Regional Consortium Coordinator

About the role

Action Against Hunger is seeking a Regional Consortium Coordinator to lead the DG ECHO‑funded Regional Disaster Preparedness Program across Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. Based in Nairobi, you will oversee the full program lifecycle, ensure donor compliance and represent the consortium at regional and international forums.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and day‑to‑day coordination for all program components in the three target countries.
• Align implementation with DG ECHO requirements, the IGAD Anticipatory Action Roadmap, SCALAA methodologies and national disaster‑risk management priorities.
• Serve as the primary liaison among Action Against Hunger country teams, IGAD, ICPAC, DG ECHO, national authorities and other humanitarian coordination bodies.
• Develop and operationalise cross‑border anticipatory action protocols, trigger matrices, contingency plans, standard operating procedures, simulations and pilot activations.
• Oversee financial and operational reporting, ensuring compliance with donor and internal standards.

Required profile

• Senior humanitarian professional with extensive experience managing multi‑country consortia and DG ECHO‑funded programmes.
• Proven track record in disaster preparedness, anticipatory action and climate‑risk governance.
• Strong knowledge of the Greater Horn of Africa humanitarian landscape and institutional partnerships.
• Excellent stakeholder management and representation skills.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape a high‑impact, multi‑country disaster preparedness initiative.
• Collaboration with leading regional and international partners.
• Professional development within a globally recognised humanitarian organisation.