Livelihoods Civil Engineer - North

Position Summary:

The Sustainable Fodder Production for Livestock Resilience in Akkar project, funded by the UN World Food Program and implemented by Relief International (RI), aims to enhance the resilience and livelihoods of small-scale livestock farmers in Akkar., North Lebanon. The project focuses on improving fodder production through land reclamation, developing irrigation infrastructure, and introducing high-nutritious animal feed and climate-resilient fodder crops. It also promotes gender equity and economic inclusion. 

Key responsibilities  

1-Land Reclamation:  

• Conduct site assessments to analyze soil quality, topography, and erosion patterns to determine project feasibility.  
• Design and manage the implementation of land grading, leveling, and drainage systems to enhance agricultural use.  
• Develop and execute plans to restore degraded lands and improve soil fertility through sustainable practices.  

2-Water Harvesting Ponds:  

• Design water harvesting ponds that comply with hydrological and structural standards, ensuring effective runoff management and water conservation.  
• Calculate water storage capacity, catchment areas, and runoff dynamics to optimize system efficiency.  
• Supervise the construction, maintenance, and improvement of water harvesting systems, addressing issues such as seepage and erosion.   

3-Technical Support and Supervision: 

• Prepare technical drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities (BoQs) to guide project execution.  
• Support the contractor selection process and provide necessary technical tools and documentation.  
• Supervise contractors and construction teams to ensure project quality, safety, and adherence to timelines.  
• Conduct regular site inspections to monitor progress, resolve challenges, and ensure compliance with project objectives  
• Regularly monitoring the field activities to ensure all implemented activities are aligned with the action plan and standards agreed on and highlight any significant deviance.   

4-Collaboration and Reporting: 

• Work closely with the donor’s environmental/Civil specialists, agronomists, and community stakeholders. 
• Work closely with environmental specialists, agronomists, donors, and community stakeholders to align engineering activities with broader project goals.  
• Prepare detailed reports, including progress updates, cost analyses, and impact assessments, for submission to stakeholders.  
• Provide technical training to local communities on sustainable land and water management practices to ensure long-term project success.  

5-Compliance and Safety: 

• Ensure all projects adhere to local laws, environmental regulations, and safety standards.  
• Promote and implement best practices for resource-efficient, eco-friendly, and climate-resilient construction techniques.  

6-Perform any other related duties assigned by the supervisor to contribute to program success.  

Behavior and conduct  

• Ensures that behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies.
• Acts with integrity and holds themselves accountable for being respectful,inclusive and professional.
• Reports any Concerns

Management and leadership: 

• Ensure the highest standards of behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies 
• Be a model for ethical conduct standards for other team members 
• Embrace diversity, and model inclusive and equitable behaviour. 
• Ensure own actions and the actions of the teams’ members they manage do not adversely impact the safety of the RI team and the vulnerable communities we serve 
• Ensure donors, partners and communities are aware of RI conduct and reporting mechanisms  
• Ensure safeguarding is embedded in all the work we do  
• Be responsible for ensuring a culture and systems in place for reporting 
• Report any concerns 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Relief International is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact. We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Relief International (RI) is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to RI’s Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

RI Values

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

Inclusiveness

Transparency and accountability

Agility and innovation