This role reports into the IRC’s Executive Director of the Movement Against Malnutrition. The Movement Against Malnutrition is a new, highly ambitious effort to ensure all children with acute malnutrition receive life-saving treatment, transforming a broken humanitarian system into a successful one and saving the lives of up to 2 million children a year. IRC has led ground-breaking work on malnutrition for years, and this initiative builds upon all the successful efforts to date by IRC staff and partners. IRC’s successful track record on child malnutrition includes the design and testing of a radically simpler, scalable treatment protocol for all forms of acute malnutrition; annual treatment of over 400,000 children with acute malnutrition in 17 countries; and courageous advocacy to change the current humanitarian system to better meet the needs of children.
Job Overview/Summary:
The Strategy and Operations Manager is responsible for preparing and managing day-to-day activities required for running the portfolios of the Executive Director, as well as supporting critical initiatives and high priority projects. The ideal candidate will provide 50% support on administrative tasks including scheduling support for meetings, organizing trips, and reconciling expenses and 50% support the Head of Strategy and Operations to run complex strategic projects as part of the Movement Against Malnutrition. Effective execution will require preparation for engagements, structured communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple priorities in collaboration with cross-functional colleagues.
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Position Reports to: Executive Director, Malnutrition Campaign
Position directly supervises: N/A
Other Internal and/or external contacts: Works closely with other departments across the organization
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Must be able to work on-site in NYC office
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Language Skills: English (fluent); French, Spanish, or Arabic is a plus
Compensation:
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.
US Benefits:
The IRC offers a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. All US employees are eligible for sick time, a 403b retirement savings plans: up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus an 3-7% additional IRC contribution, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
In addition, full-time employees are eligible for 10 US paid holidays, 20-25 paid time off days, disability & life insurance, medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee contribution starting at $135, $7, and $5 per month respectively) and FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs. Part-time employees are eligible for a proportionate amount of paid time off. These additional benefits apply to employees who work at least 6 months within a 12 month time period.
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