Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding Coordinator

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding Coordinator.   

 

About the job 

DRC is seeking a dynamic person to fill the role of Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (HDP) Coordinator for its Algeria, Libya and Tunisia country programme, with a specific focus on Libya where most of the portfolio is currently being implemented. This position will be responsible for developing relevant and effective programme strategies and ensuring effective representation and advocacy in the areas of humanitarian mine action (HMA) and peacebuilding, as well as contributing to the overall development and quality of the portfolio, as well as internal and external capacity building. 
 

Your main duties and responsibilities will be: 
 
Responsibilities include: 

Staff capacity development 

• Provide technical support to peacebuilding staff to enhance their relevant skills and capacities to deliver programmes and projects effectively and with quality. 

• In coordination with the DRC HoP, provide capacity building support to humanitarian mine action staff in cross-cutting areas of project implementation such as quality assurance, conflict sensitivity and systematization of lessons learned and best practices. 

• Provide guidance to all HDP staff on approaches to capacity development and guidance for engaging and working with national partners. 

• Provide guidance and capacity building to local stakeholders, including VA/EORE technical working group capacity building. 

• Provide support on conflict sensitivity across sectors to programme staff. 

 

Programme Quality and Development and Strategy Development  

• Lead on the design, formulation, and articulation of the technical components of HDP programming through high-quality proposal development, in coordination with the Head of Programme and Programme Development and Quality Manager (PDQM) and Global HDP Advisor 

• Roll out of HDP 2026 strategy and support with the integration of HDP within the broader country strategy process.  

• Support the identification of new and innovative methods for the development of DRC’s peacebuilding programming across the three countries and disseminate and operationalise guidance on developed practices from DRC’s HDP sector and monitor trends and practices from the broader peacebuilding and community safety communities of practice. 

• Support quality programme assessments, baseline studies, reviews, and evaluations as well as impact assessments in close coordination with the global advisors, MEAL teams, and HoP.  

• Undertake a mapping of national peacebuilding and/or humanitarian mine action organizations whose vision, mission, and values align with DRC and hold potential for partnerships. 

• Work closely with other sector leads to identify and develop areas for integration of HDP within DRC’s broader programmatic portfolio. 

 

Fundraising, liaison, and external engagement 

• Support the Head of Programme in resource mobilization efforts including technical liaison and engagement with donors, stakeholders, technical working groups, forums etc. 

• Engagement with LibMac and other relevant HDP stakeholders, representing DRC during IP and Operational meetings and other relevant external events 

• Coordinate with other actors and stakeholders to ensure that DRC’s HDP programming is well-linked into other related initiatives. 

• Identify new partners and approaches for fundraising on the HDP sector. Map donor priorities within given sector and identify new entry points. 

• Disseminate results in varied ways to enhance use in reports and in decision making. 

Other  

• Ensure adherence to DRC and HMA’s Age, Gender, and Diversity policy and AGD programmatic minimum standards. 

• Ensure compliance with zero-tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy. 

• Ensure compliance with DRC guidelines and policies on HR, admin, finance, and supply.  

• Assist in developing job descriptions and in the recruitment of HDP staff (national and international) 

• Perform other relevant tasks as requested by and in discussion with the Head of Programme. 

 

About you 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have At least Minimum 5 years of practical experience in HDP programming, including with an international NGO. 

Moreover, we also expect the following:  

• Experience and strong understanding of humanitarian mine action programmes is essential, with experience in and familiarity of peacebuilding desirable.  
• Experience in capacity building and training of staff in humanitarian mine action programming, and or conflict management, mediation, and dialogue facilitation 
• Proven experience with representation in Clusters, Working groups and other relevant technical bodies. 
• Proven experience with impactfully engaging with stakeholders and advocacy initiatives. 
• Proven experience with strategy development, fundraising, and advocacy.  
• Demonstrable leadership and management skills and ability to work with diverse group of people from multiple nationalities 
• Demonstrated commitment to apply an age, gender and diversity (AGD) and Conflict Sensitive approach to programming.  
• Experience working with national partners in social cohesion initiatives desirable 
• Bachelor’s degree in political science, international development, peace and conflict studies or other relevant fields. Master’s degree is desired. 
• Practical trainings or courses in Quality Management, EORE and AGDM in mine action. Training in peacebuilding, conflict management, mediation and dialogue facilitation are an advantage 
• Fluent in English (high proficiency); Arabic is an asset. 

 

 

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.   
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.   
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. 

 

We offer 

• Contract length: Until Aug 31, 2027 
• Band: NMG1 
• Designation of Duty Station: Tripoli 
• Suggested Start date: 15 Sep 2026 

 

 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national employees; please refer to our website. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Us. 

 

Application process 

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered. 

 

Closing date for applications: 16 July 2026 

 

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

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