Who We Are
IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. With a projected annual portfolio of more than $100 million and more than 600 staff worldwide, we work with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.
Young people are a tremendous force for positive, transformational change at the local, national, and global levels. IREX has been supporting and developing youth changemakers for over 50 years, and currently has nearly 40 youth-serving programs in 100 countries. IREX’s proven approach to youth development promotes relevant education, professional development, civic engagement, and job skills. We focus on catalyzing and empowering youth and youth-serving organizations and institutions to build their abilities to drive change in their communities around the world.
The Technical Advisor II position is essential to IREX’s impact goal of engaging youth to strengthen their leadership skills, workforce readiness, and civic participation. A strategic mindset, ability to fashion creative solutions to problems, ability to work across teams, and proven leadership of teams to capture business opportunities and to develop winning funding proposals are key ingredients of this position. The advisor assesses the fast-evolving environment of youth-focused development programs and corresponding donor priorities and develops key insights and partnerships to strengthen funding proposals and help IREX design highly effective youth programs. The advisor also leads or supports technical approaches and tools to strengthen the competitiveness of IREX. The position is directly responsible for positioning IREX to effectively pursue funding opportunities and generate new business. Specifically, they are responsible for helping grow IREX’s portfolio of programs that relate to, primarily, IREX’s Youth impact goal and special initiatives.
The Technical Advisor II is an integral part of the NBDU team. They will report to the Senior Development Manager of the New Business Development Unit of the Strategy and Development Group. They will also be expected to support, participate in, or lead select bids and proposals for governmental donors. In addition, the Technical Advisor II coordinates activities with other members of the NBDU team, members of the IREX Practices and field offices.
The Technical Advisor II supports effective implementation of the IREX’s Business Development Annual Business Plan, the NBDU strategy and the expected results of the NBDU goals, and aspects of the annual business plan of the Strategic Partnerships Unit. They will actively contribute to the overall growth of IREX and will identify, design, and secure new funding opportunities to expand IREX’s program opportunities in core program areas worldwide. This work will involve international travel.
On occasion, the Technical Advisor II may work directly with IREX projects to offer technical solutions to clients and partners in areas of technical expertise, foster productive relationships with clients, and look for creative ways to expand the scope and diversity of existing technical initiatives.
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