IRC Project Manager, P&C Strategy and Planning Jobs in Kenya
Scope of Work & Objectives:
The IRC is working to set up a new People & Culture (P&C) department to draw together Human Resources (HR), Safeguarding (SG), and Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (GEDI) to integrate our shared objectives into all aspects of our decision making and strategy.
More than a joining of distinct teams, the People & Culture Department will help to formulate how employees experience IRC as an organization, and how that experience translates into impact to our clients – those whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict or disaster.
IRC’s People & Culture team, currently spanning over 40 countries, supports IRC’s global workforce of approximately 20,000 staff, across a variety of P&C functions and strategic projects.
The Project Manager will be responsible for special projects, the first of which will be focused on the change management and implementation process of the new P&C team. They will partner with the Senior P&C Director and other key colleagues by providing high quality project management and support of organizational development. In addition to their responsibilities within the P&C launch, they will also support other strategic projects across P&C’s remit, as needed.
Key Areas of Focus:
Project Management
Provide project management leadership and support to the People & Culture team on a variety of global projects, initially focusing on the P&C Implementation team throughout FY24.
Drive project prioritization, design, timelines, and delivery. Particular focus on problem solving issues including applying a “roll up the sleeves and fix it” attitude.
Facilitate effective collaboration of project contributors across partner functions to deliver efficient and timely project delivery.
Document internal interviews, focus groups and stakeholder engagement.
Integrate and manage the program timeline by identifying all project internal & external interdependencies.
Develop decision logs for project sponsors throughout the duration of projects.
Create and maintain budget analysis and reporting, including budget proposals, funding models, and scenario planning for the P&C implementation.
Use established criteria and tools to effectively and efficiently facilitate and report against program execution with measurable results.
Perform risk and issue management at the program level: Collaborate with all project leadership to identify risks and issues that are not visible at the task level but impact the overall project or broader program/portfolio.
Schedule and deliver regular updates to project sponsors and IRC leadership.
Clearly demonstrate the ability to be a project’s subject matter expert and central, trusted source of all critical information.
Organizational Design & Development
Support in the organization development, culture design, and change management of various P&C strategic projects.
Ensure the execution of transformation projects are delivered on time and on budget, ensuring employees are well-prepared for the changes to achieve desired outcomes.
Design organizational charts for various organizational design scenarios, analyzing the cost benefit of each scenario
Draft communications that explain proposals, decisions, and supporting data in a clear, compelling and visually appealing manner.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Excellent project leadership, management and organizational skills including creation of and execution on detailed work plans, close attention to detail, and superior time management
Experience in change management and/or organizational development is preferred
A commitment to IRC’s mission, vision, values, and IRC Way – Professional Code of Conduct
“Client-first” approach: ability to listen and understand the needs of office, units and country teams and incorporate them into processes, tools, and approaches
Experience interacting and communicating effectively with members of a complex organization at multiple levels
Ability to develop insight and well-supported opinions based on varying feedback from wide range of stakeholders and independent research
Ability to anticipate and assess situations accurately and recommend/implement effective courses of action required.
Highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful work style
Outstanding interpersonal, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
Exceptional discretion and confidentiality in dealing with sensitive material
Excellent judgment, tact, initiative, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and self-motivation
Strong skills in MS Office including exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills; Internet Research; Collaboration Platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom
Knowledge of spoken and written French, Arabic or Spanish a strong plus
How to Apply
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