WASH and Shelter Coordinator at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: WASH and Shelter Coordinator

Job ID: 174031
Location: Abuja with frequent travel to NW and NE Nigeria

Job Summary

• To provide effective and quality technical strategic direction and technical advisory to the implementation team and Country Office team, to spearhead fundraising for WASH and Shelter sector and to represent DRC in technical coordination bodies and working groups.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The role is dedicated to technical coordination, advisory, fundraising and representing DRC in relevant technical forums and working groups.
• The WASH and Shelter Coordinator is responsible for formulating technical strategy for DRC Nigeria bringing innovative modalities to the sector with emphasis on Value for Money and Going Green.
• The Coordinator will provide technical advisory to the implementation team and to the Technical Unit in line with the technical and country strategy.
• The role will be responsible for representing DRC in relevant technical forums and working groups on country level and area level, should that be necessary, and supporting the Head of Programme in fundraising efforts for their sector through well-designed strategy, timely updates, advisory and sector engagement.

Technical Coordination and Advisory:

• Provide technical advisory to the implementation teams on any stage of programme implementation.
• Lead on creation and roll out of the technical strategy with emphasis on needs of the affected communities, innovation, and environment. Support the Head of Programmes on creating the Country Programme Strategy.
• Provide technical inputs and review to proposals, reports, assessments and evaluations in line with the technical strategy.
• Provide technical capacity building to implementation teams and partners.
• Prepare learning/knowledge products, SoPs and guidelines covering innovative approaches and good practices, to support overall WASH and Shelter sector development and good-practice implementation.
• Initiate and contribute to the systematic assessment of WASH sector capacity gap analysis, in collaboration with government and other stakeholders, and support the design of initiatives to strengthen capacities systematically.
• Analyze Nigeria WASH and Shelter sector challenges, trends, programmes and projects, with a focus on WASH and shelter outcomes, using frameworks, analysis and tools available in the sector.

Representation, Fundraising and Advocacy:

• Pro-actively lead on DRC’s WASH and Shelter representation with relevant Sectors and working groups on country level and area level when necessary.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders incl. NGOs, donors and government to promote DRC’s WASH and Shelter programme and support sector’s fundraising efforts.
• Actively seek out new viable partnerships for the WASH and Shelter sectors.
• Actively seek out appropriate funding opportunities for the sector in line with the sector strategy.
• Produce materials for WASH and Shelter programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund-raising.
• Interact with global and regional initiatives and partnerships for WASH and Shelter Sectors.
• In addition to the above, the WASH and Shelter Coordinator may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Head of Programme - but always in the scope of this job description.

Experience and technical competencies

• At least 5 years’ experience in technical management and advisory in WASH and Shelter sectors.
• Proven experience with proposal and report writing processes.
• Direct experience with drafting and reviewing of technical SoPs and guidelines, technical papers and analysis with emphasis on innovation and environment.
• Proven experience with representation in Clusters, Working groups and other relevant technical bodies.
• Proven experience with impactfully engaging with stakeholders.
• Experience working in emergency response with INGOs, preferably in a humanitarian context
• Full professional proficiency in English with the capacity to produce well-written products for formal reporting and communication.
• Master’s Degree in civil/Water Engineering, Architecture or Construction.

Desirable:

• Experience with capacity building for national partners.
• Prior knowledge of Nigeria context.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Able to prioritize work, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Able to cope with stress and heavy workload.
• Strategic leadership and analysis.
• Skilled in impactful communication tailored to relevant audiences.
• Easily adaptable to hardship environments.
• Able to adapt to multi-national teams and environments.

Application Closing Date
16th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online