The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (“the Federation”) is the world’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network with 191 members National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. The Secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) strives to ensure focus, clarity, and efficiency and accountability in all results. The Secretariat, headquartered in Geneva, has five decentralized regional offices: one of which is the Americas, guided by the Secretariat strategies for implementation and areas of focus that builds on the vision of strategy 2030. The IFRC Regional Office for the Americas is organized in two main blocks: 1) a group of service-based departments and geographical configurations of (i) Country Cluster Delegation
- CCD (ii) Country Delegation(s)
- CD , as well as the Deputy Regional Director, under the direct management of the Regional Director; and 2) six building blocks composed by (i) Partnerships and Resource Development, (ii) Policy, Strategy and Knowledge; (iii) Communication, (iv) Disaster and Crisis: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, (v) Health and Care (that include WASH), (vi) Logistics, each of them led by the Deputy Regional Director.

This position is part of the Colombia Country Delegation (CD), which in turn, is part of the CCD for the Andean countries team, member of Americas Regional Office (ARO) team and has mandate for policy, operational and programmatic support to the members through Country and Cluster delegations, and directly when required.



The CD provides coordination in disaster management, high level representation of the IFRC, advocacy and communications, National Society capacity building, and resource mobilization, Country Operational Plan, resourcing, partnership development in Colombia. These are some of the essential elements to ensure an effective membership coordination and management of strategic partnerships and resources that support the work and increase the influence of IFRC and National Societies in the region.

IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

Job Purpose

The Programme and Operations Officer will support the work of the Earthquake Emergency Appeal Coordinator with the design, planning, implementation and follow-up of agreed activities.

The overall aim of this role is to assists the EQ Operations Coordinator in effectively leading,



coordinating and managing programme or sector staff; ensuring a positive working environment and an appropriate structure to optimise team performance and the exchange of information; and ensuring that objectives are met in accordance with the Federation’s standards, policies and procedures.

Furthermore, the Operations and Programmes Officer will support the timely and proper fulfilment of both programmatic and administrative commitments relating to the Secretariat’s and the CRC’s internal procedures concerning conditional and unconditional funds from the Appeal.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Programme Management and Support

- Provide support in programme areas including disaster management, climate and environment and community resilience, in line with agreed plans and priorities
- Work closely with counterparts to support implementation of agreed plans and budgets
- Ensure the application of IFRC policies, procedures, and standards; ensure that project implementation is timely, relevant, effective and in line with best international practice
- Support project data collection and information management and contribute to planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of programme activities in close cooperation with National Societies and IFRC counterparts
- Contribute to effective, timely and comprehensive reporting to partners and back donors in collaboration with the respective technical colleagues
- Provide assistance to Operations and Programs in the development of project proposal and in preparation of grant applications and resource mobilization for both internal and external donors

Project and pledge management

- Provide support in managing agreements and projects, as well as various processes related to ERP integration with other IFRC systems
- Check projects on consistency and compliance, especially with policies, procedures, standards, methodo

📌 Officer, Programs and Operations (Bogotá)
🏢 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC
📍 Bogotá