Humanitarian NGO Forum Representative Colombia Bogotá

Duty station: Bogotá, Colombia.

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

1. Generic Responsibilities

The following is a brief description of the role:

• Ensuring delivery of the NGO Forum’s strategic objectives, annual work plan, and accountability to members, partners and the donors.
• Further develop and improve the forum to respond to needs of members, including through delivery of pragmatic products as per the NGO Forum strategy and work plan
• Leads the coordination between members on a day-to-day basis, related to specific thematic areas, as well as convene and provide reporting to steering committee meetings.
• Represent Forum with in-country donors, Government Ministries, NGOs, build relationships and actively participate in the coordination of the response.
• Develop a funding strategy, programme forecasts and identify funding opportunities, taking particular account of changing donor priorities.
• Develop project proposals in collaboration with relevant forum member staff and coordinate input for reporting to donors.
• Accountable for compliance in relation to grant management and project cycle management processes.
• Responsible for quality control of donor applications and reports, for content and timeliness.
• Ensure that all grant files are up to date and that copies are kept in the field and sent to HQ in a timely manner.

1. Generic Professional Competencies

• Minimum 4 years’ senior project/ management within the humanitarian contest
• Required experience working in coordination, within other forums or consortia, partnerships or equivalent structures.
• Demonstrable specific expertise in monitoring and evaluation, ideally in third party monitoring.
• Experience of working with institutional donors.
• Experience in organizational representation at national or international levels.
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Excellent Spanish and English is required

Find more details about the role HERE.

1. What We Offer

• Type of contract: 1 year, fixed term, renewable.
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
• Duty station: Bogotá, Colombia.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC HERE.

Important information about the application process:

• Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled “I am an employee” to be redirected to NRC’s internal careers site.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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A six decade-long armed conflict has given Colombia the most prolonged and serious humanitarian crisis in the Americas. Since 1991, NRC has been active in the country, where millions of people have been forcibly displaced.

NRC Colombia is a part of a multi-country programme. There exist two major humanitarian crises in this multi-country programme: the increase in conflict and violence in Colombia, and the continued and unprecedented migration from Venezuela. Both situations have repercussions for neighbouring countries. According to the UN there are now 13.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama

Despite the 2016 peace agreement, Colombia remains in the top five countries with the highest number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the world. The country also hosts the third largest number of people in need of international protection and is the third most neglected crisis in the world.

In 2023, Ecuador experienced a nightmarish descent into violence and Panama reached historic records in the number of refugees and migrants with humanitarian needs.

An unprecedented number of refugees and migrants are on the move across Colombia, Ecuador and Panama in mixed migration movements – mainly from Venezuela, but also from African, Asian, and Caribbean countries. The vast majority of women, men and children are fleeing violence, persecution, poverty, disasters and the adverse impacts of climate change. Most informally cross the deadly Darien jungle seeking to reach North American countries in search of protection and better opportunities.

• Learn more about NRC HERE and NRC Colombia HERE.

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply, and we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.

NRC might review applications before the advertised deadline, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.