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. The Director plans and implements people development initiatives, partnering with the Global Learning & Development Team and P&C Partners across CRRD to run workshops, peer learning groups, talent reviews and other talent management and learning efforts. The role supports CRRD's strategic action plans, leadership diversity targets and higher retention and internal promotion rates of top talent. It is open to candidates located in Kenya, Jordan and the UK.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the CRRD People & Culture leadership team's 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 programming fits the needs of field-based staff and leaders.
• Translate strategic priorities into scalable learning and talent development plans, adapted to different operational contexts.
• Partner with P&C Partners on leader integration and country director onboarding experiences.
• Design and deliver programs such as talent review, succession planning, manager capability building and P&C capacity strengthening.
• Build talent movement and capability infrastructure, including workforce planning and succession readiness pipelines.
• Identify and champion the responsible use of AI tools in line with IRC's approved AI tools and governance standards.
• Establish and track metrics to evaluate program effectiveness and report to leadership.

Required profile

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

Required skills

• Talent review, 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.

Compensation is listed as GBP 65,785 - GBP 73,095, depending on location, experience and skills. The position reports to both the Senior Director, CRRD People & Culture and the Director, Global Learning and Development.