🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Danish Refugee Council (DRC) – 12 Positions

Alan & Grant - Our work is focused on creating innovative HR and Organizational Development Solutions aimed at Performance Improvement & Business Growth. We currently serve clients across various sectors of the Economy from locations in Jos, Port Harcourt and Lagos.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Supply Chain, Safety & Access Assistant
2.) Protection Monitoring Team Leader
3.) Information Management Officer
4.) Human Resources and Administration Officer
5.) Economic Recovery Officer
6.) Economic Recovery Assistant (x7)

Job Title: Supply Chain, Safety & Access Assistant 

Location: Katsina
Job Type: Contract
Employment Period: 5 months

Purpose

• Responsible for supporting daily access operations and overseeing safety risk management in Katsina, with the ability to travel across the region as needed.
• The role ensures compliance with DRC safety policies, monitors staff movements, conducts risk assessments, manages guards, delivers safety briefings, and supports safety training and capacity building to enable secure program implementation.
• And supports the effective and timely delivery of logistics services in accordance with DRC and donor standards.
• This includes managing transportation and fleet operations, tracking assets and equipment, handling office and facility maintenance, and providing administrative support to ensure smooth program implementation in Katsina and surrounding areas.

Duties and Responsibilities
Humanitarian Access and Safety:

• The Access and Safety Assistant is responsible for implementing DRC Nigeria’s humanitarian access strategy in Katsina State, ensuring context-specific approaches and strong community engagement.
• They support principled negotiations with local actors, promote the organization’s mandate, and provide technical advice on access strategies and program assessments.
• The role involves reviewing and approving staff travel requests, issuing safety equipment, and coordinating staff movements in line with standard operating procedures.
• The assistant conducts safety briefings and orientation for new staff, manages physical security infrastructure, and oversees static guard professionalism through training and drills.
• Maintain the safety asset register and collaborate with logistics teams for asset tracking. Regular security risk assessments and safety improvement plans are part of the role, along with disseminating safety advisories, maintaining a live risk register, and ensuring incident reporting compliance.
• Additionally, the assistant builds and maintains networks with local stakeholders and other humanitarian actors for timely information sharing.
• Monitor the security context in Katsina and neighboring states, provide conflict sensitivity analysis, and contribute to safety-related reporting.
• Supporting training and capacity building on humanitarian principles, safety policies, and emergency preparedness for DRC staff and partners.

Supply Chain:

• Supports effective fleet, asset, and facilities management to ensure smooth operations.
• Coordinating daily vehicle requests, monitoring driver assignments, tracking vehicle movements, ensuring vehicle safety compliance, and maintaining accurate fuel and maintenance records.
•   support staff with flight and helicopter bookings and advises on procurement, fleet, and asset procedures.
• Tagging assets in the DRC Dynamics (DYN) system, maintaining the asset register, tracking asset movements, assisting with physical verification, and supporting maintenance and disposal in line with DRC policies.
• Maintenance of offices and guesthouses, manages cleaning, security, and utilities, and tracks related expenses.
• Maintain stock records, support internal meetings and events, perform general administrative tasks, and liaise with government agencies when required.

Requirements
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Security Operations, Management, Communication, Criminology, Law, Public Administration, Logistics, Administration, Business, Engineering, IT, or related fields.

Experience and technical competencies (include years of experience):

• At least 2 years with international or UN agencies, and in logistics or supply chain or safety, preferably in humanitarian settings.

Desirable:

• Experience in remote settings and willingness to travel to field locations.
• Familiarity with procurement processes and documentation standards.
• Experience in supervision or site maintenance.
• Basic knowledge of vehicle mechanics or electrical installations.
• Previous experience working with an international NGO or humanitarian organization.

General Regulations:

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
• Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Protection Monitoring Team Leader

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract length: Eight months with the possibility of extension

Overall purpose of the role

• The Protection Monitoring Team Leader is responsible for the technical supervision and coordination of all protection monitoring activities under the supervision of the Protection Manager.
• This role ensures training and capacity building for field protection monitoring staff including Partners staff, guaranteeing that protection services meet sector quality standards.
• The incumbent will analyze protection alerts, monthly reports, and rapid assessments, applying protection data analysis to inform response strategies and advocacy efforts for Borno and Madagali (when required).
• With a strong focus on Protection Monitoring and Protection Information Management (PIM), the position will structure data in line with the Protection Analytical Framework (PAF) and lead protection analysis updates and community consultations and action plans for DRC Nigeria.
• The Team Leader will ensure protection monitoring reports are finalized with accuracy, providing consistent feedback to the field team and ensuring compliance with PIM standards.
• The position requires deep engagement with , PSNE dashboards, P21, and qualitative protection analysis methodologies as well as an excellent understanding of community-based protection.
• The Protection Monitoring Team Leader will also support the Protection Manager in developing appropriate questionnaires, protection tools, training materials, and refining methodologies for household surveys (HH), FGDs, and KIIs, alerts reports, observations and will know how to engage with community based protection structures to have a community based analysis and all steps required for CBP.
• They will work closely with internal and external stakeholders—including the Protection Monitoring Working Group, Advocacy Working Groups and others—to shape and influence protection strategies and advocate for affected populations and organize key stakeholders meeting leading community based protection structures to be the voices of change in their communities and know how to better document violations and self-protect.

Duties and Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Protection Analysis:

• Provide technical guidance and coaching to protection monitoring staff, ensuring adherence to protection principles and standards.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative analysis of protection data, using DEEP, PAF, and protection dashboards to monitor emerging risks.
• Oversee monthly protection monitoring reports, ensuring accurate reporting and actionable insights.
• Ensure compliance with data protection policies, maintaining confidentiality and ethical data management.
• He/She will develop tools that will support protection teams to  analyze community-based protection data including their initiatives, plans, elaborate on trends and protection situations to feed into relevant GBV/PSS/Legal analysus and use them to develop the PAF
• He/She will be responsible to review all LGA reports from the Protection Monitoring Officers and of the partners protection assistants.
• Lead and launch pilot tools in accordance to DRC community-based protection guidance to partners in Borno when required to guide teams involved in community-based protection.
• Provide technical trainings to PM staff in the identification of protection risks and human rights violations using qualitative and quantitative methodologies and supporting CBPS to lead their own advocacy on the long term .
• Ensure that vulnerable/at risk individuals are promptly and safely identified, assessed and referred.
• Maintain an updated database of internal and external referrals.

Capacity Building & Team Supervision:

• Conduct training and mentoring sessions for protection monitoring teams on data collection, protection assessment methodologies, and safe referrals and on analysis to use for IPA.
• Review and refine protection monitoring tools, strengthening survey methodologies and reporting frameworks.
• Supervise Protection Monitoring Assistants and Officers, ensuring efficient coordination and high-quality outputs.
• The Protection Monitoring/CBP Team leader provides day-to-day management of the CBP/PM Staff and of the partners staffincluding supervision and coaching under FCDO and EU projects and provide advises on awareness sessions and how to use some of the findings for further analysing the protection environment in a given LGA
• He/She will manage and provide leadership, including organizing, planning, and monitoring their activities to ensure quality standards are met.
• Develop the capacity of the CBP/PM team through training, mentoring, and coaching, and ensure that they have the necessary skills to provide effective psychological first aid in situation of distress for people that we may ask questions from and are able to provide proper referrals and efficient services mapping to ensure quick and safe referrals.
• Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the impact of CBP and Protection Monitoring programs, and adapt programs based on identified needs to ensure they remain relevant and effective.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures, as well as local laws and regulations governing the PM/CBP types of programming.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of PM/CBP activities, including data collection and reporting, minutes of meeting etc
• The Protection TL to ensure that the IDP leadership structures are in place and functioning at all levels (camps, village, zones) throughout the camp, outside camp and in host communities and give tools/training of trainers package to the field teams to implement DRC community-based protection guidance
• Ensure that community structures are in place, have inclusive representation and their capacity is strengthened as needed and appropriate
• Ensure that the guidance on how to conduct regular and ad-hoc meetings with IDPs/HC/returnees/refugees representatives/committees are conducted and any issues/concerns identified are reported to DRC area level protection managers.
• Ensure information is being disseminated to all camp and host community residents and feedback on access to and gaps in services is being collected.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy:

• Strengthen collaboration with partners, including GBV AoR, CP AoR, and local protection actors, to improve protection monitoring data.
• Participate in Protection Monitoring Working Group meetings, ensuring alignment with protection strategy updates.
• Provide structured advocacy inputs, summarizing protection trends and key concerns for stakeholders and donors.

Operational Coordination & Compliance:

• Ensure seamless coordination between protection and MEAL teams, optimizing impact measurement and program refinements.
• Lead the integration of PSNE tools and dashboards, ensuring effective interpretation of protection monitoring data.
• Work closely with Protection Managers and PIM Analysts to ensure consistency in reporting and documentation.
• Ensure that IDPs/returnees/HC/refugees have safe and meaningful access to feedback and complaints mechanism and that they receive a timely response to their concerns (help desk, mobile desk)
• Support the Protection Manager to organise and facilitate Workshops to ensure all staff and incentive workers are informed and demonstrate understanding of  Protection Principles, Purposes of Protection Monitoring and Advocacy, PIM principles, PSEA, Code of Conduct  and values required, with particular attention to accountability, respectful dialogue with the PoC, and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Mainstream community-based protection in other sectors of DRC intervention, particularly access to information, participation, feedback mechanism
• Coach CBP protection team of DRC and local protection partners to ensure proper protection outcomes of the projects on community-based protection
• Contribute to the effective implementation of all operations support activities, including those related to administration, finances, and logistics, so as to ensure smooth project implementation. In all matters, comply with internal directives and policies as communicated by the protection Manager and/or the relevant support departments.

Other Responsibilities related to emergency protection assessment, community based protection and analysis:

• Maintain updated CBPS services mapping
• He/She will help giving suggestions to complement the protection strategy for community-based protection in areas where DRC and its partners have CBPS and support the country level protection manager in identifying key components where the teams need to be strengthened and alert on protection trends that affect overall environment and take the initiatives
• He/She will develop supervision and coaching tools on community-based protection and finding suggestions for sustainability
• He/she will be responsible to develop protection analytical framework for all LGA where CBP/PM is implemented and any other locations with data from impact reports from other protection sectors by liaising with the different Protection Specialists. He/She will also ensure to deliver trainings developed by the specialists to his/her teams in case the specialists cannot be available in the areas and will update regular tools and impact reports.
• He/She will be responsible for key contacts with authorities at state level and ensure PM and CBP Officers report to him on key meetings at LGA level coordination

Supervision of staff:

• The PM Team leader is responsible for the technical supervision and coordination of all PM related activities under the supervision of the Protection manager . S/he will ensure that training and capacity building needs of field protection staff are timely addressed with his/her teams and if required and necessary with the other specialists
• Provide support to protection staff, ensuring quality in the implementation of activities and services as well as the adherence to protection standards
• Support the field teams with the development of technically sound (monthly & weekly) work plans, consistent with the goals and objectives of the project;
• Maintain regular and positive collaboration with colleagues to enhance synergies and ensure that intervention between the different project components is harmonized especially to guide actions and program designs to incorporate voices of CBPS and ensure protection analysis trends are actually shared in a timely manner
• Participate in the recruitment of project staff, provide objective feedback with regards to staff performance (evaluate performance and deliverables against job descriptions), expectations and areas for growth and professional development.
• Identify capacity building needs of protection staff assessing their knowledge and skills and accordingly provide learning opportunities through training, workshops and/or simulation exercises; ensure continuous on the job coaching and mentoring;  Provide training on ‘Protection concerns forms/‘Inter-Agency Referral Form SOPs’ to other agencies working in the area depending on the need.
• Give feedbacks to the PIM and CPM Specialist in particular all the time and some consultation with PM/CBP specialist in developing and/or updating protection tools and training material in order to meet the project’s requirements and ensure validation/consultation with the Protection manager to ensure it is technically sound
• Lead the development of quality internal/external reports on Community based protection and protection monitoring providing relevant protection data, insight and analysis and give inputs to Protection Manager in particular on monthly, bimonthly and ad hoc protection monitoring or CBP reports
• Ensure that DRC data protection, PSEA and CP policies are shared, understood and upheld by all staff in compliance with the highest standards of privacy and confidentiality.
• Contribute to the maintenance of an up-to-date service mapping of the service providers operating in the area and take proactive steps to remain informed about the available services especially specialized services
• Ensure that all high-risk cases are promptly identified, directly assisted or referred to the right service provider.

Budget Management:

• Monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-ups.
• Provide inputs to Protection Manager to ensure effective and efficient utilization of CBP/PM  program resources through monitoring and tracking of expenditures against budgets.
• Anticipate, along with Protection Manager, potential over/underspending.
• Provide expenditure forecast to Protection Manager monthly.
• Other duties as assigned by the Protection Manager.

Education and Professional Experience

• BSc, BA or Master`s Degree in one of the following: International Development, Social Sciences, Social Work, International Relations, Human Rights.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Computer literacy (Word, Excel)
• Respect and a non-discriminatory attitude
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good reporting skills
• Ability to show empathy
• Ability to work under pressure
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri, and any other spoken languages spoken in Borno State and Adamawa (Madagali) written and spoken
• Working knowledge in English (written and spoken).

General Regulations:

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
• Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period.
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Information Management Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract length: Eight months with the possibility of extension

Mission Objectives

• Ensure that information systems are in place and maintained to support the ability of the Protection Sector Northeast Nigeria to take evidence-based decisions, in particular regarding protection priorities and gaps and support advocacy and system strengthening to the North West of Nigeria with strong support from DRC and its partners based on their experiences in Sokoto and Zamfara.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of UNHCR Protection Sector Coordinator and with oversight of the host entity DRC through the PIM Specialist and Protection Coordinator, the Information Management Officer will:

• Structure and collate the primary data collected by Protection Sector partners on their achievements for the sector operation in Northeast Nigeria, and maintain IM tools which enables Protection Sector partners to identify gaps and priorities.
• Organise the collection of data on the Protection Sector achievements in close coordination with AORs, in particular regarding by acting as a central focal point for uploading information through ActivityInfo.
• Support the planning of the Protection Sector Northeast Nigeria for 2026, in particular the revision of the protection severity mapping, in close coordination with the AoRs.
• Provide all relevant analysis of the data on the Protection Sector achievements, through graphs or other relevant products
• Maintain the dashboard for the Protection Sector protection monitoring in BAY states, ensure its timely update, and implement any changes in the protection monitoring IM systems in place as required.
• Train sector partners, AoRs, and other key partners on data collection, compilation, analysis, and the protection of sensitive data, as needed.
• Regularly collaborates, consults with all coordination forums in Northeast Nigeria and represent the Sector in the Information Management Working Group, gives feedback to the coordination team.
• Ensure the maintenance of the Protection Sector Reliefweb pages and the timely posting of the Protection Sector key documents.
• Ensure to keep up to date with the incident reporting dashboard, the PSNE dashboard based on protection monitoring and help with new adaptations including Kobo process and P21 among others.

Education and Professional eEperience

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in information management, data management and data visualization are required.
• Experience working and providing support in the Humanitarian Planning Cycle and well versed with HPC guidance.

Essential requirements:

• Support analysis of data and statistics including, summary tables, trends analysis, infographics, and data visualization.
• Expert level knowledge of data processing and managing qualitative and quantitative data using appropriate data analysis structure, methods, and tools such as MS Excel, activity info, Powerbi, kobo tools.
• Coordination expertise for IM/PIM Officers/Specialists to discuss on confidentiality of information/best way to present it with consultations with protection experts.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to the management of information (in particular protection information) in complex emergencies, disaster preparedness, disaster response and early recovery; Ability to identify issues, analyze humanitarian trends and participate in the resolution of issues/problems; Knowledge of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, humanitarian operations and coordination structures, particularly Humanitarian Country Teams, Inter-Sector Coordination; Knowledge of collection, processing and management of quantitative and qualitative  data.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors’ language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients" and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to clients.
• Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understand applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

Salary & Benefits
In accordance with DRC scale.

Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Human Resources and Administration Officer

Location: Abuja
Contract length: Six (6) months, with the possibility of extension depending on funding availability.

Purpose

• To provide Human Resources and Administration support in compliance with DRC's and local guidelines and procedures.
• This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country.
• The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks.
• The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities.

Duties and Responsibilities
Documentation and filing:

• Ensure documentation is complete and filed in an impeccable manner for all recruitments done in Abuja. (Both hard files and soft copies).
• Ensure documentation and archiving of personnel files is kept up to date and in order.
• Support field offices in organizing their documentation and archives to be audit ready at all times.

Insurance:

• Act as focal point for insurance payments.
• Liaise with staff and insurance company on resolving issues.
• Escalate any insurance issues in a timely manner.

Contracts and People planning:

• To send monthly reminders and anticipate actions on upcoming ends of contracts and future recruitment needs.
• To ensure that each employee has an updated job description
• To make sure staff have their contract extensions, End of contract notices at least a month in advance before expiry of their valid contract.
• Ensure staff contracts are extended on Dynamics in a timely manner; mange lifecycle of staff on Dynamics.
• To work with the staff contracts list and make sure it is always up to date on SharePoint
• Liaise with field HR&Admin staff to update casual worker data base and prepare related contracts
• To prepare all job offers and contracts.
• To prepare payroll for national employees
• To make sure the full contract process for national employees including contracts, extensions, addendums, and resignations is done
• To ensure that terms of employment for national employees are aligned with DRC Minimum standards, Nigeria Labor law and conventions and competitive.
• To ensure that Dynamics data for national staff is updated, this is position bands, employee IDs, contracts extensions
• To ensure the proper and exhaustive filing of all the staff documents both hard and soft copies.
• Prepare and submit required reports or/ trackers to the HR&Admin Team Leader monthly
• Ensure that records of all Human Resources related information is kept and sent on timely basis to relevant parties
• Hiring and terminating of national staff in dynamics system.

Performance, Learning and Development:

• To make sure the performance management process is adhered to by all managers, staff and HR focal points
• Maintain a consolidated Country tracker for performance cycle in the KPI HR-Tool
• Timely Follow up with the focal HRs in area offices of probations objectives, evaluations performance objectives and appraisals
• Involve the HR&Admin Team Leader in complicated situations that a raise with the non-compliance to the cycle
• Share with managers and staff the available learning and development opportunities materials on DRC Intranet for development
• Support the HR&Admin Team Leader in coordinating the learning and development trainings including training on Code of Conduct, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest, etc. as may be required.
• Ensure all performance records and trainings on performance management is updated in dynamics.

Visas Management and International Flight Management (Working in close collaboration with the Administration Officer):

• Create a folder for each staff or / visitor
• Collect all the necessary documents from the applicant for a particular visa type (VOA OR CERPAC)
• Have the letters signed by CD/Hoss to support the applications
• Submit applications immediately
• Share emails with the consultants on guidance and requirements for applications for each new application.
• Make sure of Aquent communication to the applicant on the timelines of the process, the required documents and how long the applicants will stay without their physical passport(s) if its application for CERPAC
• Follow up with the Consultant to make sure the visa (VOA) is received within five (05) working days.
• On receipt of the passport back, update the visas tracker
• Make sure to send the staff passport back to them only through fellow staff and not a courier
• Timely communications and follow up with staff on their visa’s renewals.

Experience and technical competencies
Essential:

• A University Degree in the field of Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or Social Science Degree specializing in Human Resources or equivalent profession.
• Minimum Three (03) years’ experience in Administration or Human Resources Management or Change Management or Organizational Development and other related fields specifically within the International NGOs, Embassies, UN Agencies and other similar sectors mid-management level.
• Knowledge of recruitment and previous experience within emergency contexts is a plus.
• Excellent command of Microsoft office.
• Previous experience working with an ERP System is an added advantage.
• Good understanding and working knowledge/experience of Human Resources Management principles, concepts & processes.
• Advanced English proficiency
• Knowledge of local languages.

What we offer

• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the DRC National salary structure.
• This is contractually a national position for which local Nigerian terms and conditions apply.

Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2025, midnight (GMT-time).

Start Date
When the right candidate is identified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: The responsibilities listed above are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

Job Title: Economic Recovery Officer

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Contract
Employment Period: 5 months
Type of Contract: National
Supervised by: Economic Recovery Team Leader
Reporting to: Economic Recovery Team Leader

Purpose

• To facilitate the implementation of the DRC and MSF partnership in Katsina State, with the aim of improving recovery outcomes for children discharged from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Intensive Therapeutic Feeding Centres (ITFCs), and to support their continued participation in ambulatory therapeutic feeding by providing targeted food assistance to their households through cash transfer.

Duties and Responsibilities
Supporting CVA, Food Assistance and Nutrition Activities:

• Work with the EcrRec assistant during the distribution of prepaid cards, ensuring accurate beneficiary identification and adherence to distribution protocols.
• Ensure all beneficiaries are screened, selected and verified through use of developed targeting criteria in operational areas.
• Facilitate the implementation of CVA mainly but not limited to Unconditional Cash Grants, Conditional Cash Grants, in the operational areas through liaison with line manager.
• Provide on-site support during cash withdrawal events, including crowd control, troubleshooting, and coordination with financial service providers.
• Ensure that beneficiaries understand how to use prepaid cards, including PIN setup and withdrawal procedures in collaboration with the EcRec Assistant.
• Manage cash distribution process and ensure minimum standards are met.
• Report security incidents, protection concerns, or feedback from beneficiaries to the supervisor promptly.
• Provide food security guidance, on an individual or group basis, to increase beneficiaries’ awareness of different nutrition foods options based on market assessment and beneficiary interests.
• Conduct training and sensitisation activities related to complementary nutrition activities.
• Supervision of nutrition related activities such as trainings, malnutrition monitoring and screening, referral pathways and reporting.
• Ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with humanitarian principles, protection standards, and organizational policies.
• Coordinate in Planning, supervising and monitoring training, awareness and sensitisation activities, including maintenance and verification of all supporting documentation and activities.
• Support the organization of trainings and other events related to the project.
• Submit weekly reports and contribute to compilation of the monthly report and submit to line manager.
• Assist the Economic Recovery Food Assistance Team Leader in project documentation.
• Any other duties assigned by line manager.

Stakeholder Coordination:

• Coordination of Ward level stakeholders in consultation with line manager.
• Ensure that protocol is followed through stakeholder consultation at all stages of project implementation.

Social Cohesion:

• Assess the relevance of potential intercommunal dialogue activities linked to livelihoods to improve the dialogue and cooperation between these fields (e.g. joint workshops, peer-to-peer activities, language exchanges, etc.).
• Select beneficiaries who will participate in the activities through youth empowerment and social safety-net planning in coordination with other sectors.
• Maintain Excel tracking sheet to ensure that data are collected on a timely basis.
• Contribute to regular reporting on achievements and challenges related to the project as requested by the Economic Recovery Office.

Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Work closely with the monitoring team on monitoring and evaluation tools for Economic Recovery activities in coordination with the M & E team
• Facilitate the qualitative and quantitative monitoring of projects through team meetings, post-assistance visits, regular reporting and any other monitoring tools.
• Participate in internal evaluations of programmes.

Representation:

• If requested by the Economic Recovery Program Manager represent DRC in food security sector working groups, cash working group and interagency planning workshops.
• Represent, and where necessary, advocate on behalf of DRC with local authorities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a diploma or bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
• At least 1-2 years of experience in humanitarian or development programs, preferably in cash-based interventions.
• Experience in field-level implementation, especially in remote or hard-to-reach areas.
• Familiarity with prepaid card systems and working with financial service providers is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural team.
• Fluency in English and local languages spoken in the area of operation.
• Basic computer literacy, especially in Excel and data collection tools (e.g., Kobo, ODK).

Experience and technical competencies (include years of experience)
Desirable:

• Previous working experience with humanitarian agencies
• Experience working with hosts, returnees and displaced populations.
• Experience in cash and vouchers assistance.
• Experience in community sensitization.

Essential:

•  Experience in Food Assistance Programming
• At least 1 years working experience in Cash and Voucher Assistance Programming is required.

General Regulations:

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
• Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

Salary & Benefits
Non Management I.

Application Closing Date
23rd July, 2025, midnight (GMT-time).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.
• DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
• DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
• The responsibilities listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

Job Title: Economic Recovery Assistant 

Location: Katsina
Slots: 7 Openings
Employment Type: Contract
Employment Period: 5 months
Type of Contract: National
Supervised by: Economic Recovery Team Leader
Reporting to: Economic Recovery Manager

Purpose

• To facilitate the implementation of the DRC and MSF partnership in Katsina State, with the aim of improving recovery outcomes for children discharged from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Intensive Therapeutic Feeding Centres (ITFCs), and to support their continued participation in ambulatory therapeutic feeding by providing targeted food assistance to their households through cash transfer.

Duties and Responsibilities
Supporting CVA, Food Assistance and Nutrition Activities:

• Support the distribution of prepaid cards, ensuring accurate beneficiary identification and adherence to distribution protocols.
• Ensure beneficiaries are screened, selected and verified through use of developed targeting criteria in operational areas.
• Facilitate the implementation of CVA mainly but not limited to Unconditional Cash Grants, Conditional Cash Grants, in the operational areas through liaison with line manager.
• Provide on-site support during cash withdrawal events, including crowd control, troubleshooting, and coordination with financial service providers.
• Ensure that beneficiaries understand how to use prepaid cards, including PIN setup and withdrawal procedures.
• Manage cash distribution process and ensure minimum standards are met.
• Report security incidents, protection concerns, or feedback from beneficiaries to the supervisor promptly.
• Provide food security guidance, on an individual or group basis, to increase beneficiaries’ awareness of different nutrition foods options based on market assessment and beneficiary interests.
• Conduct training and sensitisation activities related to complementary nutrition activities.
• Supervision of nutrition related activities such as trainings, malnutrition monitoring and screening, referral pathways and reporting.
• Ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with humanitarian principles, protection standards, and organizational policies.
• Coordinate in Planning, supervising and monitoring training, awareness and sensitisation activities, including maintenance and verification of all supporting documentation and activities.
• Support the organization of trainings and other events related to the project.
• Setting up the complaints and feedback Mechanism on all area of implementation.
• Submit weekly reports and contribute to compilation of the monthly report and submit to line manager.
• Assist the Economic Recovery Food Assistance Team Leader in project documentation.
• Any other duties assigned by line manager.

Stakeholder Coordination:

• Coordination of Ward level stakeholders in consultation with line manager.
• Ensure that protocol is followed through stakeholder consultation at all stages of project implementation.

Social Cohesion:

• Assess the relevance of potential intercommunal dialogue activities linked to livelihoods to improve the dialogue and cooperation between these fields (e.g. joint workshops, peer-to-peer activities, language exchanges, etc.).
• Select beneficiaries who will participate in the activities through youth empowerment and social safety-net planning in coordination with other sectors.
• Maintain Excel tracking sheet to ensure that data are collected on a timely basis.
• Contribute to regular reporting on achievements and challenges related to the project as requested by the Economic Recovery Office.

Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Work closely with the monitoring team on monitoring and evaluation tools for Economic Recovery activities in coordination with the M & E team
• Facilitate the qualitative and quantitative monitoring of projects through team meetings, post-assistance visits, regular reporting and any other monitoring tools.
• Participate in internal evaluations of programmes.

Representation:

• If requested by the Economic Recovery Program Manager represent DRC in food security sector working groups, cash working group and interagency planning workshops.
• Represent, and where necessary, advocate on behalf of DRC with local authorities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a diploma or bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
• At least 6 months to 1 year of experience in humanitarian or development programs, preferably in cash-based interventions, Data collection and Community sensitization.
• Experience in field-level implementation, especially in remote or hard-to-reach areas.
• Familiarity with prepaid card systems and working with financial service providers is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural team.
• Fluency in English and local languages spoken in the area of operation.
• Basic computer literacy, especially in Excel and data collection tools (e.g., Kobo, ODK).

Experience and technical competencies (include years of experience):
Desirable:

• Previous working experience with humanitarian agencies
• Experience working with hosts, returnees and displaced populations.
• Experience in cash and vouchers assistance.
• Experience in community sensitization.

Essential:

• Experience in Food Assistance Programming, Data collection.
• Must be locals from katsina state.
• At least 6 months to 1 year working experience in Cash and Voucher Assistance Programming, Data collection and Community sensitization is required.

General Regulations:

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
• Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request

Application Closing Date
23rd July, 2025, midnight (GMT-time).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.
• DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
• DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
• The responsibilities listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.