Deputy Director, Supply Chain Business Development and Program Delivery

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. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

The Deputy Director, Supply Chain Business Development and Program Delivery is a senior global role responsible for making IRC's supply chains fit for scale across its most ambitious health and humanitarian programming commitments. The role is designed to translate strategic program targets into operational supply chain solutions that work at country level and ensuring country realities shape global supply chain strategy in return.

The role has three integrated areas of responsibility.

It serves as a primary GSC lead and contributor to business development: identifying, designing, and positioning supply chain funding opportunities with institutional and non-traditional donors, and leading supply chain sections of competitive proposals.

It provides support across IRC's Impact at Scale (I@S) thematic supply chains, driving end-to-end performance from demand planning and forecasting through sourcing, pre-positioning, and last-mile delivery.

It builds country and regional capacity to sustain health supply chain improvements over time, providing direct technical support, deploying to high-priority contexts, and harmonizing tools and SOPs across country programs in collaboration with Regional Supply Chain Directors (RSCDs) and other relevant Global Supply Chain (GSC) units and IRC stakeholder departments.

Reporting to the Director of Emergency and Health Supply Chain, the Deputy Director works in close collaboration with the Health Technical Unit, Global Procurement, Regional Supply Chain Directors, Country Programs, IT, Finance, and external partners including UNICEF, WHO, ECHO, and peer INGOs.

1. Leadership for Program Delivery

2. Business Development & Resource Mobilization

3. Implementation of Strategic Initiatives Supporting Impact @ Scale

4. Capacity Building, Country Support & Operational Strengthening

5. Monitoring, KPIs, Reporting & Knowledge Management

Education

Competencies

Key Relationships

Reports to: Director, Emergency & Health Supply Chain

Directly Supervises: N/A

Internal: Global Supply Chain, Health Technical Unit, IT, Regional Supply Chain Directors, Health Coordinators/teams and Supply Chain Coordinators/Teams; Pharmacists; GOAT BD Coordinator; GSC BD pipeline monitoring

External: Peer INGOs, UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO), institutional donors (ECHO, SIDA, Unitaid, USAID), implementing partners, HLGSC members

Additional Information

Working Environment

This is a remote position open to internal candidates based in countries where IRC operates who have the right to work in their location. Successful candidates will be hired on a local employment contract and according to local salary scale.

This role is open to candidates located and with the right to work in United Kingdom, Kenya, and Lebanon.

Compensation: (UK Pay Rate: £58,476-£69,440/yr). 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.

Professional Standards: All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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