Economic Recovery Officer

The Economic Recovery Officer supports the implementation of DRC's Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and nutrition programmes in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, Nigeria. The role involves beneficiary targeting, cash distribution management, coordination with stakeholders, and monitoring and evaluation activities to strengthen livelihoods and food security.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of CVA (including MPCA) and nutrition activities in coordination with the line manager.
• Screen, select, and verify beneficiaries using the project targeting criteria.
• Ensure monthly distributions by confirming beneficiaries are verified, registered, and sensitized.
• Manage the cash distribution process ensuring minimum standards, safety, and accountability are met.
• Monitor market prices and provide timely market information to inform CVA transfer values and nutrition choices.
• Provide individual and group guidance on food security and nutritious food options based on market assessments.
• Conduct training and sensitization on complementary nutrition practices including infant and young child feeding and pregnant/lactating women’s nutrition.
• Supervise nutrition activities including malnutrition screening, monitoring, referrals, and reporting.
• Supervise community volunteers involved in nutrition and CVA activities.
• Support the setup and monitoring of grievance and feedback mechanisms for beneficiaries.
• Plan, supervise, and monitor trainings and awareness activities, keeping all supporting documentation up to date.
• Coordinate logistics and vendor/trader engagement for cash transfers and in-kind distributions.
• Conduct post-distribution monitoring and follow-up visits to assess impact and address challenges.
• Submit weekly field updates and contribute to monthly reports for the line manager.
• Maintain accurate records of activities for timely internal and donor reporting.
• Assist the Economic Recovery Team Leader with project documentation and donor requirements.
• Ensure protection, accountability to affected populations, and do-no-harm principles are integrated in all activities.
• Support capacity building of Economic Recovery Assistants.
• Coordinate ward-level stakeholders and ensure stakeholder consultation follows protocol.
• Build and maintain relationships with local authorities, NGOs, and community leaders.
• Represent the program in coordination meetings and share updates and feedback with the team.
• Work with the MEAL team to design and use monitoring and evaluation tools for Economic Recovery activities.
• Support regular qualitative and quantitative monitoring through team meetings, post-assistance visits, surveys, and other tools.
• Collect and verify field data and ensure timely submission to the MEAL team.
• Help organize and lead spot checks, post-distribution monitoring, and beneficiary feedback sessions.
• Participate in internal and external programme evaluations and incorporate lessons learned into activities.
• Represent DRC in food security and cash working groups and interagency planning workshops.
• Present program updates and coordinate with partners to avoid overlap and strengthen collaboration.
• Raise beneficiary protection, inclusion, and accountability issues in coordination forums.
• Follow up on decisions from meetings and share outcomes with the program team.

Requirements

• University Degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Economics, Business Studies, Languages or any other related field.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming.
• Experience in food assistance programming.
• Experience working in humanitarian settings with displaced populations (Northeast/West).
• Practical experience with beneficiary targeting, registration, and post-distribution monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of protection, accountability to affected populations (AAP), and do-no-harm principles.
• Desirable: Knowledge of the North-West Nigeria context, with fluency in Hausa and English.
• Good IT skills (especially Ms. Office)

Skills

• Cash and Voucher Assistance
• Food Assistance Programming
• Humanitarian Programming
• Beneficiary Targeting Methodologies
• Registration Management
• Post-distribution monitoring
• Protection Principles Application
• Accountability to Affected Populations
• Do-No-Harm
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Livelihoods Enhancement
• Food Security Programming
• Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

English, Hausa