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Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in seven countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Haiti and Somalia. Action Against Hunger-USA has approximately 1,500 staff based in the various country offices, Head Quarter in New York City and Operational Centre in Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated. I.            SUMMARY OF POSITION Under the supervision of the FSL Program Manager, the Infrastructure and Disaster Risk Reduction Officer will directly work with beneficiaries of ACF-USA South Sudan Mission through supporting the implementation and management of the food security related projects through ensuring quality implementation of key deliverables, rehabilitation, construction of community assets, dyke construction, and creation of drainage channels around those facilities and adoption of best practices for all cash for work activities including resilience to shocks, climate smart agricultural activities and disaster risks reduction; monitoring and follow up of activities implementation with project beneficiaries and in close coordination with other field staff. He/She will be flexible based on the assigned food security and livelihood projects activities within any ACF Project locations. II.            Purpose: Provide direct support to project beneficiaries during the implementation of food security and livelihood project activities and ensure that Project priorities are implemented timely. Work together with FSL team in the area of operation to ensure that planned activities are executed timely.   III.            Engagement:  The Infrastructure and Disaster Risk Reduction Officer will engage with the FSL PM, other officers and project Assistants at the field level as well as other staff from different departments, partners and beneficiaries to delivery ACF Country Strategy and Programs at the field level.               IV.            Delivery: ·         Support project beneficiaries on community assets creation ·         Provide technical guidance on dyke construction ·         Creation of drainage channels for beneficiaries during project implementation ·         Support field level assessments to field in to concept note development ·         Support in Reporting (monthly, quarterly and end of project reports) V.             Essential job functions 1.      Responsible in overseeing and providing technical guidance for rehabilitation. ·         Ensured the technical quality of assets created under the Project across all the locations ·         Supervise the construction of community assets, dyke construction and creation of drainage channels around those facilities within the project locations ·         Adopt best practices and execute effective selection criteria for all cash for work activities across the project locations ·         Provide overall technical support to the community-based skilled technicians and cash-for-work beneficiaries through training, sup