Education and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Technical Advisor – MENAU

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.

The IRC’s Technical Excellence department helps achieve that aim by generating evidence, sharing learning, and providing technical assistance to IRC’s country program staff. Technical Excellence is comprised of Technical Units (TUs) – Health; Economic Recovery and Development (ERD); Education; and Violence Prevention and Response (VPR) – including Global Practice Teams, regionally aligned technical teams, and supporting units for MEAL, policy and advocacy, and partnerships and program development.

In 2025, the IRC reached over 600,000 children and youth in 20 countries with early childhood development and education programs, ensuring that even the hardest to reach children in the most challenging places are able to go learn, develop and thrive. The Middle East, North Africa & Ukraine (MENAU) region is one of IRC’s largest and most complex areas of operation, encompassing protracted conflict, displacement, and recovery contexts across multiple country programs. Regional TU teams provide dedicated, context-relevant technical assistance to these country programs across the program cycle, aligned with the IRC Technical Assistance model and service charter.

This is a remote, fixed-term position and may be based within the MENAU region or relevant timezone. This role may require some travel within the MENAU region (up to approximately 40% of the time), conditions permitting.