Consortium Grants and Communication Coordinator 13 views0 applications

Job Title: Consortium Grants and Communication Coordinator

Line Manager: Consortium Chief-Of-Party

Technical line manager: Programme Development & Quality Manager

Duty Station: ABUJA

Area of Operation: Nigeria

Duration: From April 2026, 1 Year Renewable

Type of contract: International Or National

Salary & Benefits: G1, Non-Management (National & International)

THIS RECRUITEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION OF GRANT AWARD

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) provides essential support to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide, offering life-saving assistance during the initial stages of displacement crises and supporting transitional and long-term solutions in prolonged displacement situations. We continuously advocate for the rights of those affected by displacement and work to empower them. Our efforts extend across conflict-affected regions, along displacement routes, and in areas where refugees and IDPs settle. By collaborating with local actors and systems, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions to displacement.

Founded in Denmark in 1956, DRC has grown into an international humanitarian organization with over 7,000 staff members and 8,000 volunteers. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and operating in forty countries, DRC is a non-profit, politically independent, non-governmental, and non-denominational organization.

Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced individuals. Our work is guided by our core values: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

Background

A country of around 230M inhabitants, with over 129 million currently living in poverty, Nigeria faces one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises in the world. The fifteen-year conflict in the Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states, driven primarily by the Boko Haram insurgency and its splinter groups (ISWAP and JAS), has resulted in widespread displacement, violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws, and acute protection needs. More than 2.3 million people remain internally displaced in the northeast, while in the Northwest region an additional 1.3M people have been forcibly displaced due to banditry, kidnapping, and herders -farmers conflict. Northern Nigeria is heavily impacted by climate change, including lengthening lean seasons and erratic rainy seasons and droughts, resulting in food production shortfalls and more population displacements. Severe acute malnutrition is affecting a world-high total of 1.8 million children across BAY and northwestern states.

DRC has been operating in Nigeria since 2016. The Country Office is in Abuja and there are 2 area offices in Maiduguri and Sokoto with sub offices in Gusau, Bama and Banki and a mobile team in Katsina.

The Cash and RRM Consortium is led by DRC and composed of Solidarités International, Impact Initiatives, and three National Partners. The Consortium aims to provide integrated life-saving assistance to address food insecurity, acute malnutrition, and build resilience among conflict and climate-affected populations in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria. It uses unconditional cash transfers to address immediate basic needs, improve food security, and reduce reliance on harmful coping strategies. Complementary services such as Protection, WASH and referrals for Nutrition and Health assistance ensure a holistic approach, especially in areas with rising malnutrition cases. The programme strengthens sector-wide coordination through support for coordination structures, collaboration with stakeholders, and monitoring economic trends and markets. It is supported by a centralized, interoperable information management system that facilitates data sharing and coordination among the humanitarian community.

The Consortium Management Unit will be composed of a Chief-of-Party, Cash Coordinator, Grants and Communications Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Finance and Administration Coordinator, and an IM Specialist.

Purpose

The Consortium Grants and Communications Coordinator supports the effective management, coordination, and visibility of the Cash and Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Consortium in Nigeria. The role ensures high-quality grants management, donor compliance, and coordinated external communication across consortium partners. Working within the Consortium Management Unit, the position contributes to the strategic oversight of donor reporting, proposal development, partner coordination, and consortium-wide visibility and communication efforts in line with donor requirements and DRC procedures.

The role supports the development of consistent consortium messaging, documents programme achievements and impact, and coordinates communication products that highlight humanitarian needs and the consortium’s response, ensuring full compliance with donor visibility and communication requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

Consortium Grants Management

• Ensure compliance with donor regulations, consortium agreements, and DRC internal procedures throughout the Cash and RRM Consortium project.
• Coordinate donor reporting processes by compiling, editing, and quality-controlling narrative reports from consortium partners to ensure timely and high-quality submissions.
• Maintain the consortium grants tracker and documentation system, ensuring all key contractual documents, reports, and amendments are properly archived.
• Support the preparation and review of sub-grant agreements, MoUs, and partnership documentation between consortium members.
• Support the organization of key grant management meetings including grant kick-off, review, and close-out meetings with consortium partners.
• Liaise with partners to ensure alignment between workplans, budgets, and implementation progress.

Proposal Development and Donor Engagement

• Support the development of high-quality consortium proposals (Modification Requests or other), including narratives, logframes, budgets, and annexes in coordination with technical teams and partners.
• Support the preparation of donor briefings, capacity statements, presentations, and concept notes related to consortium activities.
• Coordinate inputs from partners during proposal development to ensure coherent and consistent submissions.

Consortium Communication and Visibility

• Develop and coordinate the implementation of a consortium-wide communication and visibility plan, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and alignment with consortium messaging.
• Support the production of communication products highlighting programme impact, including:
  • human-interest stories and case studies
  • photos and visual documentation
  • short videos and multimedia content
  • programme factsheets and advocacy briefs
• Take part in the contracting process of consultants to deliver certain outputs of the communication and visibility plan.
• Coordinate communication outputs across consortium partners to ensure consistent messaging and branding.
• Facilitate joint communication initiatives such as press releases, social media campaigns, and public communication events highlighting consortium achievements and donor contributions.
• Ensure that all communication materials respect donor visibility requirements and security considerations, including the appropriate use of logos and acknowledgements.
• Maintain a repository of communication materials including photos, videos, publications, and media coverage.

Information Management and Knowledge Sharing

• Support the consolidation and dissemination of key programme information, lessons learned, and best practices from consortium activities.
• Ensure documentation of consortium achievements, success stories, and innovations to support learning and advocacy efforts.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant professional experience with an NGO in grants management, communications, programme development, or related fields within the humanitarian or development sector.
• Demonstrated experience in donor reporting and proposal development for institutional donors (e.g., ECHO, EU, FCDO, USAID/BHA, UN agencies).
• Experience coordinating multi-partner or consortium programmes is an advantage.
• Strong writing, editing, and analytical skills with experience producing high-quality reports and communication materials.
• Knowledge of donor visibility and communication requirements.
• Ability to coordinate inputs from multiple stakeholders and work effectively in a complex operational environment.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Education

• Master’s degree in international development, political science, communications, humanitarian studies, or another relevant field.

Languages:

• Full professional proficiency in English

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• CMU
• DRC HQ Grants Management Unit
• Grants and communication focal points in partner organizations
• Donors

General regulations

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
• Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC.
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.
• Employee shall respect beneficiaries and partners rights and dignity.

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a 12-month contract, renewable, dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work approximately in March 2026 and be willing and able to work in Abuja – Nigeria.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s National Terms of Employment;

How to apply

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• All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.
• DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
• DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
• Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered.
• Due to the urgency of the position, DRC has the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.
• Only short-listed applicants will be invited for written tests and oral interviews.
• For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult: www.drc.dk

However, all applicants shall take into consideration that DRC cannot offer an international work contract to a citizen of the country of assignment (in this specific case, Nigeria)

Deadline: Applications close on the 29th March 2026 at midnight (GMT time).

Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling bases due to the urgency, therefore a candidate who closely meets the requirements may be selected before the above deadline.