National Peace Building and Conflict Analysis Specialist

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is looking for a National Peace Building and Conflict Analysis Specialist to support peacebuilding programming on the Scaling Anticipatory Action for Displacement (SAAD) project in Nigeria. The post is based in Abuja, reports to the Head of Programme and is supervised by the Global Peacebuilding Advisor and the Peacebuilding and Conflict Early Warning Project Advisor. It is a national position with a one-year contract, renewable depending on funding.

Key responsibilities

• Lead conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity adaptation, integrating it into anticipatory action planning, readiness and trigger validation, and recommending conflict-sensitive design
• Contribute to the development of conflict-sensitive Anticipatory Action Plans and guidance for anticipatory intervention packages such as humanitarian mediation and dialogue facilitation
• Provide capacity strengthening and training to DRC staff and partners in conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity, conflict management, mediation and dialogue facilitation
• Monitor and quality-assure peacebuilding activities, and support co-design with civil society and stakeholders
• Represent DRC in peacebuilding forums and maintain partnerships with local civil society, academic institutions and sub-grant partners
• Support the broader Nigeria peacebuilding programme and business development, including assessments, strategies and donor engagement

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding or social cohesion programming, including early warning, prevention and management
• Experience working in Nigeria or West Africa, with knowledge of transhumance dynamics, farmer-herder conflict, displacement patterns and humanitarian coordination
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing conflict analysis and peacebuilding projects, and leading multi-stakeholder peacebuilding processes
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, including to conflict-affected areas
• Desirable: familiarity with anticipatory action, protection monitoring and climate resilience in displacement contexts
• Academic background in International/Humanitarian Affairs, Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Geography or Social Sciences; training in conflict analysis, peacebuilding and mediation is desirable

Required skills

• Strong facilitation and dialogue facilitation skills
• Analytical and reporting skills
• Proficiency in MS Office and working knowledge of data tools for monitoring and analysis (desirable)

Applications close on 17 November 2026. Applicants must submit a cover letter and a CV of no more than 3 pages in English through the online application; DRC cannot offer an international work contract to citizens of the host country.