Job Description

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

What we are looking for

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking a highly qualified, resilient, and dynamic professional to take up the role of Consortium Manager – Emergency Response for Colombia. The purpose of the position is to ensure MIRE+ emergency and early recovery responses are implemented with quality, in a coordinated and timely manner, in compliance with donors and partners’ strategies and policies and in accordance to target populations’ needs in a rapidly evolving context. The Consortium Manager should strive to maintain MIRE+ positive reputation as Colombia’s largest rapid response mechanism, always seeking to improve technical and operational processes to achieve optimal efficiency and quality in the response. He/She should show leadership and adaptability as well as strong problem-solving skills and positive, assertive communication capacities.

What you will do

1. Provide overall direction and leadership of the Consortium to ensure seamless operations, leveraging complementarity among multi-disciplinary partners.
2. Ensure day-to-day strategic and operational coordination with NRC management leadership as leader of the consortium.
3. Oversee day-to-day management of the project, including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and budget spending, ensuring the project is always on scope and schedule.
4. Represent the Consortium towards relevant stakeholders, including national authorities, donors, humanitarian country team and counterparts, promoting the best interests of the Consortium.
5. Line manager and supervise the work of the Consortium Management Unit; carry out any needed recruitment, including consultants.
6. Lead the consultations, design and preparation of the next strategic cycle of the Consortium based on evidenced needs, donor expectations and drawing from partners’ diverse expertise.
7. Contribute to fundraising initiatives to diversify the Consortium’s portfolio, actively seeking new relationships with donors and developing funding proposals.

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What you will bring

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in the sector, with progressively increasing responsibilities in humanitarian crises’ contexts.
• At least three of those years in a leadership position involving the management and coordination of similarly sized, international donor supported programmes.
• Proven ability to communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in complex and volatile settings.
• Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge and experience of working in Latin America is strongly preferred. Specific knowledge and experience of the context in Colombia is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in emergency response management and international best practice.
• Well-versed in humanitarian architecture in the region.
• Knowledge of the particular dynamics of ethnic communities and regulatory frameworks.
• University Degree in International Development, Social or Human Sciences, Project Management, Emergency Response or related field.

What we offer

• Duty station: Bogotá, Colombia (with extensive travel within the country)
• Contract: national or international contract
• Travel: up to 30%
• Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s 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 aela.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation 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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We contribute to the development of policy aiming to protect the rights of the displaced and we call for increased humanitarian funding and engagement on processes that will generate structural changes in protection and assistance in the region.

NRC implements a multi-country Colombia-Panama-Ecuador strategy to respond to the complex crises and emergencies across the sub-continent. In Colombia, we provide assistance to IDPs and victims of the armed conflict in hard-to-reach areas where authorities struggle to protect civilians and provide help. We also help Colombians in need of international protection in Ecuador and Panama, as well as Venezuelans who were triggered to flee their country as a result of the growing political instability and humanitarian crisis. We provide protection, legal assistance, education, livelihoods and food security, WASH and shelter services to affected populations.

Within this context, NRC leads an intersectoral Rapid Response Mechanism (MIRE+ consortium) together with Action Against Hunger (ACF), Médecins du Monde (MdM) and Pastoral Social - Cáritas Colombia funded by EU Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) and Swiss Development Cooperation (COSUDE/SDC). Under a triple nexus framework, the consortium delivers multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance responding rapidly to emergencies resulting from the armed conflict in Colombia, natural hazards and early recovery activities. MIRE+ operates across all the country, prioritizing response in hard-to-reach areas and bringing support to people that have been affected by multiple compounding crises. The consortium has just entered a new two-year strategic cycle. We are therefore searching for an experienced and dynamic Chief of Party to lead the multi-donor emergency and early recovery Consortium. Whilst this position is hosted by NRC, the Consortium Manager will represent the MIRE+.

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.

Learn more about NRC

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH