Consultancy - Chief Technology Officer Mobilization Officer - Remote
Mercy Corps
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Jul 22, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior consulting engagement to conduct a structured diagnostic of an international humanitarian organization's digital, data, and technology landscape. The work spans assessing governance, systems architecture, cybersecurity, data maturity, and organizational capability across headquarters, regional, and country-level contexts. Deliverables include a maturity report, an executive risk heat map, a strategic options memo, and a transition brief for an incoming permanent Chief Technology Officer.
Principal level · Remote · Contract
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Principal.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Why we read it this way (9)
This is a time-limited consulting engagement (diagnostic and preparatory in nature), not a permanent hire — classified as Contract accordingly.
The role is open to candidates in the Netherlands, UK, or US (and any country where Mercy Corps is registered), with no single primary work location; the US-based flag is set to false because the posting explicitly lists non-US countries as primary hiring locations alongside the US.
The posting describes an org-wide, executive-level diagnostic spanning all technology domains and culminating in a CTO onboarding brief — this is Principal-level scope despite the 'senior' framing in the title, as it requires org-wide authority and cross-enterprise decision framing.
The SOC classification is a judgement call: the role is primarily a strategic advisory/diagnostic engagement (closer to 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts) but is framed as a senior digital transformation leader role with CTO-level scope, making 11-3021 the better fit. Alt code 15-1211 is noted.
The posting names no specific named technologies or platforms (e.g., no specific ERP, cloud, or analytics tool is required), so skills are captured at the domain/capability level. ERP, cloud infrastructure, IAM, BCP, and analytics are inferred from the explicit scope areas described and are marked preferred rather than hard-gated.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Up to 25% international travel is required, including to insecure or low-amenity locations.
Ignored 5 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): enterprise architecture, IT governance, data governance, business continuity planning, analytics and reporting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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