Project Director, Virtual Services

International Rescue Committee; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

403(b) retirement

Job summary

The International Rescue Committee is seeking a seasoned Project Director of Virtual Services to lead nationwide virtual resettlement programs across the United States, including ALMA AI-powered assistance. You will oversee strategy, implementation, performance, and budget, while building partnerships with government and nonprofit partners.

Fully remote role open to US-based candidates, reporting to the Senior Director of Resettlement; you will drive client-centered innovation and scalable

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible work experience with refugee resettlement.
• 3-4 years of program management experience; experience scaling program response preferred.
• Significant staff management, program development, monitoring, and evaluation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of a national portfolio of virtual programs (e.g., Program of Initial Resettlement, Matching Grant, Preferred Communities).
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of interagency virtual services working groups to inform program strategy and coordinate implementation.
• Build and cultivate an inclusive, impactful team.
• Design and enable monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on program services with a data-driven approach.
• Coordinate with HQ Finance for donor and organizational financial planning and resource allocation.
• Lead the product strategy, development, and deployment of ALMA, IRC's AI-powered virtual assistant, including international adaptations.
• Lead IRC's Service Excellence Advisory Committee to inform program design and improvement.
• Cultivate partnerships with government agencies, national resettlement organizations, and other stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Staff management

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Master's degree in international development

Job description

Location: United States

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 Overview:

The Project Director of Virtual Services at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of a national portfolio of virtual resettlement programs that expand access to essential services for refugees and other newcomers across the United States, particularly those living outside traditional service areas. The portfolio includes legacy resettlement programs, state-run programs as well as ALMA, an AI-powered virtual assistant that helps newcomers navigate essential resources and services. The Project Director also contributes to the Resettlement, Asylum and Integration Department’s virtual and information services strategy.

The role oversees virtual program strategy, implementation, performance, and budget management. It also ensures compliance with award requirements through programmatic monitoring and rigorous direct assistance operations, and it oversees the case management and data systems that support reporting and evidence of impact. The Director leads a geographically dispersed team and cultivates partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders. A central focus of the position is developing and scaling innovative, technology-enabled service delivery models that strengthen operational efficiency and promote client self-sufficiency. This position reports to the Senior Director of Resettlement.

Major Responsibilities:

• Program Implementation: Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of a national portfolio of virtual programs (some examples include Program of Initial Resettlement, Matching Grant, Preferred Communities) that expand access to essential services for refugees and other newcomers across the United States, leveraging innovative, client-centered service delivery models to reach underserved populations.
• Interagency Collaboration: Provide strategic leadership and oversight of interagency virtual services working groups, fostering collaboration and alignment across resettlement agencies to inform program strategy, coordinate implementation, and strengthen virtual service delivery.
• People & Culture: Build and cultivate an inclusive, impactful team. Support managers in their leadership of teams in line with IRC's People Manager Standards to ensure successful program delivery and a safe, supportive environment for clients and staff.
• Monitoring & Compliance: Design and enable effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on program services. Ensure a data-driven approach that informs program adaptation and provides further evidence of virtual services impact.
• Budget & Financial Management: Coordinate with HQ Finance staff to ensure compliance with donor and organizational requirements including financial planning, expenditure monitoring, caseload forecasting, and effective resource allocation.
• AI Product Strategy and Management: Lead the product strategy, development, and deployment of ALMA, IRC's AI-powered virtual assistant, in collaboration with the Airbel Impact Lab and IRC's technical development teams. Oversee product roadmaps, iterative development, testing, and the rollout of new features and international adaptations, including expansion to Poland.
• Client Engagement and Co-Design: Lead IRC's Service Excellence Advisory Committee, creating structured opportunities for refugees and other newcomers to inform program design, implementation, and continuous improvement. Integrate client feedback and lived experiences into service delivery, technology development, and strategic decision-making.
• Technical Expertise and Resource Mobilization: Provide technical expertise and strategic input into the development of grant proposals, funding opportunities, and program designs that expand and strengthen virtual service delivery across IRC's resettlement network. Identify and apply for opportunities to advance virtual services.
• Strategic Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate and maintain partnerships with government agencies, national resettlement organizations, and other key stakeholders to advance virtual service delivery, strengthen interagency coordination, and identify opportunities for program expansion.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible work experience with refugee resettlement; experience and deep familiarity with initial resettlement programming.
• 3-4 years of program management experience; experience scaling program response preferred.
• Significant staff management, program development, monitoring, and evaluation experience.

Education:

• Master's degree in non-profit management, social work, sociology, migration studies, law, or international development or equivalent preferred.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality. Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
• Financial management, including effective management of contract-based budgets.
• Proven people management skills; demonstrated ability to deliver results and translate words into action.
• Superior organizational skills: ability to set priorities and effectively manage time in a fast-paced team environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong digital literacy, including MS Office suite, database systems.
• Familiarity with generative AI in client settings.

Language Skills:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Working Environment

• Fully remote.

This role is open to candidates located and with the right to work in United States of America.

Compensation:

(Pay Rate: $85,000 - $105,00/yr). 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.

Professional Standards:

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

Benefits:

IRC offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Highlights include 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, 20-25 generous paid time off based on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163/month, dental starting at $6.50/month, and vision starting at $5/month, flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and commuter), a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match (immediate vesting) along with a non-elective employer contribution based on age and years of service (3-year vesting), disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.