Area Manager Colombia Northeast Cucuta

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What we are looking for

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is looking for an experienced, dynamic, and highly operational individual to take up the role of Area Manager Northeast Cúcuta who will ensure high quality and cost-effective programme/ project implementation within the designated geographical area.

What you will do

1. Line management for senior project staff and support functions in the area.
2. Member of the Extended Country Management Group (CMG).
3. Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures.
4. Provide area specific input on competency strategies, Country Strategy and Plan of Action.
5. Organize grants opening, project review and closure meetings at area level.
6. Implementation of projects (including master support budget and coordinating input for donor proposals and reports) in the area, in compliance with contractual commitments (i.e., quality, synergies, timeliness, use of resources) and aligned to regional and global strategies.
7. Assess needs, develop emergency responses, and implement response plans, including cash-based interventions and market-based programmes.
8. Ensure optimal use of resources within the allocated project budgets and CC strategies.
9. Represent NRC and networking on area level.
10. Ensure that capacity building is provided to all staff in the area.
11. Ensure overall security and safety of staff in the area.
12. Promote the rights of IDPs/refugees/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

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What you will bring

• Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Senior Project Manager in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Experience managing teams.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Experience in implementing and managing cash-based interventions and market based programmes
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in Spanish, English, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of the context in Colombia.
• Knowledge of the legal framework for Colombia Victims.

What we offer

• Duty station: Cucuta, Colombia
• Contract: national contract, 12 months
• Travel: up to 40%
• Salary/benefits: grade 10 on NRC’s regional salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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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.
• If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected] with the job title as the subject line.

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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In the Northeast Area, the humanitarian needs are a result of three principal dynamics: armed conflict, mixed migratory fluxes, and natural disasters. Close to 20% of the total number of victims of the armed conflict in Colombia come from the six departments conforming the NE Area. Despite the peace agreement with FARC-EP guerrilla, it did not represent an improvement in life quality of communities in rural, marginal, and hard to reach zones where other Illegal Armed Groups keep being present, fighting for illegal economy routes and businesses as illegal crops, drug trafficking and informal mining. These zones are characterized by a weak or no presence from the government, unmet basic needs, and fragmented communitarian processes, generating higher vulnerability to the people living in these zones.

According to the monitoring activities of the State, OCHA and NRC, the population is primarily affected by massive displacements, confinement, accidents with UXO, forced recruitment, selective homicide, threats to social leaders, mobility restrictions, among others. This is topped by massive arrival and willingness to stay of people coming from Venezuela (with high protection risks and barriers in meeting their basic needs), as well as by adverse effects of natural disasters and climate change.

The Northeast Area is composed of 6 departments: Arauca, Norte de Santander, Cesar, Magdalena, Atlántico, and La Guajira, out of which 4 are in the border with Venezuela. The main office is in Cúcuta and there are four other offices throughout the area: Ocaña, Arauca, Santa Marta and Riohacha. NRC is responding to the needs through interventions in the following core competencies: education, ICLA (information, counselling, and legal assistance), protection, shelter & WASH, as well as multi-purpose cash assistance.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

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