Early Childhood Development Technical Lead

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Deputy Project Director for Content and Delivery, the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Technical Lead provides technical leadership and day‑to‑day management of Arabic ECD content and program development across the IRC ECD portfolio.
• The role ensures that high‑quality, evidence‑based ECD content is developed, adapted, and effectively deployed in a way that can be delivered efficiently — including in‑person, remote, and hybrid modalities — in MENA.
• Oversee the development, adaptation, and effective utilization of IRC's ECD content and materials for child‑facing programs.
• Collaborate with the Digital Portfolio Senior Manager and the wider digital team to ensure that content developed for in‑person and remote delivery is appropriately adapted and integrated into digital products and platforms.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience developing ECD or education content and contributing to program design and delivery for large‑scale programs focused on ECD or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of the ECD field, including current and past research, evidence‑based program models, and content development approaches across child‑facing, caregiver‑facing, and service provider‑facing modalities.
• Proven ability to provide high‑quality technical assistance, guidance, and coaching to staff and partners.
• Familiarity with digital technology in an ECD or education context, including an understanding of how content is adapted and deployed across digital platforms and products; direct experience working alongside digital teams is an asset.
• Experience using or managing staff who use user‑centered design principles in content creation.
• Experience working in conflict and crisis settings and knowledge of humanitarian programming.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships across diverse, geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong knowledge of the MENA regional context; experience working in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and/or Palestine strongly preferred.
• Fluency in written and oral Arabic and English.