Procurement Manager, Emerging Technology and Digital Innovation Procurement

International Rescue Committee

Islamabad , Pakistan

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to restoring health, safety, education, and economic wellbeing to communities affected by conflict and disaster. Operating in over 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities, IRC empowers millions to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. The Global Procurement team, within the Global Supply Chain function, is expanding to include a Procurement Manager focused on emerging technology and digital innovation. This role supports agile sourcing for early-stage digital tools, pilots, proofs of concept, and trials, ensuring procurement discipline, vendor due diligence, risk management, and compliance while enabling rapid innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Provide hands-on sourcing support for pilots, trials, proofs of concept, SaaS, and emerging technology vendors aligned with the IT category strategy. Conduct market scans and gather intelligence on new digital tools, pricing models, and innovation categories. Assist in requirements gathering, supplier identification, and preparation of RFI/RFQ/RFP documents, including evaluation, award recommendation, and contract finalization.

Develop and maintain streamlined procurement frameworks tailored for pilots and trials, incorporating checklists, approval checkpoints, and documentation standards. Track and manage emerging technology requests from intake through pilot phases, decision-making, and potential scale-up. Support sourcing and procurement of AI-enabled tools by applying IRC’s AI risk assessment and coordinating with governance committees.

Coordinate comprehensive vendor due diligence covering cybersecurity, data protection, legal, compliance, financial, and operational risks. Maintain audit-ready procurement files in alignment with IRC policies and donor requirements. Manage a centralized list of emerging technology tools and vendors, documenting status, approvals, contract details, and use cases.

Support commercial negotiations and contracting for various agreements, including NDAs, SaaS subscriptions, licenses, and cloud services. Collaborate closely with Legal, IT, Finance, and business teams to ensure contracts address data protection, confidentiality, intellectual property, and AI-specific risks. Provide service-oriented procurement guidance to stakeholders, facilitating compliance while minimizing delays and reducing shadow IT and unmanaged spend.

Track sourcing pipeline metrics, pilot outcomes, user adoption, and compliance issues, recommending continuous improvements to procurement processes. Foster cross-functional collaboration among IT, Legal, Information Security, Data Protection, Finance, and program teams to ensure alignment and risk mitigation.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain, business administration, IT, engineering, law, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Five to seven years of procurement, sourcing, contract, or vendor management experience, including at least three years focused on IT procurement such as SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, cybersecurity, or data platforms.

Experience supporting early-stage technology procurement involving pilots, trials, or proofs of concept. Proven ability to coordinate vendor due diligence and risk reviews across cybersecurity, data protection, financial, and operational domains. Strong knowledge of technology procurement risks including data protection, information security, software licensing, and third-party risk.

Ability to collaborate effectively with IT, Legal, Information Security, Data Protection, Finance, and business stakeholders. Demonstrated capacity to work efficiently while maintaining compliance, controls, and documentation standards. Excellent communication skills and a strong stakeholder service orientation.

Experience working in NGOs, donor-funded organizations, humanitarian agencies, UN agencies, or complex global environments. Familiarity with donor compliance requirements such as USAID/BHA, FCDO, ECHO, EU, UN agencies, or private foundations. Professional certification such as CIPS or CPSM completed or in progress.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Working knowledge of French, Spanish, or Arabic is advantageous. The role offers a flexible work environment with preference for IRC hub cities; remote work is considered. Up to 10% domestic and international travel is expected, including visits to IRC country offices.

This position is open to candidates based in Lebanon, Germany, Kenya, Pakistan, and Jordan with local employment contracts. Commitment to IRC’s core values of Integrity, Service, Equality, and Accountability is essential, alongside adherence to professional standards including safeguarding and ethical conduct.

This role presents a unique opportunity to drive innovation in humanitarian technology procurement while ensuring rigorous compliance and risk management, contributing meaningfully to IRC’s mission of delivering lasting global impact.