Director, People Development

The Director, People Development is responsible for planning and implementing a variety of people development initiatives for the IRC's Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) department. Partnering closely with the Global Learning & Development Team and P&C Partners across CRRD, the Director, People Development, will plan and facilitate workshops, peer learning groups, facilitate talent review processes, and support other talent management and learning efforts across CRRD.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a member of CRRD People & Culture leadership team and contribute to its strategy development and establishment of L&D priorities connected to IRCs Strategy 100 and Delivery Letter goals.
• Build and maintain trusted partnerships with senior CRRD leaders, regional directors, and country directors to ensure sustained engagement and measurable adoption of people development programs across CRRD.
• Serve as the primary voice of CRRD within the Global Learning & Development team by participating in strategy and planning sessions to ensure globally implemented programming reflects the needs, contexts, and constraints of field-based staff and leaders.
• Translate CRRD's strategic priorities , including Strategy 100, leadership diversity targets, and retention goals , into scalable learning and talent development plans, providing guidance on how programs should be adapted to varying operational contexts across a complex, globally distributed humanitarian operation.
• Partner with CRRD P&C Partners to design and deliver new leader integration and country director onboarding experiences that accelerate effectiveness and cultural alignment.
• Contextualize, communicate and drive org-wide learning and development initiatives across CRRD.
• Design and implement people development programs , including, but not limited to, talent review, succession planning, manager capability building, and P&C capacity strengthening , that equip, engage, and retain CRRD staff, managers and leaders.
• Build CRRD's talent movement and capability-building infrastructure , including workforce planning and succession readiness pipelines.
• Maintain and deliver a strategic roadmap of people development initiatives in CRRD while also remaining agile and able to deliver against last-minute and unexpected needs that may arise.
• Identify and champion the responsible use of AI tools and technologies to enhance talent development and learning and development work , improving the personalization, efficiency, and scalability of programs across CRRD's globally distributed teams , in alignment with IRC's approved AI tools and governance standards.
• Establish and track key metrics to evaluate program effectiveness and report progress to CRRD and P&C leadership.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in learning & development, talent management, or organizational development.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing people development programs across a complex, matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to design and facilitate leadership and manager development programs, talent reviews, and succession planning processes.
• Experience conducting learning needs assessments and translating findings into targeted, scalable development solutions.
• Proficiency in tracking and reporting on L&D metrics and using data to evaluate and iterate program effectiveness.
• Familiarity with instructional design methodologies and adult learning principles.
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills, with demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Strong in-person and virtual facilitation skills, with experience leading workshops, peer learning groups, and leadership programs across diverse, multicultural audiences.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities, balancing a strategic roadmap with agile responsiveness to emerging needs.
• Deep understanding of the operational realities of field-based and humanitarian contexts, with the ability to design programs that are relevant and accessible across limited resource environments.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones and with globally distributed teams; willingness to travel internationally as needed.
• Some experience applying AI tools and technologies to talent development work , such as learning content design, program personalization, or talent/workforce analytics , preferred.
• English fluency. Proficiency in an additional core IRC language (French, Arabic, Spanish) strongly preferred.