Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to affected people. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.
The IRC leads the way from harm to home. IRC has been working in Pakistan for approximately 42 years, managing and delivering large, multi sectoral programs to meet the needs in health, education, safeguarding, environmental health and livelihoods for displaced, poor and disaster affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local government and nongovernmental organizations and is currently working across the country.
Job Overview/Summary:
The Sr. Program Manager will mainly be responsible for technical and management backstopping of ongoing projects and will support the Team Lead position.
The position is to further ensure a close coordination with other humanitarian actors and government agencies at field levels so that programme is integrated across humanitarian responses, clusters and respective implementing partners and all partners (various consortia and local implementing partners) are provided with timely and effective technical support.
Major Responsibilities:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading global relief and development organization, established in 1933, and currently working in 42 countries worldwide. IRC has been working in Pakistan for over 30 years, and manages & delivers large, complex programs to meet needs in health, education, protection and livelihoods for displaced, poor & conflict-affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local Government and non-Governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.