Disaster Risk Management Senior Specialist DAI

Position: Disaster Risk Management Senior Specialist
Level of Effort: LTTA
Location: Moroto, Uganda
Reports to: Cross Cutting Director

Role’s Purpose:
The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Senior Specialist will have a key role in leading the design, implementation, adaptation, reporting, and learning of all Result 6 interventions, as well as advise other technical personnel on relevant cross-cutting interventions with the other Result areas. The DRM Senior Specialist reports to the Cross Cutting Director.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead the design and reporting of all Result 6 activities, to contribute to meeting WFSRCA performance targets under Result 6 (i.e., via annual work planning, listening and pause and reflect sessions, and contractual reporting).
• Provide Result 6 supervision and technical support to local partners.
Oversee the completion of technical deliverables and events related to Result 6.
Coordinate with the Agriculture Livelihoods Lead, Deputy Chief of Party Technical, Cross-cutting Director, Implementation Director, and other Technical Leads to ensure the comprehensive integration of Result 6 components into WFSRCA programming.
• Support in the development or review of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning indicators or activities, as they relate to Result 6.
• Engage with local communities and stakeholders to ensure project activities are responsive to their needs and priorities, while also maintaining conflict sensitivity in all stakeholder engagement processes.
• Other tasks, as assigned by supervisor, COP, or their designee.
Qualifications
• Advanced degree development studies, emergency and disaster management, humanitarian assistance, agriculture, water/environment/natural resource management, or related field.
• 9+ years of relevant professional experience. Experience with USAID or donor-funded humanitarian assistance/agriculture/water-related programs in Uganda preferred.
• Demonstrated skills working in the technical areas of disaster risk management.
• Excellent knowledge of USAID rules and regulations, preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with local counterparts, grantees, USAID, international donors, private sector partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Professional proficiency in English is required, and proficiency in local languages is preferred.

Reporting
The Disaster Risk Management Senior Specialist will report to the Cross-Cutting Director.