Technical Director
International Rescue Committee
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide technical leadership and direction, defining and implementing activities to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives;
- Guarantee the excellence and thoroughness of the services. This might include, but is not limited to leading the technical aspects of learning agenda-setting, recruitment/staffing, research partnership coordination, designing evaluations, developing instruments, collecting data, ensuring data security and privacy, analyzing data, writing, publishing in peer-review journals, disseminating information, and utilizing evidence;
- Ensure project delivery meets all standard operational policies and procedures of USAID regulations, policies and procedures related to data, research, evaluation and learning;
- Ensure appropriate methodologies and technical approaches are developed for all program activities;
- Lead response and course correction for programmatic challenges, applying collaborative, flexible, and practical thinking;
- Oversee and review technical writing products and deliverables;
- Oversee ongoing quality assurance and quality improvement for technical activities;
- Identify issues and risks related to program implementation in a timely manner and ensure appropriate program adjustments.
- Candidates from the Global South are strongly encouraged to apply;
- Advanced degree (MA, with preference for PhD) from an accredited university in Economics, International Development, Development Economics, Statistics, or related field;
- At least 10 years of experience managing technical assistance for cost-effectiveness programming, research and/or conducting randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
- Significant prior technical experience with evidence reviews, impact evaluations, and costing analyses;
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written; experience translating research and evidence outputs into accessible and relevant products tailored to the needs of donor, policymakers, and practitioners;
- Fluency in English is required; proficiency in French, Arabic, Spanish, or additional languages is preferred;
- Ability to travel internationally up to 20% of the time.
Posted pay ranges apply to US based candidates. 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.US Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days (depending on role and tenure), medical insurance starting at $145 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus a 3-7% base IRC contribution (3 year vesting), disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.#LI-CA1