Specialist, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Remote (global)- Career category: Health professional, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: USD 95,000 USD-USD 107,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 11/05/2026
- Location: Remote (global)
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.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Support for Strategic Projects (50%)
- Lead day-to-day technical oversight of the Family Planning Impact Lab in South Sudan and Somalia, including:
- Coordinating multidisciplinary research, user-centered design, and SRH technical teams
- Overseeing program pilots and iterative adaptations
- Liaising with partner and donor teams on project timeliness, quality, and coordination
- Serve as the technical focal point for country program, Health Unit, Airbel, partner, and donor stakeholders on assigned projects
- Monitor program implementation and key indicators; drive course correction as needed
- Identify priorities and opportunities for strategic SRHR programs and research in collaboration with the Senior Specialists, GPL, Airbel and country programs
Technical Assistance & Scale (20%)
- Identify and address technical support gaps in IRC country programs working to scale family planning in humanitarian settings in collaboration with Health TAs and SRHR leadership
- Develop, disseminate and support the implementation of training materials, program tools, evidence briefs, and measurement frameworks to support contraception scaling
- Provide specialized technical assistance on contraception and abortion to Health TAs and country programs, ensuring alignment with global best practices
Knowledge Management & Learning (10%)
- Work with the SRHR Research team and Project Coordinator to support the documentation and use of best practices and evidence across the health unit and in country programs
- Support communities of practice on contraception, fostering cross-country peer exchange
- Ensure key lessons from strategic projects inform country-led program design and implementation
External Influence & Representation (10%)
- Contribute to thought leadership on select SRHR topics through blogs, working groups, and internal and external conference presentations
- Represent IRC in priority external forums including technical, policy, and advocacy workshops
Business Development (10%)
- Support strategic business development opportunities in partnership with Health Unit leadership, AMU, and country programs
- Provide specialized program design support on SRHR to TAs and country programs on request
Job Requirements:
- Degree in public health or a related field required; Master's degree desirable
- Clinical degree (nurse or midwife) preferred
- Minimum 6 years' experience in public health and SRHR, including field experience in humanitarian or fragile settings
- Demonstrated technical expertise in family planning and comprehensive abortion care; maternal and newborn health experience preferred
- Experience managing multi-stakeholder, multi-country projects across the humanitarian-development nexus
- Familiarity with implementation research, M&E, and program quality frameworks; experience designing or monitoring M&E plans for scaling initiatives strongly preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments with remote and multicultural teams
- Proficiency in English and French required; Arabic or Spanish an asset
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, occasionally on short notice
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