Director, People Development - CRRD

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Director, People Development for its Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) department in Nairobi. The role plans and implements people development initiatives, partnering with the Global Learning & Development Team and CRRD partners to run workshops, peer learning groups, talent reviews and other talent management and learning activities. It reports to both the Senior Director, CRRD People & Culture and the Director, Global Learning and Development.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the CRRD People & Culture strategy and set L&D priorities linked to IRC Strategy 100 and delivery letter goals.
• Build partnerships with senior CRRD leaders, regional and country directors so people development programs are adopted across CRRD.
• Act as CRRD's main voice in the Global Learning & Development team, ensuring global programs fit the needs of field-based staff and leaders.
• Turn strategic priorities into scalable learning and talent plans, adapted to different operational contexts.
• Design and deliver leader integration and country director onboarding experiences.
• Run programs such as talent review, succession planning, manager capability building and P&C capacity strengthening.
• Build workforce planning and succession readiness pipelines, and maintain a strategic roadmap of initiatives.
• Champion the responsible use of AI tools in line with IRC's AI governance standards.
• Track key metrics, evaluate program effectiveness and report progress to leadership.

Required profile

• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in learning & development, talent management or organizational development.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering programs in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience with learning needs assessments and translating them into scalable solutions.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones, with globally distributed teams, and to travel internationally as needed.
• English fluency; proficiency in French, Arabic or Spanish strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development program design and facilitation.
• Proficiency in tracking and reporting L&D metrics and using data to improve programs.
• Familiarity with instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Strong facilitation, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Some experience applying AI tools to talent development is preferred.