[Hiring] Procurement Manager @International Rescue Committee

Role Description

The Procurement Manager, Emerging Technology and Digital Innovation Procurement supports fast-moving technology sourcing needs across IRC, with a focus on early-stage digital innovation, pilots, proofs of concept, trials, and emerging tools. The role helps teams test and evaluate new technology quickly while maintaining procurement discipline, vendor due diligence, risk review, documentation, and compliance.

For this role, “digital innovation” refers to early-stage, small-scale, fast-moving technology initiatives where IRC teams are testing a new idea, tool, platform, vendor, or digital approach before deciding whether to scale. The portfolio covers:

• AI and generative AI tools
• SaaS and digital platforms
• Automation
• Data and analytics
• Migration and testing tools
• Cybersecurity tools
• Collaboration platforms
• Digital service delivery tools
• Field and mobile technology
• Low-code and no-code platforms
• Other emerging digital solutions

This role is an execution-focused, hands-on individual contributor role. It enables IRC to move quickly on emerging technology and digital innovation requests without bypassing procurement controls, vendor due diligence, information security, data protection, legal review, donor compliance, or documentation requirements. The Procurement Manager serves as the day-to-day procurement focal point for these requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain, business administration, information technology, engineering, law, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of procurement, sourcing, contract management, or vendor management experience.
• At least 3 years must be in IT procurement, SaaS and software sourcing, software licensing, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, data platforms, or similar technology categories.
• Experience supporting pilots, trials, proofs of concept, or other early-stage technology procurement activities.
• Experience coordinating vendor due diligence and technology risk reviews, including cybersecurity, data protection, financial, and operational risk.
• Experience supporting sourcing events, supplier evaluations, commercial analysis, and contract coordination.
• Good understanding of technology procurement risks, including data protection, information security, intellectual property, software licensing, vendor lock-in, and third-party risk.
• Ability to work effectively with IT, Legal, Information Security, Data Protection, Finance, and business teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work quickly while maintaining compliance, controls, and documentation standards.
• Strong stakeholder service orientation and ability to balance procurement standards with customer needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good judgment and ability to balance speed, compliance, risk, and stakeholder needs.
• Experience in an NGO, donor-funded organization, humanitarian agency, UN agency, or complex global organization.
• Knowledge of donor compliance requirements such as USAID/BHA, FCDO, ECHO, EU, UN agencies, or private foundations.
• Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent, completed or in progress.
• Working knowledge of French, Spanish, or Arabic is an advantage.

Requirements

• Support sourcing for AI-enabled tools as part of the broader emerging technology portfolio, applied only when AI functionality is in scope.
• Coordinate with the AI Governance and Risk Committee and AI Department Focal Points when applicable.
• Identify and escalate sourcing requests that may involve high-risk technology, AI functionality, personal information, confidential data, client-facing tools, cybersecurity concerns, or unapproved tools.
• Support procurement documentation for AI-enabled tools, including evidence of approvals, vendor assessments, risk reviews, and contract requirements.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment (IRC hub city preferred; remote considered).
• Travel of up to 10% domestically and internationally, including occasional travel to IRC country offices.
• This role is open to candidates located and with the right to work in Lebanon, Germany, Kenya, Pakistan, and Jordan.

Company Description

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.