Economic Empowerment Head of Program
Local Work Rights Required
This employer does not provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the job location.
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Role Summary
Join the International Rescue Committee as the Economic Empowerment Head of Program in Poland, leading impactful economic recovery initiatives for refugees and host communities.
Minimum Requirements
- Education: MA in Economics, International Development, Social Sciences, Business, or a related field.
- Experience: 8–10 years in the social / humanitarian sector, at least 5 in an international NGO, including demonstrated experience leading economic empowerment, livelihoods, or economic-inclusion programs.
- People management: Proven experience managing and developing teams — coaching, performance management, and building an engaged, collaborative team.
- Technical expertise: Economic inclusion, livelihoods, employment and entrepreneurship, and/or financial inclusion; designing and delivering evidence-based, market-relevant programs.
- Program & financial management: Full project-cycle management, budget management, donor compliance, and MEAL / use of data.
- Strategic & analytical: Strategic and forward planning, needs and market assessment, and the ability to adapt programming to a changing operating environment.
- Business development (secondary): Contributing to fundraising and proposal development in collaboration with the Head of Growth and External Relations.
- Communication & stakeholders: Strong communication skills and experience working with partners, donors, and government institutions.
- Languages: Fluent Polish (C2, native) and English (C1-C2).
- Desirable: Knowledge of the refugee response context in Poland / CEE, and experience with EU and Polish government funding.
- Key Working Relationships: Internally — Head of Programs (line manager), Head of Growth and External Relations, SMT, Finance, MEAL, Area Managers, and the EE team; externally — partners, donors, government entities, and the RAI Europe Business Development Team.
- *Compensation: (14000-17700 PLN). 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.
- *Standard Responsibilities: All IRC employees have a responsibility to Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC Poland and to Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies
Eligibility Criteria
This position is open to applicants who have the legal right to work in Poland.
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