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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

As the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela continues, the risk of hyperinflation and mobility restrictions severely constrain access to basic goods and services. To date, around 8 million Venezuelans have left the country. IRC has responded to the crisis by supporting Venezuelans within Venezuela and across the larger diaspora, providing health, nutrition, WASH, economic recovery, protection, and education services. Simultaneously, escalating violence and armed conflict have created severe protection risks in Colombia and Ecuador. This escalation of violence compounds existing pressures in both countries from hosting 2.8M and 441,000 Venezualan migrants, respectively. Across the region, the escalation in violence and conflict is now driving new waves of internal displacement or confinement, directly disrupting access to services, deteriorating health and protective systems and increasing gaps in care provision. In this context, the IRC works, together with local organizations,



to support conflict affected communities in both Colombia and Ecuador to access basic goods and services including education, health and protection.

**Purpose of the role**

The position of Deputy Director of Programs (DDP) is a member of the Senior Management team and is integral to the successful implementation of IRC's programs in South America. Working under the direction of the Country Director (CD), the DDP is responsible for leading program strategy in alignment with local government policies and strategies; guiding strong project management following industry best practices; supporting business development efforts; and ensuring compliance with donor regulations. The Deputy Director of Programs for Colombia and Venezuela, will manage all programming in Colombia and Venezuela, as well as outreach programs led by partners in Ecuador, and will provide leadership to all programs staff based in and traveling to these countries.

The responsibilities of this position are aligned with the global IRC strategy and reinforce program excellence, gender equality, and increased client voice and choice. This role requires an innovative and pragmatic thinker who is willing to take smart risks within contexts constrained by security considerations. The DDP must be able to adapt and adjust programming to new scenarios as the context evolves, to ensure both the safety and security of staff and effective program delivery. The role must adhere to IRC security protocols, which are designed to protect staff,



partner organizations, and clients and foster a culture of safety and security among program staff.

The DDP will spearhead the development and execution of the Country Strategic Plan and be responsible for supervising technical coordinators and project leads based in Colombia and Venzuela. The position will report to the Country Director of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Perú and will coordinate closely with the Operations and Security Coordinator and the Finance Coordinator - both based in Bogotá; Regional and General Technical Advisors in health, protection, economic recovery and development, education, and MEAL; and the IRC Emergency Unit.

The DDP will be based in Colombia, and will be required to travel up to 50%.

**Specific Responsibilities**

**Program Strategy, Design and Fundraising**
- Lead efforts for sustainable program growth, proactively identifying opportunities for new programming initiatives and prioritizing opportunities for multi-year funding to support them.
- Implement IRC´s business development strategy in Colombia and Venezuela - identify donors and funding opportunities, widening and strengthening IRC’s donor base.
- Coordinate with the regional team, technical advisors, Colombia and Venezuela staff and partners for submission of innovative and high-quality proposals; take a lead role writing technical proposals and budgets.
- Collaborate with Comms, MEAL and Grants to implement IRC´s positioning strategy - sharing the impact of IRC´s work on clients in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
- Ensure, with Technical Unit staff, that project design reflects IRC program quality standards and industry best practices.
- Provide guidance, strategies and tools to ensu

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📌 Deputy Director of Programs Colombia and Venezuela (Bogotá)
🏢 International Rescue Committee
📍 Bogotá