Job

International Rescue Committee

Director of Research

📍 Kenya 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 10 Sept 2026
  • Lead the Airbel Impact Lab's research and innovation agenda, designing and scaling life-changing, cost-effective solutions for people affected by conflict and disaster
  • Drive ambitious research programmes across 40 countries that generate rigorous evidence to increase IRC's humanitarian impact and influence sector-wide practice
  • Develop organisational capacity and systems for research, ensuring robust methodologies and quality across nearly 300 active projects
  • Build strategic partnerships and foster collaboration across IRC programmes to integrate research findings into operational decision-making
  • Deliver peer-reviewed publications and evidence syntheses that advance humanitarian practice in education, nutrition, violence prevention, health and economic programmes

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