**Info**: **Americas** **Colombia** **Tibú** **National contract** **04 Jun 2025** **22 Jun 2025** **173882** **Introduction** The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and - whenever possible - for the fulfilment of the wish to return home. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Based in Copenhagen (Denmark) and present in forty countries, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profitmaking, politically independent, non-governmental and non-denominational relief organization. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency. **Overall purpose of the role** The primary objectives of the Area Manager - Norte de Santander will be - together with the Country Director, Head of Programs and Support Services - To ensure operational and programmatic implementation of projects, supervise programme and support staff, oversee staff safety and compliance with safety protocols, ensure local external representation of DRC in coordination space and with local authorities and stakeholder, and steer the area-based programme strategy. Under the Country Director direct line management, the Area Manager will be based in Tibu Office and will be responsible for the overall management and activity implementation in the surrounding municipalities. The position includes travel to the implementation sites in the mentioned area as well as occasional visits to hosting areas: rural communities for assessment, and meetings with partners and donors as necessary. This role has a field location focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. **Responsibilities**: **Management** - Line manages area support and program staff ensuring inter-department co-ordination. - Closely coordinate with the senior management team ensuring regular information flows. - People management of direct reports (including development, people planning and performance). - With team leaders manage the programme activities budget lines, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources including financial, human and all assets. - Ensure overall provision of and adherence to DRC policies (including Code of Conduct), procedures, guidelines, systems, and standard practices. - Provide leadership in overseeing logístical/procurement, Human Resources/administration and office services activities and ensure their timely/efficient delivery. **Representation, coordination, and reporting** - Primary DRC representative in operation area and attend with support from DRC technical staff all relevant fora/meetings to strengthen DRC’s position. - Foster relationships and ensure close coordination with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders in the operation area. - Support working relationships with donors, national and international organizations, and local partners. - Comply with internal reporting requirements, contribute to, and provide quality assurance of external reports from area of operation. Programme development - Lead the process of adapting DRC national strategy to the local context and circumstances. - Provide regular analysis on the context and humanitarian situation in the area for the development of project proposals and safety assessments in cooperation with the Country Director and program staff. - Ensure coordination - directly or through sector managers - with the National Office programme team to ensure programme implementation is aligned with technical guidance and programme/sector strategies. Safety - Ensure a safe and secure environment for DRC staff, beneficiaries, and assets by ensuring the local security procedures are up to date and SOPs are being followed in line with DRC policy. Given the highly conflicting context within the areas of operation, the Area manager will have to monitor closely the activities that take place on the ground and the staff that conduct them, making sure that they abide to the safety protocols. - Conduct regular safety and security monitoring and assessments. **As Manager the post-holder is responsible for the following** - Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility. - Accountable for making significant decisions on what the un