Director, Global Procurement Vacancy-Job Ref: EJIRIRC/1905/2025806

Director, Global Procurement Vacancy-Job Ref: EJIRIRC/1905/2025806

Dublin (Ireland)

JOB DESCRIPTION
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.

Job Summary

The Director of Global Procurement provides leadership and strategic direction to the IRC procurement functions at global, regional and country levels, ensuring that it is aligned with the overarching IRC strategic priorities and organization needs. S/he will lead the Global Procurement (GP) Unit within the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Department, with a proactive vision for developing sourcing strategies and creating procurement mechanisms to improve GSC’s capabilities for the delivery of high-quality goods and performant services across the organization. The Director of Global Procurement will supervise the performance of Global Procurement staff and ensure sourcing strategies are implemented in alignment with the priorities of GSC, and contractual mechanisms are in place to facilitate the procurement of goods and services across IRC’s decentralized procurement structure.

Major Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the GSC Risk and Compliance Unit, streamline, revise, update, and implement effective Global Procurement systems, business processes, policies, and procedures required for all aspects of procurement compliance that are responsive to the organization’s domestic and overseas programmatic needs and minimizes organization risk.

• Oversee the development of sourcing strategies, along with a clear procurement framework and roles and responsibilities, for IRC’s major procurement categories.

• Drive cost savings for global contracts; support resettlement and overseas program offices in driving cost savings for local procurements.

• Develop and implement a reliable organization-wide market intelligence mechanism for selected goods and services. Ensure strong supplier performance and contract management mechanisms are in place for efficiency and value for money.

• For procurements being managed by the Global Procurement Unit, oversee the purchasing process, from the needs-analysis up through the purchase contract and delivery, to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and compliant procurement lifecycles.

• Participate in the creation of learning materials and guidance documentation, and its distribution and use in resettlement and overseas program offices, as well as for emergency response.

• Lead the establishment of key performance indicators (KPIs) to capture, evaluate, and report on the performance of all procurement activities across the organization. Ensure that KPIs are used for continuous improvement and for strategic decision-making.

• Ensure that best practices, ethics, industry standards, as well as relevant compliance requirements are understood and adhered to by all staff undertaking procurement activities across the organization, as well as all internal stakeholders.

• Represent Procurement at the leadership level on cross-functional initiatives. Engage regularly with the Finance, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and Program teams to ensure strong and effective collaboration.

Lead and mentor a team of procurement professionals, fostering a culture of professional excellence, compliance, accountability, and collaboration while promoting these values across all stakeholders, ensuring adherence to correct processes, policies, and ethical standards in every procurement interaction.

• Represent IRC in relevant external settings.

• Make recommendations and report key issues and opportunities to the Chief Global Supply Chain Officer (CGSCO), especially on enhancing procurement performance, complying to donor regulations, enacting cost savings, and accomplishing other strategic objectives.

• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Chief Global Supply Chain Officer (CGSCO)

**Position directly supervises:**Global Procurement Unit (5 Procurement Managers)

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

**Internal:**GSC Leadership Team, Global Finance, IT, Regional Operations Leadership, Office Procurement Teams

**External:**Suppliers, INGO procurement consortiums (IAPG)

Job Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s in supply chain management or other relevant field required; professional certification (e.g. CIPS) or master’s preferred. Additional experience is a substitute for master’s/certification.

• Minimum of 8 years’ work experience in procurement management with increasing responsibility, preferably with an international organization.

• Strong knowledge of various donor procurement regulations (e.g. USAID, ECHO, FCDO, UN agencies) required.

• Professional humanitarian experience / evidence of having worked in humanitarian or conflict settings preferred.

• Strong knowledge of contract management.

• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communications and interpersonal skills

• Strong planning, coordination, prioritization, and time management skills

• Strong analytical skills with ability to make independent judgment and decisions

• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills

• Fluency in an additional IRC language (French, Spanish, Arabic) preferred.

Working Environment:

Standard office work environment. Travel up to 10%

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