AI Program Manager (Governance) (12-month Fixed Term)

The IRC is committed to adopting AI responsibly. As part of this, the organization has established a structured review process for AI use cases that carry potential high risks — whether related to data privacy, security, bias, or ethical considerations. As coordinator of this process, you will:

Manage the intake and documentation of AI use cases and tools flagged for high-risk review.

Assign cases to appropriate domain reviewers (e.g., legal, security, data protection, ethics) and coordinate their timely completion.

Maintain templates, trackers, and a full audit trail of all reviewed use cases and decisions.

Communicate clearly with requestors on process, status, and outcomes.

Draft and maintain guidance documentation, publishing decisions and resources to the IRC's internal staff portal.

Prepare agendas, materials, and logistics for review panel meetings.

Support the implementation of IRC’s enterprise AI policy, building out the necessary tools and processes in close collaboration with others.

Lead project management for high-priority, organization-wide AI initiatives. Responsibilities include:

Developing and maintaining detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, risk registers, and terms of reference.

Facilitating scrum, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings; driving delivery against milestones.

Designing and executing testing, rollout, and change management plans in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

Producing regular status reports for senior leadership, clearly communicating scope, progress, risks, and decisions.

Proactively surfacing and resolving blockers, issues, and risks before they become critical.

Maintains a productive working relationship with other project managers, business owners, AI project leads, senior sponsors of AI strategy initiatives, legal, security, and data protection teams, system users, and vendors.

Position Reports to: AI Governance and Transformation Lead

Position Reports in MIP to: Director, IT Project and Portfolio Management Position directly supervises: N/A

Indirect Reporting: N/A

Internal:

Headquarters & Global Offices Teams – multiple departments

Project Business Owners, business project team members outside IT, and wider stakeholders

Project Sponsor and Steering Committee members

Cross-functional AI management teams

AI Community of Practice (CoP) leads and members

External:

Vendors and Consultants

6+ years of project management experience in IT or technology-driven environments.

Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs with significant technology components.

Bachelor's degree required.

Experience with AI projects — whether in a project management, product, or operational capacity — strongly preferred.

Experience in international NGO or global humanitarian organizations preferred.

PMP, CSM, or equivalent project/program management certification preferred.

The position can be fully remote, with an in-person office setting available for staff located near IRC’s New York City Headquarters location or in London if the candidate is from the UK.

Standard working hours.

Minimal travel may be required.

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct . Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding , Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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