National Field Officer

Support the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia’s peace-agreement mandate through field visits, community and authority engagement, monitoring, political analysis and reporting. The National Field Officer tracks reincorporation, security guarantees and economic reintegration, identifies risks and corrective actions, and provides liaison support across regional and local mission teams.

• Visit meeting areas and nearby towns to identify concerns and challenges faced by signatory parties and affected communities
• Build relationships with parties, local actors and communities alongside regional offices
• Support monitoring and verification activities, databases, reports and engagement related to the Mission mandate
• Monitor Final Agreement incidents and alleged violations and recommend preventive and corrective actions
• Analyse murders and threats in the context of armed groups and regional dynamics
• Prepare monthly, bi-weekly and daily reports
• Monitor reincorporation commitments and sustainability indicators for economic projects
• Liaise with UN counterparts and actors in the area of responsibility

• Strong analytical and reporting skills and proven drafting abilities in Spanish and English
• Ability to participate in meetings, draft archival notes and substantive reports, and conduct political analysis
• Impartiality, respect for the Mission mandate and adherence to confidentiality
• Valid driver’s licence and demonstrable ability to drive manual or automatic and 4x4 vehicles

• Knowledge of economic, political and social reintegration issues
• Project-management and administration experience
• Experience in multicultural environments or Latin America
• Experience facilitating workshops or mediation processes

• Political Analysis
• Conflict Analysis
• Peacebuilding
• Community Engagement
• Monitoring
• Verification
• Report Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Reintegration Support
• Incident Monitoring
• Field Coordination

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• UNV Volunteer Reporting Application

• Assignment may require field missions by river and travel to remote or adverse locations
• Some deployment locations are not suitable for family accompaniment