Anticipatory Action Coordinator – Nigeria

Danish Refugee Council is recruiting an Anticipatory Action Coordinator to lead the implementation of the Scaling Anticipatory Action for Displacement project in Nigeria. The project combines displacement forecasting, community-based early-warning systems, protection monitoring and conflict-sensitive anticipatory planning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and implementation of conflict-sensitive Anticipatory Action Plans.
• Support trigger design, early-warning analysis and activation of pre-agreed interventions.
• Coordinate with government agencies, UN organisations, INGOs, local NGOs, peacebuilding organisations and academic institutions.
• Connect displacement forecasts with protection monitoring and community early-warning systems.
• Support pooled-fund activation, evidence generation, learning and donor reporting.
• Represent DRC in relevant national and regional anticipatory-action forums.
• Contribute to advocacy, proposal development and donor engagement.
• Work closely with protection, partnership, emergency-response and peacebuilding teams.

Qualifications and experience:

• Relevant academic background in Humanitarian Affairs, Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Geography, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Anthropology or a related field.
• At least five years of humanitarian-programming experience in conflict-affected settings.
• At least two years of direct experience in anticipatory action, early warning, rapid response or disaster-risk management.
• Strong knowledge of Nigeria or the West African humanitarian context.
• Experience coordinating government, civil-society and humanitarian stakeholders.
• Full professional fluency in English.
• Willingness to travel for up to 30% of working time.

Contract details:

• Employment period begins in August 2026.
• Initial contract of one year, renewable.
• National or expatriate contract, Employment Band G.
• Nigerian citizens can only be considered under national-contract arrangements.

Application instructions:

Applicants must submit an updated CV of no more than four pages and a cover letter through the DRC recruitment portal. Both documents must be written in English. DRC does not charge applicants at any stage and conducts safeguarding and background checks.