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Closing date: Friday, 13 March 2026
Country: Senegal
Duty station: Dakar, Senegal
Contract type: Professional
Grade: Not specified
Applicant eligibility: Not explicit in source
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking a highly qualified, resilient, and dynamic professional to take up the role FONGA Coordination & Localisation Manager. The Manager will primarily play a strategic leadership and influence role, complemented by targeted technical and operational support, based on members’ priorities. Working under the supervision of the FONGA Director and in close collaboration with secretariat staffs, FONGA members and strategic partners, the Manager will contribute to strengthening inclusive and effective coordination, supporting national NGO forums, and advancing the localisation agenda at all levels.
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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We contribute to the development of policy aiming to protect the rights of the displaced and we call for increased humanitarian funding and engagement on processes that will generate structural changes in protection and assistance in the region.
West and Central Africa continues to face converging crises, driven by deteriorating security and political dynamics, climate shocks, and widening humanitarian needs. Humanitarian access is increasingly complex, acceptance of humanitarian action is challenged in several contexts, and funding constraints are placing additional pressure on response capacities. In parallel, coordination mechanisms remain uneven across the region, and political sensitivities in a number of countries continue to shape the operating environment and the ability of humanitarian actors to influence collective priorities.
In response to these challenges, NGOs in the region came together and launched the Forum des ONG en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale (FONGA) in 2025 as a regional coordination platform. FONGA’s mandate is to strengthen the coordination, policy influence and advocacy of national and international NGOs, as well as their umbrella structures, working across humanitarian, development and peace sectors in West and Central Africa, with the aim of improving the acceptance of humanitarian action, the effectiveness of aid, and the protection of civilians. FONGA’s work is structured around five strategic priorities: strengthening NGO inclusivity and coordination effectiveness; increasing the visibility of the region to mobilize more and better-quality funding; reinforcing the acceptance of humanitarian assistance, safeguarding humanitarian space and improving the protection of civilians; strengthening monitoring, experience-sharing, anticipation and preparedness, including in contexts with limited humanitarian presence; and advancing the visibility and implementation of the localization agenda.
FONGA currently brings together 59 members, including 20 national NGO forums from countries across the region and 39 regional NGO representations, reflecting a broad diversity of operational footprints, expertise and perspectives. FONGA currently covers 12 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Its geographical coverage is evolving and may be adjusted over time, in line with members’ footprint, priorities and operational realities.
The Coordination and Localisation Manager will play a central role in advancing FONGA’s coordination and localisation agenda, including through tailored support to NGO forums at country level.
We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH
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