Economic Recovery Coordinator

Introduction 

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international humanitarian organisation that works in conflict-affected areas, providing assistance and support to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and host communities. DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income-generating activities, and a wide range of other assistance. It is of utmost importance for DRC to work in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and national legislations. Smooth, reliable, and effective operational systems are preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our beneficiaries. 

Background 

In Nigeria, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) operates within the context of a protracted humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, displacement, environmental degradation, and economic instability. These challenges are particularly acute in the northeastern and northwestern regions of the country.  DRC has been operational in Nigeria since 2015, responding to humanitarian needs arising from armed conflict, climate-related shocks, economic pressures, and social tensions affecting vulnerable and displacement-affected populations.  DRC’s interventions in Nigeria are organised across the following key sectors: Protection; Economic Recovery; Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure (WASI), Shelter and Infrastructure; Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding Geographically, DRC operates in the Northeast in Borno and Adamawa States, and in the Northwest in Zamfara, Sokoto, and Katsina States. Across these locations, DRC implements both humanitarian response and solutions-oriented programming, with a strong focus on internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host communities affected by displacement. 

Purpose 

The Economic Recovery (EC Rec) Coordinator works closely with DRC Nigeria’s coordination and implementation teams in the Northeast and Northwest, as well as implementing and strategic partners. The position provides strategic and technical oversight across all EcRec core sectors: food security, livelihoods, agriculture, financial inclusion, and market systems, ensuring high-quality programme design and delivery. The role leads the technical direction of DRC’s Economic Recovery portfolio, including graduation approach programming, cash and voucher assistance (CVA), and market systems approaches, supporting the development of strategies, tools, SoPs, capacity, and new funding opportunities.  

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Technical Coordination and Advisory 

• Provide technical advisory throughout the project cycle to ensure high-quality Economic Recovery programming across all DRC operational areas. 

• Lead the development, update, and roll-out of DRC’s EcRec technical strategy, with emphasis on affected population needs, innovation, environmental sustainability, and durable solutions. 

• Provide technical inputs to proposal development, donor reports, concept notes, assessments, and evaluations, ensuring alignment with sector strategies. 

• Ensure technical support during implementation of the graduation approach, including: 

  • Development of SoPs, tools, and implementation guidance. 

  • Development of curricula and training materials tailored to coaches, MEAL teams, and programme participants. 

  • Support and quality assurance for profiling, targeting, and monitoring processes. 

  • Coordination of technical elements of the graduation approach with JIPS. 

• Support start-up of new EcRec initiatives, including other graduation or social protection programming, ensuring strong planning, quality design, and effective monitoring. 

• Provide capacity building, ongoing coaching, and quality monitoring for field teams and partners across all EcRec modalities, including CVA, livelihoods, agriculture, and market systems. 

• Prepare knowledge products such as SoPs, guidance notes, innovative practices, and learning briefs to strengthen sector-wide technical coherence. 

• Conduct analysis of EcRec trends, challenges, and opportunities to inform strategy and programme adaptation. 

• Provide technical support during the recruitment of field and technical staff. 

• Support MEAL in the development of appropriate monitoring tools and systems for qualitative and quantitative measurement, including graduation-specific indicators and approaches. 

2. Representation, Fundraising and Advocacy 

• Lead DRC’s EcRec representation at national and area-level coordination platforms, including working groups and relevant technical forums. 

• Engage with donors, government authorities, INGOs, UN agencies, academic partners, and private sector stakeholders to represent DRC’s EcRec portfolio and identify partnership opportunities. 

• Contribute to fundraising efforts by identifying funding opportunities, contributing to concept notes, and supporting full proposal development, particularly for graduation, livelihoods, and social protection programming. 

• Produce advocacy materials highlighting EcRec results, innovations, and needs, supporting strategic engagement and donor visibility. 

• Liaise with HQ Hub and global EcRec counterparts to ensure alignment with global DRC approaches and learning. 

3. Coordination, Representation & Advocacy: 

• Maintain strong collaboration with technical leads across DRC Nigeria, WAAM HQ HUB, and HQ to ensure technical consistency and harmonisation. 

• Participate actively in programme planning meetings and internal coordination processes. 

• Coordinate closely with MEAL, Protection, and other sector technical teams to ensure an integrated and protection-mainstreamed approach. 

• Provide onboarding, handover briefings, and training for new EcRec staff and short-term technical support deployments 

• In addition to the above, the EcRec Coordinator may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Head of Programme - aligned with the scope and purpose of the position. 

In addition to the above, the EcRec Coordinator may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Head of Programme - aligned with the scope and purpose of the position. 

Experience and technical competencies:  

Essential: 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian or development programming in at least four of the following areas: food security, livelihoods, agriculture, financial inclusion, cash and voucher assistance, or market systems. 

• Strong experience in the design and implementation of livelihood and financial inclusion interventions across the full project cycle. 

• Technical experience in graduation programming, social protection, resilience-building, and/or integrated economic recovery approaches. 

• Demonstrated ability to develop SoPs, tools, training curricula, and implementation guidance. 

• Experience in coordinating and delivering training to diverse audiences (coaches, field teams, partners, community structures). 

• Experience in proposal development, donor engagement, and strategic planning. 

• Knowledge of market assessment methodologies and ability to support the design of market-based programming. 

• Experience coordinating with partners, including INGOs, government authorities, and technical agencies. 

• Strong communication, facilitation, and writing skills. 

• Full professional proficiency in English. 

Desirable: 

• Prior experience in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria. 

• Experience working with profiling partners such as JIPS, or similar data/targeting technical partners. 

• Experience with green or climate-adapted livelihood models. 

• Knowledge of Core Humanitarian Standards and accountability frameworks. 

Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.) 

• Master’s degree in political science, international development, economic studies or other relevant fields  

We offer. 

Contract length: One (01) Year, with a possibility of extension depending on funding availability.  

Workplace: Abuja, Nigeria 

Start date: When the right candidate is identified.  

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the DRC National salary structure.  This position is open to both national and international candidates. The relevant terms and conditions of employment will apply.  

General Regulations: 

Application Process 

Are you interested? Then apply for this position online: www.drc.dk/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies. 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 based on race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. 

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not discriminate in any recruitment process.  

Deadline: Applications close on the 4th of January 2026 at midnight (GMT).