Location: Talata Mafara (Zamfara), Nigeria
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has operated in Nigeria since 2015, delivering life-saving assistance and protection to conflict-affected populations, including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities, across Borno, Adamawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states. The Economic Recovery Officer will support implementation of DRC's Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA, including MPCA) programme in Talata Mafara, Sokoto North and South (Sokoto State) and Katsina State, liaising with stakeholders and coordinating with other departments. The role strengthens beneficiaries' livelihoods through information, CVA and complementary nutrition activities.
Key responsibilities:
- Screen, select and verify beneficiaries against project targeting criteria
- Support the design and implementation of CVA (including MPCA), food assistance, agricultural input distributions and nutrition activities
- Manage the cash distribution process, ensuring minimum standards, safety and accountability
- Monitor market prices to inform transfer values
- Conduct training and sensitization on complementary nutrition, including infant and young child feeding
- Supervise community volunteers and nutrition activities, including malnutrition screening and referrals
- Set up and monitor grievance and feedback mechanisms
- Conduct post-distribution monitoring (PDM) and follow-up visits
- Coordinate ward-level stakeholders, local authorities, NGOs and community leaders
- Work with the MEAL team on monitoring and evaluation tools and data collection
- Represent DRC in food security and cash working groups
- Maintain accurate records and submit weekly field updates and monthly reports
Requirements:
- University degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Economics, Business Studies, Languages or a related field
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience in CVA programming
- Experience in food assistance programming
- Experience working in humanitarian settings with displaced populations (Northeast/West)
- Practical experience with beneficiary targeting, registration and post-distribution monitoring
- Strong knowledge of protection, accountability to affected populations (AAP) and do-no-harm principles
- Desirable: knowledge of the North-West Nigeria context, fluency in Hausa and English, good MS Office skills
Contract: National, five (5) months.
Deadline28 Oct 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) on the DRC website, both in English. Applications close on 28 October 2026 at midnight (GMT). Note that DRC cannot offer an international work contract to a citizen of the country of assignment (Nigeria).
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