Global Surge Team Roster: Emergency People & Culture Coordinator

• Provide strategic leadership for People & Culture (P&C) frameworks during emergency deployments, ensuring global policies are adapted to complex contexts.
• Lead and enable national P&C teams, establishing fit-for-purpose structures, systems, and operating models to support rapid scale-up and sustained program delivery.
• Oversee core P&C functions including workforce planning, recruitment, staff administration, and development to align organizational capacity with evolving operational priorities.

This role ensures that IRC's emergency responses are staffed with the right people, supported by robust P&C systems, and that staff are cared for in high-risk environments, directly enabling the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to millions affected by crisis.

• Master’s degree in People & Culture, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6–8 years of progressive P&C leadership experience, with demonstrated responsibility for complex or large-scale teams; experience in emergency or fragile contexts strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to provide strategic P&C leadership in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, including organizational scale-up, transitions, or crisis response.
• Fluency in English required; working knowledge of Arabic and/or French strongly preferred.

Flexible employment arrangement with deployments up to 3 months; expected availability for deployment approximately 50% of the year. Compensation details not specified.

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, it is one of the largest international humanitarian NGOs, working in over 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.