Strategic Role: Economic Recovery Coordinator at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Abuja

For millions of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), restoring dignity begins with rebuilding an economic future. This senior coordination role is indispensable, as it provides the vision and technical excellence needed to shift populations from emergency support toward sustainable self-reliance. By championing market-driven solutions and innovative programming, the Economic Recovery Coordinator will drive DRC’s impact, ensuring that vulnerable households in Nigeria can forge durable pathways out of poverty and displacement. This leadership position is central to achieving lasting resilience within conflict-affected communities.

Job Summary

The Economic Recovery (EcRec) Coordinator provides expert strategic and technical oversight across the entire spectrum of DRC’s economic programming, encompassing food security, livelihoods, and financial inclusion across Nigeria’s operational areas. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing high-quality program strategies, developing implementation tools, building team capacity, and ensuring the portfolio delivers impactful, sustainable, and market-aligned interventions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Direction & Technical Authority

  • Strategy Formulation: Lead the ongoing development, update, and national rollout of DRC’s EcRec technical strategy, prioritizing innovation, environmental sustainability, and pathways toward durable solutions.
  • Proposal Design: Serve as the technical lead for program development, providing expert inputs on proposals, concept notes, and evaluations to ensure alignment with sector best practices and donor requirements.
  • Trend Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of economic and market trends, challenges, and opportunities to inform strategic shifts and adaptive management within the program.

Program Quality Assurance & Capacity Building

  • Graduation Model Leadership: Provide specialized technical support for the implementation of the graduation approach, including the creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), detailed implementation guidance, and robust training curricula for field teams and beneficiaries.
  • Quality Monitoring: Ensure technical quality assurance across all EcRec modalities, including Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), agriculture, and market systems, throughout the entire project cycle.
  • Team Development: Lead capacity building, mentoring, and continuous coaching for field-based teams and implementing partners to enhance technical proficiency in all economic recovery areas.

External Representation & Fundraising

  • Coordination: Represent DRC’s EcRec portfolio at national and area-level coordination platforms, actively engaging with technical working groups and relevant forums.
  • Partnership & Advocacy: Cultivate strong relationships with national government authorities, donors, UN agencies, private sector actors, and technical partners to identify collaboration and new funding avenues.
  • Resource Mobilization: Contribute actively to fundraising efforts by identifying opportunities, drafting technical sections of proposals, and developing advocacy materials to showcase program results and needs.
  • Global Alignment: Liaise closely with DRC Headquarters and regional counterparts to ensure technical consistency and integrate global organizational learning into the Nigeria program.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education & Experience

  • Education: Master’s degree in International Development, Economic Studies, Political Science, or another relevant, related field is essential.
  • Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of substantial professional experience in humanitarian or development programming.
  • Sectoral Expertise: Demonstrated experience covering at least four of the following technical areas: food security, livelihoods, agriculture, financial inclusion, Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), or market systems development.
  • Specialized Knowledge: Proven technical experience in resilience-building, social protection mechanisms, or integrated economic recovery models, particularly the Graduation Approach.
  • Documentation Skills: Established ability to create complex technical products, including SOPs, implementation guidance, and specialized training curricula.

Competencies & Attributes

  • Communication: Exceptional communication, facilitation, and technical writing skills, necessary for high-level representation and report drafting.
  • Language: Full professional proficiency (both written and spoken) in English is mandatory.
  • Proposal Success: Proven track record of contributing effectively to proposal development and securing major donor funding.
  • Contextual Advantage (Desirable): Prior experience managing programs in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, experience with green/climate-adapted livelihood models, and familiarity with partners like JIPS.

About the Organization

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading international non-governmental organization committed to supporting durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced persons globally. Operating in over 30 of the world’s most acute conflict territories, the organization provides immediate aid—such as shelter and food—alongside long-term development programs focused on income generation. DRC places the highest priority on accountability and quality management, ensuring that all assistance is delivered reliably and effectively. This commitment allows them to serve as a trustworthy partner to both donors and the vulnerable populations they assist.

Application Details

  • Location: Abuja, Nigeria
  • Supervised by: Head of Programme
  • Contract Type: National or Expatriate
  • Employment Period: 1 Year (renewable based on funding and performance)
  • Application Deadline: January 4, 2025

How to Apply: Interested applicants who meet the essential qualifications and possess the required passion for economic empowerment are invited to submit their application via the online portal.

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