Gestion de Casos y Apoyo institucional

IOM seeks a protection consultant for Colombia’s earthquake response to deliver individual case management and institutional coordination. The role will identify vulnerable people, assess protection risks, establish care plans and referrals, track follow-up and document trends, helping ensure safe and dignified humanitarian assistance for children, women and other people with specific needs.

• Identify protection barriers, risks and gaps observed during case management and report them for IOM protection analysis
• Identify people with specific protection needs in affected communities, temporary shelters and other prioritized locations
• Conduct individual protection-risk assessments and manage assigned cases from initial assessment through referral, follow-up and closure
• Develop individual assistance and follow-up plans and make safe, confidential referrals to specialized services
• Maintain current case records, service mappings and protection-trend reports in IOM systems

• Professional degree in social work, psychology, law, social sciences or a related field
• One to two years of professional experience in protection programmes and case management with vulnerable populations
• Experience identifying protection risks and referring people to specialized services
• Fluent Spanish
• Availability to travel

• Experience in emergency or disaster responses
• Experience with displaced, migrant or refugee populations
• Knowledge of Colombian protection pathways

• Protection case management
• Protection risk assessment
• Referral management
• Humanitarian coordination
• Data confidentiality