Job Description

Compensation & Benefits

IREX offers a competitive executive compensation package commensurate with experience and talent, including base salary, bonus structure, and comprehensive health and retirement benefits.

Base Salary

$195-$250K

To Apply

Please submit your resume, as well as a cover letter addressing your qualifications (please see below) for this critical role.

About IREX

For more than 50 years, IREX has delivered results in complex environments. We solve problems through partnership, bridge divides where interests conflict, and develop leaders committed to impact. The youth we empower build stronger economies. The educators we support improve learning for countless students. The critical thinking skills we advance help people make informed decisions about their futures. IREX is at a transformative moment. Our 2040 Ambition requires a fundamental shift in how the organization grows and sustains itself.

The Game-Changer that IREX Seeks

IREX seeks a seasoned Chief Growth Officer (CGO) with a proven record of personally leading and scaling diversified revenue engines and positioning mission-driven organizations for long-term sustainability and independence.

• Serve as a key member of the Executive Team
• Provide strategic counsel to the President & CEO

Success in this role requires shifting IREX from grant-dependent thinking to a diversified, entrepreneurial growth model, while maintaining strong mission and customer focus.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business, marketing, international development, or a related field
• MBA or masters degree strongly preferred
• 1015 years of experience in fundraising, business development, or revenue generation
• Minimum of 7 years in senior executive leadership roles
• Proven ability to achieve ambitious growth targets via integrated, enterprise-level strategy
• Deep experience positioning organizations in competitive or crowded markets
• Exceptional ability to cultivate and manage relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Strong financial acumen across funding models, pricing, cost structures, and long-term sustainability planning

Preferred Experience

• Direct experience working in international development or nonprofit organizations
• Familiarity with U.S. Government funding and grant-making
• Experience with digital transformation and/or technology-enabled growth
• Experience partnering with Boards/Executives on growth strategy and fundraising
• Possession of an established network of funders, partners, or collaborators

The Opportunity

The Chief Growth Officer (CGO) is a newly created executive role that will drive IREXs future growth and be a cornerstone of its long-term sustainability and independence. The CGO also leads the Catalyst Hub , one of IREXs three primary organizational hubs, and owns an enterprise-wide growth strategy. The Catalyst Hub includes the New Business Development Unit, Strategic Partnerships, and Strategic Initiatives, and will be able to tap into talent across IREX, providing the CGO with an experienced team capable of advancing ambitious growth objectives from day one. Operating through IREXs Strategic Initiatives and a proactive push model, the CGO positions the organization in new markets, cultivates new funding relationships, and accelerates revenue diversification beyond traditional USG funding. This is a build-and-lead role with broad influence across the organization. The CGO is ultimately accountable for achieving the ambitious goals of raising new funds while diversifying to 35% non-USG revenue by 2030.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Growth & Revenue

• Develop and execute growth strategies aligned with IREXs 2040 Ambition
• Identify, test, and scale new revenue streams across institutional, corporate, individual, and earned-income sources
• Oversee strategic initiatives that position IREX in new and emerging markets
• Set and achieve ambitious revenue targets, including 35% non-USG revenue by 2030

Business Development & Partnerships

• Oversee U.S. Government and non-USG business development
• Build and manage relationships with a broad range of external stakeholders
• Move beyond grantor-grantee models to position us as an essential solution partner

Customer Impact, Communications & Thought Leadership

• Oversee customer impact and communications in support of growth and CEOs agenda
• Lead external thought leadership and innovation initiatives
• Guide re-branding and customer impact positioning to expand awareness among new audiences

Leadership & Executive Partnership

• Collaborate with the Executive Team to drive revenue growth aligned with IREX 2040 Ambition and enable market-facing pricing and costing tools and mechanisms
• Build, lead and mentor the Catalyst Hub team
• Foster an entrepreneurial, results-oriented culture across the organization
• Collaborate closely with executive peers and the Center of Technical Excellence
• Shape a culture of agility that advances initiatives with purpose, speed, and results
• Integrate technical expertise effectively into revenue growth and diversification efforts
• Ensure strong customer focus across all strategic initiatives

Equal Opportunity Employer

IREX seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support IREXs mission and who respect and promote excellence through diversity. IREX is committed to equal opportunity and follows recruitment and selection practices that comply with all applicable employment laws. To this end, IREX recruits, hires, trains, and promotes individuals based on merit and experience. We conduct background checks on all successful candidates. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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