Strategy & Axis Coordinator
2026-03-24T12:52:41+00:00
Danish Refugee Council
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations, Management
2026-04-07T17:00:00+00:00
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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world.
Responsibilities or duties
Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement
The Coordinator will support structured consultations with Sudanese stakeholders to inform the Fund’s development. This includes engagement with, civil society organisations, Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), Mutual aid and grassroots networks, Women-led and youth-led initiatives, Local response coordination platforms. Main activities will include:
- Facilitate consultations and dialogue sessions with stakeholders;
- Ensure perspectives from diverse regions and constituencies are reflected;
- Support inclusive engagement with grassroots and informal actors;
- Capture and synthesise consultation insights.
Governance Development
The Coordinator will contribute to the development of governance arrangements for the Fund. They will help ensure that governance arrangements are credible, inclusive, and grounded in Sudanese realities. This includes supporting work on:
- Governance structures and decision-making bodies;
- Mechanisms for stakeholder participation;
- Accountability and transparency measures;
- Safeguards to ensure locally led decision-making.
Strategic Development and Axis Prioritization
The Coordinator will contribute to the refinement of the Fund’s strategic approach by:
- Supporting the development of the axis prioritization framework;
- Providing contextual analysis on local response ecosystems and political economy dynamics;
- Supporting discussions that identify and conceptualize the first geographic axis for engagement;
- Contributing to preparation and facilitation of strategy workshops and consultations.
Coordination of Axis Engagement
The Coordinator will lead coordination of the Fund’s work within the first selected geographic axis. This includes:
- Supporting development of the axis engagement strategy;
- Coordinating relationships with local actors and networks within the axis;
- Facilitating dialogue between the Fund and locally led response actors;
- Ensuring locally led perspectives inform programming priorities.
Supporting Accessible Funding Processes
The Coordinator will help ensure that funding modalities within the axis remain accessible to diverse local actors. This includes:
- Facilitating dialogue between partners and the Fund Management Unit;
- Identifying barriers to participation faced by grassroots actors;
- Supporting approaches that expand access for informal and community-based actors.
Learning and Systems Analysis
The Coordinator will contribute to ongoing analysis of the local response ecosystem by:
- Identifying emerging needs, opportunities, and risks;
- Supporting reflection and learning processes within the Fund;
- Contributing insights to inform adaptive programming.
Representation and Coordination
The Coordinator will represent the Fund in relevant coordination discussions connected to the axis. This includes:
- Engagement with local civil society networks and coordination platforms;
- Participation in relevant discussions with response actors and partners;
- Supporting constructive relationships between the Fund and locally led response systems.
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
Experience and Technical Competence
Mandatory
- Strong understanding of Sudan’s civil society landscape.
- At least 7 years of experience in humanitarian, development, or civil society programming.
- Strong experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations.
- Demonstrated understanding of locally led response systems.
- Experience working in conflict-affected environments.
- Professional written and spoken Arabic and English language
Desirable
- Experience working with civil society networks, ERRs, or mutual aid initiatives.
- Familiarity with pooled fund mechanisms or multi-donor initiatives.
- Experience supporting governance or strategy development processes.
- French language skills
Education
- University degree in international development, business administration, political science, or a related field.
* Facilitate consultations and dialogue sessions with stakeholders * Ensure perspectives from diverse regions and constituencies are reflected * Support inclusive engagement with grassroots and informal actors * Capture and synthesise consultation insights * Contribute to the development of governance arrangements for the Fund * Help ensure that governance arrangements are credible, inclusive, and grounded in Sudanese realities * Support work on governance structures and decision-making bodies * Support work on mechanisms for stakeholder participation * Support work on accountability and transparency measures * Support work on safeguards to ensure locally led decision-making * Contribute to the refinement of the Fund’s strategic approach * Support the development of the axis prioritization framework * Provide contextual analysis on local response ecosystems and political economy dynamics * Support discussions that identify and conceptualize the first geographic axis for engagement * Contribute to preparation and facilitation of strategy workshops and consultations * Lead coordination of the Fund’s work within the first selected geographic axis * Support development of the axis engagement strategy * Coordinate relationships with local actors and networks within the axis * Facilitate dialogue between the Fund and locally led response actors * Ensure locally led perspectives inform programming priorities * Help ensure that funding modalities within the axis remain accessible to diverse local actors * Facilitate dialogue between partners and the Fund Management Unit * Identify barriers to participation faced by grassroots actors * Support approaches that expand access for informal and community-based actors * Contribute to ongoing analysis of the local response ecosystem * Identify emerging needs, opportunities, and risks * Support reflection and learning processes within the Fund * Contribute insights to inform adaptive programming * Represent the Fund in relevant coordination discussions connected to the axis * Engagement with local civil society networks and coordination platforms * Participation in relevant discussions with response actors and partners * Supporting constructive relationships between the Fund and locally led response systems
* Strong understanding of Sudan’s civil society landscape * Strong experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations * Demonstrated understanding of locally led response systems * Professional written and spoken Arabic and English language * French language skills (Desirable)
* University degree in international development, business administration, political science, or a related field * Experience working with civil society networks, ERRs, or mutual aid initiatives (Desirable) * Familiarity with pooled fund mechanisms or multi-donor initiatives (Desirable) * Experience supporting governance or strategy development processes (Desirable)
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Vacancy title:
Strategy & Axis Coordinator
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations, Management]
Jobs at:
Danish Refugee Council
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 7 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 24 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world.
Responsibilities or duties
Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement
The Coordinator will support structured consultations with Sudanese stakeholders to inform the Fund’s development. This includes engagement with, civil society organisations, Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), Mutual aid and grassroots networks, Women-led and youth-led initiatives, Local response coordination platforms. Main activities will include:
- Facilitate consultations and dialogue sessions with stakeholders;
- Ensure perspectives from diverse regions and constituencies are reflected;
- Support inclusive engagement with grassroots and informal actors;
- Capture and synthesise consultation insights.
Governance Development
The Coordinator will contribute to the development of governance arrangements for the Fund. They will help ensure that governance arrangements are credible, inclusive, and grounded in Sudanese realities. This includes supporting work on:
- Governance structures and decision-making bodies;
- Mechanisms for stakeholder participation;
- Accountability and transparency measures;
- Safeguards to ensure locally led decision-making.
Strategic Development and Axis Prioritization
The Coordinator will contribute to the refinement of the Fund’s strategic approach by:
- Supporting the development of the axis prioritization framework;
- Providing contextual analysis on local response ecosystems and political economy dynamics;
- Supporting discussions that identify and conceptualize the first geographic axis for engagement;
- Contributing to preparation and facilitation of strategy workshops and consultations.
Coordination of Axis Engagement
The Coordinator will lead coordination of the Fund’s work within the first selected geographic axis. This includes:
- Supporting development of the axis engagement strategy;
- Coordinating relationships with local actors and networks within the axis;
- Facilitating dialogue between the Fund and locally led response actors;
- Ensuring locally led perspectives inform programming priorities.
Supporting Accessible Funding Processes
The Coordinator will help ensure that funding modalities within the axis remain accessible to diverse local actors. This includes:
- Facilitating dialogue between partners and the Fund Management Unit;
- Identifying barriers to participation faced by grassroots actors;
- Supporting approaches that expand access for informal and community-based actors.
Learning and Systems Analysis
The Coordinator will contribute to ongoing analysis of the local response ecosystem by:
- Identifying emerging needs, opportunities, and risks;
- Supporting reflection and learning processes within the Fund;
- Contributing insights to inform adaptive programming.
Representation and Coordination
The Coordinator will represent the Fund in relevant coordination discussions connected to the axis. This includes:
- Engagement with local civil society networks and coordination platforms;
- Participation in relevant discussions with response actors and partners;
- Supporting constructive relationships between the Fund and locally led response systems.
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
Experience and Technical Competence
Mandatory
- Strong understanding of Sudan’s civil society landscape.
- At least 7 years of experience in humanitarian, development, or civil society programming.
- Strong experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations.
- Demonstrated understanding of locally led response systems.
- Experience working in conflict-affected environments.
- Professional written and spoken Arabic and English language
Desirable
- Experience working with civil society networks, ERRs, or mutual aid initiatives.
- Familiarity with pooled fund mechanisms or multi-donor initiatives.
- Experience supporting governance or strategy development processes.
- French language skills
Education
- University degree in international development, business administration, political science, or a related field.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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