Agriculture Training Intern

Organization:

CARE International in Lebanon

Department/Division:

Program

Unit:

Economic Empowerment

Category:

Intern – National

Work Location:

National – Based in Tripoli (With Frequent visits to North Lebanon, South, and other fields)

Supervisor:

Agriculture Technical Specialist

Posting Restrictions

None

Job Summary:

CARE is a leading relief and development non-governmental organization working to end global poverty. Established in 1946, it is now a confederation composed of 14 members and 4 affiliates. Working in over 95 countries around the world, CARE is reaching more than 83 million people through its programs. With more than 11,000 employees worldwide, we have a strong local presence: 95% of our staff are nationals of the countries where our programs are implemented.

CARE International in Lebanon (CiL) is part of a regional response to the Syrian Crisis to meet the immediate and most urgent needs of those who have fled Syria and provide support to local vulnerable host populations. CARE’s programs are also designed to meet longer term needs. Working with partners in WASH, Shelter, Protection, Livelihoods and economic opportunities in the North, South, Beirut, and Mount Lebanon Governorates CARE has a special emphasis on working with women and girls.

CARE is implementing a capacity building and livelihood community-based agriculture project that seeks to address critical capacity gaps along targeted value chains at both the individual, communal and institutional levels This position is responsible for the outreach, implementation, follow up, and quality maintenance for the Agricultural Training activities, VT, OJT, Apprenticeships, and GMP according to donor’s request with the support of the team.

Supervisees :

None

Salary:

Employment Start Date:

25th of February 2019

Duration of Contract:

Two months

Contract Type:

Internship

Other contract elements:

The direct supervisor reserves the right to adapt this job description at any time during employment according to needs.

Any extension of this contract is dependent on performance review and funding availability.

Education & Certification:

BS in Agriculture Engineer (completed or ongoing), or related majors

Minimum Education Level:

Vocational Degree, Bachelor degree, (completed or ongoing),  or equivalent

Proven Experience:

• At least 6 months’ experience working with an INGO, UN, local organizations and/or donor community in the domain of Livelihoods.

• Familiarity with data collection and analysis

IT / Software / Technical Skills:

Familiarity with MS Office software, such as Excel

Language Skills:

Language                Speaking                                 Reading                  Writing

Arabic                     Fluent/Mother tongue               Professional           Professional

English                    Professional                           Professional            Professional

French                    Optional                                  Optional                  Optional

Competencies

• Fluency/working proficiency in both English and Arabic (written and verbal).
• Outstanding organizer
• Strong team player and experienced collaborator
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Commitment, devotion, and integrity
• Solution-oriented.

Detailed Responsibilities & Tasks

Agriculture Training Intern

• Conduct community outreach, supporting the identification of training participants including farmers, business owners, youth, women, etc.
• Conduct daily field monitoring visits to provide support when needed to ensure quality implementation in all areas (North Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, and South Lebanon).
• Participate in preparing GMP/GAP/GHP training sessions.
• Conduct technical assessment to identify the most in-need farmers to implement the project activities.
• Identify the need of the farmers during the technical assessment to include in the training.
• Support with the oversight of procurement of all materials for in kind grants for food processors, cooperatives and farmers.
• Organization of the training sessions (room preparation, transportation, refreshments, etc.)
• Support the staff in data entering and preparing the processed data.
• Contribute to the development of new tools for data collection and analysis.
• Translate documents when necessary.
• Assist in organizing, preparing and running meetings, workshops and conferences
• Attend meetings and draft minutes
• Engage in filing and archiving activities when needed
• Assist in gathering of monitoring data for project reports
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to CARE and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Any other tasks assigned.