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.
General purpose of the position
Under the supervision of the Area Manager/Program Manager, the Economic Recovery Team Leader (EcRec) will be responsible for managing activities, particularly those related to the Cash Transfers (CT) project within the Economic Recovery program. This includes ensuring the highest quality in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the operational, logistical, and technical aspects of the project activities under their responsibility, as well as managing and coordinating their team. They will also support the Area Manager/Program Manager in developing and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders, relevant actors, and other humanitarian stakeholders within the framework of coordinating and implementing interventions in the assigned areas.
Responsibilities:
Program Implementation
- Lead, under the supervision of the Area/Program Manager, the implementation of specific TM activities, including targeting, selection and registration of potential beneficiaries, coordination with key actors, database management, development of training processes and follow-up to your team and in the community.
- Coordinate, plan and monitor the activities of TM assistants and/or the work teams assigned to you.
- To ensure the highest quality of TM interventions and consistency between all ongoing and proposed projects, guaranteeing coordination with other intervention sectors, in accordance with the overall program strategy.
- Ensure that the DRC Protection approach is considered at all stages of program implementation.
- Plan, execute and monitor field activities.
- Facilitate the Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
- Support the development of new coordination and articulation strategies both internally and externally, according to the needs that arise within the program implementation process.
- Support the Program Manager / Area in developing and maintaining good relationships with people of interest, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to ensure the implementation and coordination necessary for TM activities.
Programming and operations
- Ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the program while respecting the budget and work plan.
- Participate in the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual reports, proposals and budgets for donors.
- In coordination with the Program Manager / Area, ensure compliance with the goals and indicators established in the program(s) in which you have an active role.
- Support in the administration of the work team.
- To ensure the highest quality of TM interventions and consistency between all ongoing and proposed projects in the area of responsibility.
Experience and technical skills:
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in humanitarian assistance/action, social work, human rights or related to an NGO or other non-profit organization.
- Experience in specific work in Economic Recovery Programs; in particular, with the modality of Monetary Transfers.
- Experience working in highly vulnerable areas and with urban, rural, and/or indigenous communities in situations of vulnerability or exclusion. In areas with difficult access and/or in contexts of armed conflict.
- Excellent experience and ability to relate to people.
- Above average writing skills.
- Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience in managing databases.
- Experience in the production of technical material (training material, tools, reports, documents, among others).
- Handling cases and situations with high emotional charge.
- Skills and experience in training and developing the capabilities of inexperienced personnel.
- Solid experience leading and managing work teams.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- High professional ethics
- Vocation of service
Desirable
- Knowledge and application of gender, ethnicity, age, environment and protection approaches, as well as the rights-based approach and do no harm.
- Calm and diplomatic character.
- Ability to create a good team environment.
- Fluency in English is an advantage.
Education :
Relevant university degree (e.g., political science, law, international development, social work, psychology, human rights), or equivalent professional qualification.
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 $5,560,000 depending on the candidate’s experience and skills.
- Start date: February 2026 (subject to availability of funds)
- 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 Ocaña, Norte de Santander.
Application closing date: February 8, 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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