About the Role
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Economic Recovery Officer to support our humanitarian interventions in Sokoto and surrounding areas. In this 5-month national contract, you will play a vital role in implementing Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA), and livelihoods activities for conflict-affected and displaced populations.
Key Responsibilities- Screen, select, and verify project beneficiaries using established targeting criteria.
- Manage cash and voucher distribution processes, ensuring safety, accountability, and minimum humanitarian standards.
- Monitor market prices regularly to inform CVA transfer values and nutritional support programming.
- Conduct beneficiary training on nutrition practices, food security, and complementary livelihood activities.
- Supervise community volunteers and coordinate logistics with local vendors and traders.
- Implement grievance and feedback mechanisms while ensuring adherence to protection and do-no-harm principles.
- Collaborate with the MEAL team to conduct post-distribution monitoring and collect accurate field data.
- Represent DRC in local stakeholder meetings, food security working groups, and interagency coordination forums.
- University degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and food security programming.
- Demonstrated experience working in humanitarian settings with internally displaced persons or refugees.
- Strong knowledge of beneficiary targeting, registration, and post-distribution monitoring methodologies.
- Familiarity with North-West Nigeria context, coupled with professional fluency in both English and Hausa.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Competitive national salary package aligned with humanitarian sector standards.
- Opportunity to make a direct, positive impact on vulnerable and conflict-affected communities in Nigeria.
- Professional growth working with a globally recognized humanitarian organization.