WRC Director of Global Research and Impact
Core
Senior global leadership role shaping a research agenda to advance the rights, protection, and well-being of displaced women, children, and young people through evidence generation and impact measurement.
Role type
Senior Director of Global Research and Impact
Builds
Research agenda, evaluation frameworks, impact metrics, and a globally connected research function
Domain
Humanitarian aid, international development, displacement, gender-based violence, and protection (via careerplan.io/jobs/1088ffcc-f365-4d7f-8ff9-cd4dd6b65063-wrc-director-of-global-research-and-impact-at-jobgether)
Required skills
Strategic research leadership, participatory research design, fundraising and business development, team management in low-resource settings, policy and advocacy translation, stakeholder convening, ethical research practices, data systems management, public speaking, grant writing
Preferred skills
French, Arabic, or Spanish fluency, experience with Humanitarian Futures Fellows programs, knowledge of sexual and reproductive health in displacement contexts
Technologies
Data collection tools, analytical software, version control systems, research management platforms
Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction for research and evaluation initiatives; lead development of research proposals and secure funding; manage and support a geographically distributed research team; build research capacity and strengthen staff expertise; champion participatory and community-centered research approaches; establish standards for community data ownership and ethical practices; serve as principal investigator for key projects; oversee documentation and dissemination of findings; identify and promote evidence-based program models; lead implementation of a flagship conceptual and indicator framework; guide the Humanitarian Futures Fellowship program; define and communicate organizational impact metrics; translate evidence into narratives for stakeholders; collaborate with Programs, Communications, and Development teams; serve as a senior global representative; convene researchers, practitioners, and policymakers; strengthen research systems for data collection and analysis; support advocacy delegations and field engagement
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic and mentorship responsibilities