. 
• Demonstrated staff management, program development, monitoring, evaluation, and advocacy experience.
• Authentic leadership: demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality.  Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
• Successful and significant fundraising and grant writing experience.
• Financial management experience, including effective management of budgets.
• Proven people management skills: demonstrated ability to deliver results and translate words into action. 
• Keen diplomatic and interpersonal skills; ability to enhance internal and external relationships, including with partners and donors. Ability to work successfully and with utmost integrity and respect in cross-cultural environment and with limited English-speaking client population.
• Ability to heighten the visibility of the office and programs, both within the IRC network and in the external environment.
• Superior organizational skills: ability to set priorities and effectively manage time in a fast-paced team environment.
• Proven digital literacy to include experience using MS Office.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15%.

Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.  Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.