Transformation Lead (d/f/m), P&C Services, Europe

IRC (International Rescue Committee) Germany is seeking a

Transformation Lead (d/f/m), P&C Services, Europe

(parental leave cover)

• in Berlin, or remote within Germany | as soon as possible
• in full-time (40 hours/week) | until November 30th, 2026, extension might be possible

About Us

Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. In Europe, the IRC currently operates in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Poland. This role is part of the global People & Culture (P&C) function at the IRC, which has its global headquarters in New York, New York.

The Transformation Lead, P&C Services Europe role is a parental leave cover. In this role you will work closely with senior stakeholders across Europe and the US, partnering with European and global P&C leaders to understand priorities, secure resources, and deliver organisational design and transformation work aligned with IRC Strategy 100. In this role, you’ll help lead change, strengthen the employee experience, and support a culture of continuous improvement across the full employee life cycle. Your leadership will play a key part in improving our organisational culture, enhancing the services we provide to colleagues, managing our cost base, and building a resilient P&C organisation for the future.

Major Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Organizational Alignment

• Help turn the global P&C strategy into a clear, actionable plan for Europe and the US.
• Work with senior leaders to assess readiness, set priorities, and align resources.
• Stay ahead of external trends and workforce changes to shape our future of work approach.
• Maintain strategic roadmaps that guide how P&C services evolve for our European teams.

Program & Project Management

• Lead and deliver transformation and process improvement projects that strengthen employee experience, efficiency, and service quality.
• Build tools and routines to track KPIs, progress, risks, and impact.
• Develop practical project plans and communication approaches to support initiatives across multiple countries.
• Provide local expertise to ensure global P&C plans reflect European needs.
• Manage program-level risks, dependencies, and issues.
• Use project management tools effectively to support planning, delivery, and reporting.

Continuous Improvement

• Use data and insights to drive transparency, effective decision making, and operational excellence.
• Apply internal and external HR best practices to improve processes and outcomes.
• Partner closely with P&C teams across Europe to ensure strong execution and alignment.
• Promote a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Your Profile

• Significant senior HR experience with both strategic and hands-on project management responsibilities, ideally in large, complex global organisations.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting European HR required; experience supporting US HR preferred.
• Experience contributing to organisation-wide change, improving processes, and supporting global P&C transformation in a matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of business transformation, organisation development, process improvement, programme and project management, and change-focused communication and engagement.
• A track record of delivering results in fast-moving, evolving environments.
• Strong consulting skills with the ability to influence, challenge thinking, and solve problems collaboratively.
• Comfortable working across countries and cultures with an inclusive, consultative, and resourceful approach.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

We Offer

• Meaningful work within a collaborative team
• A starting salary between 66-69.000 Euro gross per year
• Attractive employee benefits such as gym membership, company pension scheme, shopping vouchers, childcare subsidy, job bike leasing, subsidized Deutschlandticket (national public transport), and access to timely and confidential psychological support if needed
• 30 days of annual leave and special leave days
• Flexible hybrid-work options (working hours, office/homebased)
• Training and professional development opportunities, including access to free language courses
• Assistance services for people with disabilities, if required.

We look forward to receiving your application (including CV and – if available – three references) via our application portal – even if you do not meet all the listed requirements.

For questions regarding the position, please contact [email protected] .

As an organization committed to an empowering work environment, equal opportunities, and against any form of discrimination, we welcome applications from people regardless of their origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, age, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We particularly encourage people with personal or family experience of flight and migration to apply.

With equal qualifications, we give preference to applications from people with severe disabilities. If you have any questions about accessible applications or inclusion, please feel free to contact our Inclusion Officer, Christine Mader ( [email protected] ).

To ensure equal opportunities, we kindly ask you to refrain from including photos in your application documents.

Please submit your application by May 28th, 2026.

All IRC workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct . On this basis, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding , Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

You can find more information about IRC Germany at IRCDeutschland.org .