Managing Director, Nordic Countries – Sweden

Secretary General of the International Rescue Committee in Sweden​

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Are you an inspiring leader who will help save humanity from conflict and disaster?

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On IRC ​

Founded in 1933 on the initiative of Albert Einstein, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is an international humanitarian organization with representation in over 40 countries worldwide. Its rise is a help to people who are overwhelmed by conflict or disaster and have to seriously consider how to live their lives.​

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In 2019, IRC was founded in Sweden to actively engage in the humanitarian crisis and to strengthen Swedish policy and work together with the public in Sweden. We have been in our account in Stockholm for almost 18 years and even have a face-to-face collection team.​​

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Keep looking now because we will call our Secretary General and lead the Swedish organization.​

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About Roles

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********As Secretary General, we would like to ask you to provide the comprehensive answer to your questions and support us in Sweden. A big focus is on sharing with individuals and private actors, contributing to IRC Sveriges’ government funding in Sweden and other Nordic countries, as well as IRC Sveriges’ political involvement in the Nordic humanitarian agenda. This answer is a simple question:

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• Lead and inspire those around you and learn to create a highly sophisticated and challenging environment in which to live culture.
• He acts as an effective ambassador and storyteller for IRC in the North and builds strong relationships with external stakeholders.
• ​Develop and implement a strategy for strong IRCs near North.
• ​Samarbeta with other organizers and users as well as IRC representatives in all forums.
• Säkerställa cost-effective resource management as well as effective financial and operational control.

​Role report to the Swedish IRC management and Senior Vice President IRC Europe. Your location is Stockholm, with its numerous international visits.

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We search for:

• It requires many years of experience to run a business in the non-profit sector or in a corporate organization in an international context.
• Be an inspiring person and try to guide yourself.
• A hardworking diplomat and promoter.
• You have a documented track record of hiring and senior management relationships.
• They are diplomatic and managing partners.
• ​Have an artistic connection to the Swedish and Nordic NGO and industry sector.
• My God, I learned good arts in real English and Swedish.

To master trivia and roles, it is important to engage and support IRCs and be involved in a global matrix organization.​

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You can find the full role description in English.​

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Interested?

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Use the links to respond in English. Prepare your CV and a short personal summary to attract roles.​

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Sisterhood Day is August 18th.

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To answer a specific question, you can answer a question in English: Marie Subaran at applications@rescue-uk.org ​

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The IRC management server provides a platform for its members to share information and is used by individuals working for different reasons, with different competencies and perspectives. We strive to be a non-profit organization and work with community involvement, commitment and establishing a socially viable organization for all our employees. IRC Sverige has a collective insurance and a total insurance fund of families and pensioners. We have developed a flexible working attitude with our strength to stay on the account at least two days a year. In order to work, we must first discuss the work and results of the IRC.​

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Look at the emotions of the person you are talking to!

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JOB DESCRIPTION​

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BACKGROUND​

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the International Rescue Committee is an international humanitarian organization with activities in over 40 countries worldwide. Our mission is to help people affected by conflict or disaster to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

Headquartered in New York, the IRC’s global network operates in over 40 countries to provide emergency relief, resettle refugees, and rebuild lives after disasters. Through more than 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees settle in the United States and become self-sufficient.​

IRC Sverige was founded in 2019 to raise private funds and expand its presence in Sweden. It is a registered non-governmental organization in Sweden. It currently consists of 18 employees and a team of marketing professionals. Over the next five years, it aims to expand this presence through increased mass fundraising to more effectively achieve IRC’s policy goals in the Nordic countries, maximize funding from Sida, and build relationships with government and private major donors across the Nordic region. ​

IRC Sweden is part of IRC in Europe, which employs over 500 people in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE ​

The Executive Director will establish IRC Sverige and lead its efforts to raise funds from individual private actors, improve IRC’s access to statutory funding in Sweden and other Nordic countries, and increase IRC’s political and advocacy influence on the Nordic humanitarian agenda.

In this role, you will report to the Board and the Senior Vice President, IRC Europe. You will provide organizational leadership and accountability to IRC Sverige and work closely with members of the IRC Senior Leadership Team for Europe to formulate and implement organizational goals.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES​

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• Provide inspiring and effective leadership for IRC Sverige and establish a high-performance culture that combines contributions from all IRC functions represented in IRC Sverige.
• Work with colleagues in global functions to ensure effective and collaborative matrix management
• Create sustainable and effective internal structures between global functional departments and IRC Sverige​

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Stakeholder Engagement​

• Act as an effective ambassador to external stakeholders, including policy makers, government funders and major private donors across the Nordic region.​
• Be the main spokesperson for IRC in the Nordic countries and work effectively with all media and opinion-forming organizations to protect and enhance IRC’s reputation.​
• Build strong working relationships/partnerships with relevant senior contacts and key individuals in the Nordic NGO community.​
• Take overall responsibility for achieving agreed key performance indicators for IRC Sverige, including private and public fundraising and advocacy.

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​Planning, delivery and implementation

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• Take overall responsibility for the effectiveness of IRC Sverige’s operating model to ensure quality, service and cost-efficient resource management.​
• Contribute to the Europe Strategy process by coordinating the input from IRC Sweden as requested by SVP Europe.

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• The Managing Director reports to the Board of IRC Sweden and to the Senior Vice President, IRC Europe​
• Represent IRC Sverige at the Europe Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meetings.​
• Report to the IRC Sweden Board and prepare board meetings.​
• Leads the key roles of the IRC Sweden team
• Ensure that the organisation has effective financial and operational controls in place, including systems to ensure that fundraising is conducted on a strictly ethical basis.​
• Monitor appropriate risk management culture and processes

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PERSON SPECIFICATION ​

Essential​

• Extensive experience in leading, managing and executing in complex non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including leading senior management teams.​
• Flexibility and the ability to succeed in a global matrix environment.
• Track record of advocating and influencing senior stakeholders in government, business and other nonprofit organizations.​
• Ability to build strong relationships across a complex, matrixed stakeholder map, demonstrated by driving stakeholder groups to action.​
• Excellent diplomatic and negotiating skills.
• Solid knowledge of the Swedish language and good knowledge of other Nordic non-profit and policy environments
• Deep commitment to the IRC’s mission and values, including diversity, equity and inclusion
• Fluent professional English and Swedish

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Desirable​

• Experience in a senior management position in an international NGO organization.
• Experience in the international aid sector