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Job: Mercy Corps seeks Deputy Chief of Party, Livelihoods Program, Colombia
Closing date: 31 October 2009
Mercy Corps has had a presence in Colombia since 2006. We work primarily in collaboration with local partners that target communities affected by the country’s long-running armed conflict. Our programs consist of both emergency assistance and socio-economic integration initiatives to improve the lives of displaced and vulnerable people, including landmine victims, victims of child labor and gender based violence. Mercy Corps’ programs cover 22 departments across the country and include Bogotá and Soacha, Caribbean coastal regions of Urabá, Chocó, Bolivar and Atlántico, and the southern departments of Nariño, Cauca, Meta, Caquetá and Putumayo. In these areas, we are helping local organizations enable displaced families to establish themselves, achieve stable livelihoods and lives with dignity outside the armed conflict. Building off strong linkages to local government, the Colombia program is currently looking to expand its work to address the livelihoods, local infrastructure and community mobilization needs in the northern costal region of Montes de Maria.
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