The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in over 40 countries to provide appropriate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees, and migrants. Our vision is to help refugees, internally displaced persons, and their host communities live with dignity. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout their displacement from conflict by providing shelter, food, and hope in terms of work, education, and integration toward a sustainable future. DRC established an operational presence in Colombia in 2011, focusing on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and providing support to the conflict-affected population in the south of the country. With the onset of large mixed migration flows into Colombia due to the Venezuelan crisis, DRC launched an integrated humanitarian response in 2018 to meet the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, Colombian returnees, and host communities in some of Colombia’s most vulnerable areas, such as the Caribbean coastal regions (Riohacha and Barranquilla) and urban centers (Bogotá and Cundinamarca). In 2021, DRC opened field offices on the South Pacific coast in the department of Nariño and in northern Colombia in Norte de Santander.
Job Purpose/Objective Description: The main objective of the Emergency Assistant is to support the Emergency Team Leader in the effective and high-quality implementation of emergency response programs, under the modalities of in-kind and cash transfers, and their multi-sectoral interventions, in the department of Norte de Santander; carrying out the operational activities that are assigned to him/her, ensuring compliance with the procedures, policies and guidelines of DRC.
Responsibilities:
Programmatic
- Participate in the rapid and efficient implementation of multi-sectoral interventions in accordance with the objectives agreed with the Team Leader of the Emergency team.
- Manage requests for preparation, distribution, execution, closure and accountability to the community for multisectoral interventions made by the Emergency Team Leader.
- Ensure compliance with DRC policies, tools, manuals, and guidelines
- Provide logistical support for the preparation of activities in the communities.
- Obtain all documents and supporting documentation for the delivery of assistance, duly signed and validated.
- Create the appropriate digital and physical archive for the safekeeping of the documents.
- Support in the construction and facilitate the implementation of the workshops or community activities required by the program, in accordance with the identification of needs.
- Support needs assessments in accordance with the request of the Team Leader and/or Area Manager and/or Program Manager.
- Ensure that the team has all the biosecurity elements, fleet and supplies required to carry out the activities in the field.
- Prepare the necessary report on the status of the equipment during community activities.
- Keep a log of activities and routes when required by the Liaison Officer.
- Participate in the preparation of monthly reports and budgets.
- Support unspecified and spontaneous tasks related to the operational and programmatic management of the Norte de Santander base as requested by the Team Leader and/or Area Manager and/or Program Manager.
- Establish bonds of respect and closeness with the community involved in the process; and raise awareness/disseminate the transparency processes/complaint mechanisms established by DRC.
Logistics
- Support the verification of the condition of humanitarian aid items, including expiration dates and inventory of supplies.
- Participate in the joint verification of the goods, supplies and equipment acquired and verify the conformity of the items with the technical specifications and quantities.
- Support in minor purchases, both in the office and in the communities related to the activities of the emergency response team.
- Maintain good communication and constant relationship with DRC’s supply chain, logistics, finance, and security personnel and staff from organizational structures associated with DRC.
Experience and technical skills:
- Professional with 1 year of experience in the humanitarian sector. (Administration, Logistics and related fields are desirable but not required)
- Experience in the delivery and administration of humanitarian assistance in kind and/or cash.
- Inventory management and AHE distribution experience are desirable.
- Experience working in rural and hard-to-reach environments.
- Vocation of service
- Focus on detail
- Self-organization capacity
- Knowledge of and interest in the humanitarian sector
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel
Education
- University degree in administration or social sciences preferred.
Languages
- Native Spanish speaker
All DRC roles require the subsequent holder to master basic DRC competencies:
- Achieving excellence: focusing on achieving results and ensuring efficient processes.
- Collaboration: involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the initiative: taking ownership and initiative while seeking innovation.
- Communicate: listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrate integrity: act in accordance with DRC’s vision and values
We offer:
The opportunity to belong to one of the best NGOs worldwide.
- The opportunity to belong to one of the best NGOs worldwide.
- Access to over 1,000 free online training courses and certificates.
- Prepaid medical insurance, 100% coverage of the policy for the employee and a special price for beneficiaries.
- National contract for a specific project or task (for the duration of the project/task). – Subject
- Salary starting at $2,462,000 depending on the candidate’s experience and skills.
- Start date: March 2026
- Salary and conditions in accordance with the terms of employment in Colombia.
Application process:
All applicants must upload only a cover letter (1 page) and an updated resume (no longer than 3 pages). No other supporting documents will be accepted through this channel.
If you apply for the vacancy, it is understood that you are available to travel and perform the position in Tibú, Norte de Santander.
Application closing date: February 16, 2026 at 11:59 am Local Time**.**
Note 1: Applicants to this call for applications authorize DRC to validate the personal information provided in their resume. Their identity will be checked against public and private databases for the sole purpose of validating the information, in accordance with our anti-fraud, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorism financing policies.
Note 2: Applicants who freely and voluntarily wish to participate in the selection process for the position in this call for applications must strictly adhere to the applicable regulations (suitability of the presented qualifications, personal and individual execution of tests, and truthfulness of information), adhering to DRC’s anti-fraud manuals and policies, under penalty of disqualification for any applicant who engages in any irregularity, as determined by the organization, even based on mere suspicion, and even for possible criminal conduct under Colombian law.
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