About the Role
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to supporting conflict-affected populations worldwide. We are currently seeking a dynamic National Peacebuilding and Conflict Analysis Specialist (PB/CA Specialist) to spearhead peacebuilding initiatives on the Scaling Anticipatory Action for Displacement (SAAD) project in Nigeria. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the SAAD project shifts humanitarian crisis management from reaction to prevention by integrating machine learning displacement forecasting with community-based early warning systems, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding initiatives. You will serve as the technical lead on conflict analysis and peacebuilding programming, ensuring conflict sensitivity across our Nigeria operations under the management of the Head of Programme.
Key Responsibilities- Lead regular integration of updated, practical conflict analysis into anticipatory action planning, readiness activities, and trigger validation.
- Contribute peacebuilding technical expertise to develop conflict-sensitive Anticipatory Action Plans (AAPs) for Nigeria.
- Provide capacity strengthening, training, and mentorship to DRC staff, civil society partners, and community actors in conflict analysis, mediation, and dialogue facilitation.
- Identify, map, and collaborate with relevant peacebuilding actors and mechanisms at both local and national levels.
- Represent DRC in external peacebuilding forums and working groups while supporting broader peacebuilding business development and donor engagement.
- Monitor, evaluate, and ensure quality assurance for all peacebuilding activities across the SAAD project and other DRC Nigeria portfolios.
- Advanced academic background in International or Humanitarian Affairs, Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, or related Social Sciences.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, social cohesion, early warning/early response, or community safety programming.
- Strong contextual understanding of Nigeria and West Africa's conflict landscape, including transhumance dynamics, farmer-herder conflict drivers, and displacement patterns.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing conflict prevention projects, facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues, and delivering participatory training.
- Strong analytical, reporting, and cross-cultural communication skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in complex environments.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time to field locations in conflict-affected areas.
- One-year contract duration with the possibility of extension subject to funding availability.
- Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with the DRC national salary structure for Nigeria.
- Opportunity to make a tangible impact on humanitarian crisis prevention and community resilience in displacement-affected regions.