About this role
NORCAP works to improve aid to better protect and empower people affected by crisis and climate change. We do this by providing expertise and solutions to humanitarian, development and peacebuilding partners, because we believe working together is the best way to reduce needs, risks and vulnerability over time. We seek and promote more effective ways of working at the global level and in the field. NORCAP’s aim is not only to reduce needs, but also to create choice and opportunity for people.
We work with and through our partners to improve aid in two complementary ways:
We provide targeted expertise to strengthen our partners’ response
We collaborate with partners to develop solutions to unmet gaps and challenges
We are looking to recruit a Transitions Adviser for Colombia to be hosted by UNOCHA. The Transitions Adviser will serve as liaison with the UN Verification Mission to Colombia on political and peace issues, and the UN Country Team (UNCT) and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), as required.
The transitions adviser will strengthen the coherence of the UN System, including liaison between the UNCT, the HCT and the UN Verification Mission, and coordination with the Colombian Government and donors to make tangible contributions towards an inclusive and sustainable peace, along the lines of the UN Secretary General’s vision to better connect humanitarian, peacebuilding and development efforts
Other facts
About Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across 40 countries. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, protection from violence, and water, sanitation and hygiene.
We stand up for people forced to flee. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend displaced people's rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena. NRC’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva is a global leader in monitoring, reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
We work with partners across the world through NORCAP, our global provider of humanitarian, development and peacebuilding expertise. NORCAP collaborates with local, national and international partners on finding sustainable solutions to meet the needs of people at risk.
Around 15,000 humanitarians work with the NRC. Most of us are hired locally to work in the field, and a small number are based at our head office in Oslo. Many of our colleagues were once themselves forced to flee their homes.
NRC assisted almost 9.1 million people worldwide in 2024, and with your support, we can help even more.
In order to meet the needs of more than 120 million displaced people worldwide, we need to unite forces across sectors and work together as one team. Through mutual partnerships we are dedicated to finding unique solutions for people who have been forced to flee, helping them build a sustainable future for themselves and their communities.
To find out how you can support our work, please visit nrc.no/corporate or send an e-mail to [email protected].
What you'll do
- The Transitions Adviser will act as a liaison with the UN Verification Mission to Colombia and strengthen the coherence of the UN System. This includes coordination with the Colombian Government and donors to contribute to sustainable peace efforts.
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