The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) assists refugees and displaced persons around the world, providing emergency aid, defending their rights and strengthening their opportunities for a better future. DRC has been operational in Chad for the past two years, responding to the humanitarian crisis in the east in close coordination with DRC Sudan.
The Protection Coordinator, based in Ndjamena with travel to the field offices in Adré and Iriba, reports to the Head of Programme and coordinates technical supervision with the HUB WANALA Protection Coordinator. The postholder contributes to DRC's programmatic strategy in Chad by supporting portfolio development in the protection sector, providing technical support to operational teams, supervising implementation of the country protection strategy, and monitoring funding opportunities. They will also support project managers in managing and building the protection capacity of DRC's partners.
Key responsibilities:
- Coordination, representation and advocacy: lead DRC's protection representation in clusters and working groups, engage NGOs, donors and government, seek new partnerships and funding, and produce advocacy materials.
- Programme strategy and quality: lead creation and roll-out of the technical protection strategy, design and review concept notes, logframes, budgets and proposals, strengthen protection and Age, Gender and Diversity mainstreaming, ensure case management respects DRC protection principles, and guide review of protection monitoring products and needs assessments.
- Programme development: lead development of new protection projects and proposals, contribute to work plans, budgets and monitoring tools, and support donor relations.
Requirements:
- Advanced degree (Bac+4/5) in social, political, legal or economic sciences, project management, international development or a related field.
- Minimum five years' experience implementing emergency and/or general protection projects, particularly GBV, case management and protection monitoring.
- Excellent knowledge of protection issues, risk analysis and guidelines in emergency contexts.
- Proven experience in programme planning and proposal development, including budgeting.
- Experience working with local partners, authorities and INGOs within a consortium; previous experience in West and Central Africa.
- Full professional command of French; English proficiency highly valued.
- Very good knowledge of humanitarian principles and strong organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Contract: 12 months, national/expatriate contract (non-family duty station), expected start 01/12/2026.
Applications will close on October 28, 2026.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the DRC application portal. All applicants must upload a cover letter and updated CV (no more than four pages). Applications sent by e-mail will not be considered. Applications close on October 28, 2026. Chadian applications will be given priority.
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