Economic Recovery Assistant

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), one of the world’s leading NGOs, with a focus on responding to displacement, have been registered in Sudan since 2004, delivering life-saving programming in protection, emergency response, shelter, food security and livelihoods, disaster risk reduction, camp management, and humanitarian mine action. DRC has implemented projects in Central Darfur, South Kordofan, Gedaref, Port Sudan, and White Nile. Sudan hosts one of the largest displaced populations in Africa, with over 3.7 million internally displaced people and over 1.1 million refugees from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Chad, Yemen and Syria. Against a background of political crisis, Sudan faces economic and social turmoil, with sharp increases in food and energy costs, further exacerbated by disease outbreaks and ongoing conflict.

The overall purpose of the role:

The economic recovery assistant is responsible for supporting DRC WN Economic Recovery team by conducting a range of livelihoods activities, including Economic Recovery assessment and implementing Economic Recovery activities such as distribution of the business grants, and will be responsible on conducting the livelihoods training like business and financial management training.

Under the supervision of the Area Manager and Economic Recovery Team Leader the Economic Recovery Assistant will conduct beneficiaries’ registration, follow up and monitoring, day to day monitoring and supervise of the delivery of business grants.

Primary purpose: To mentor cooperatives in market-driven production and facilitate sustainable job creation within the group.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participate in communicating DRC economic recovery activities to the stakeholders and the community.
• Identification, and registration of the economic recovery activities targets groups.
• Participate in conducting various field assessments and surveys including needs assessment, market, and labor market assessments and baseline surveys.
• Identify gaps in the business market and encourage the development of new relevant business to fill the gap.
• Participate in implementing business grant programming according to DRC process and SOPs.
• Monitoring and supporting project implementation at the field level.
• conducting business support training with candidates for Business grants, as well as other candidates identified.
• Compile monthly report on the business grant to the project team leader and the economic recovery project coordinator.
• Provide regular advice and technical support to business development support beneficiaries.
• Actively contribute to the teamwork of the Economic recovery’s activities.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the line manager or AM.

Experience and Competencies

Education: Typically, a Diploma or Bachelor’s in Economics, Business Administration, or Development Studies

Experience: 1–2 years in NGO/humanitarian settings, ideally in livelihoods or economic Recovery

Skills:

• Conflict resolution 
• Community Mobilization & Group Formation.
• Market Linkages & Business Mentorship

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC staff in the project area
• Implementing partners
• Government stakeholders and other NGOs

LANGUAGES  

• Fluency in Arabic
• Ability to work in English 

ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE DRC FIVE CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Striving for excellence: You focus on achieving results while maintaining efficient processes. 
• Collaborating: You engage with relevant stakeholders and encourage constructive feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership of tasks and are open to innovation.
• Communicating: You are clear, concise, and respectful in your communication.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest ethical standards and DRC's Code of Conduct. 

POSITION DETAILS

• Type of contract: National
• Contract Length: 3 Months
• Band: I-Non-Management 
• Duty station: White Nile - Kosti Office
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Closing Date for Application: 7 June 2026
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national employees.

WHAT WE OFFER       

1. Two Bonuses (during two Eid festivals)
2. National Social Insurance 
3. Medical Insurance Allowance 
4. Excellent Working Environment and Opportunity for Growth
5. Various Learning and Development Platforms

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Applications must be submitted through the mentioned link on the page by clicking on Apply Button.   
2. All applicants must send a cover letter along with an updated CV (we encourage CV no longer than four pages) in English.   
3. Mentioning three referees' details of your present supervisor and HR along with past employment supervisor with CV.

Note: Applications sent by email will not be considered. In addition, DRC doesn’t charge any fee for any of its recruitment process & believes in equal opportunity in employment regardless. 

If you have questions, you can visit our FAQ page. 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website: www.drc.ngo.

Gender Equality: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap. 

Equal Opportunities: DRC is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability status, religion, ethnic origin, color, race, 

marital status, or other protected characteristics.   

***FRAUD ALERT***

It has been brought to the attention of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) that there have been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from DRC in Sudan. These offers reportedly concern fraudulent employment opportunities to applicants asking for money. DRC would like to stipulate that the organization never charges or accepts any money from job seekers during the recruitment process. DRC recommends that you do not respond to unsolicited offers of employment