Economic Empowerment Program Manager
Role Summary
Join the International Rescue Committee as an Economic Empowerment Program Manager to build a workforce development program in Montana and enhance community partnerships.
Minimum Requirements
- University degree (four-year, B.A.) required; advanced degree in a related field preferred.
- Minimum 3-5 years of related program experience, including program development, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Experience designing or launching workforce development, employment, or job readiness programs, ideally within a nonprofit or public-sector context.
- Experience engaging with public workforce systems (e.g., workforce development boards, WIOA-funded programs) strongly preferred.
- Previous fundraising and grant writing experience.
- Demonstrated success building and sustaining relationships with employers, government agencies, or community institutions, with comfort in relationship-building processes that unfold over months or years.
- Highly organized self-starter able to manage multiple priorities and deliver results independently in a fast-paced environment — particularly suited to building a new program from scratch.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort representing the organization publicly; fluent in English, with a second language desirable.
- Location: Open to candidates across Montana, with priority given to those based in Helena or Missoula. If based in Missoula, this role will work from IRC's Missoula office. If based in Helena, this role will work remotely, with some in-person work and regular travel required
- Willingness to travel regularly across Montana; proficiency with MS Office applications, including a strong command of Excel.
- Demonstrated commitment to IRC's core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality; experience working with refugee, immigrant, or other diverse low-income populations preferred.
Working Conditions
At the IRC, we seek to build a welcoming, inclusive environment not only for our refugee clients, but for all of our employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we value the strength found in the diversity of voices, experiences, and backgrounds who join us in our work. Fostering an inclusive culture with equitable practices is everyone's responsibility, and we regularly offer trainings and opportunities to learn more and find ways to do better. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or disability status. We are dedicated to ensuring that disabled individuals 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. In your application, please feel free to indicate your preferred pronouns.
We recognize that few applicants may "check all the boxes," but that each person has their own unique strengths that they would bring to the table. In our commitment to building a diverse and authentic work culture, we invite you to apply anyway. You belong here.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Equality, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days (depending on role and tenure), medical insurance starting at $145 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus a 3-7% base IRC contribution (3 year vesting), disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
- Standard, professional office environment (flexible remote and in-office)
- Access to reliable transportation to travel regularly throughout the service delivery area
- *Compensation: ($79,326 - $85,000 annually). 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
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility regarding international applicants is not clearly stated.
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