Agriculture Field Officer - Akkar

Basmeh & Zeitooneh is a registered Lebanese organization, committed to serving refugees and vulnerable communities in Lebanon through six community centers across the country. The organization runs educational, relief, livelihoods, and protection programs, and aims to serve as an inclusive and supportive focal point for the entire community. Basmeh & Zeitooneh has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, and child abuse. Also, fraud, bribery, and corrupt activities. Basmeh & Zeitooneh (B&Z) is committed to maintaining the security, confidentiality, and privacy of your personal information. Basmeh & Zeitooneh is committed to safeguarding the well-being of children and upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Basmeh & Zeitooneh maintain a zero-tolerance policy on child abuse.

Job Location: Akkar Center

Reporting To: Livelihoods Project Manager

Contract Duration: Till 31-12-2025

Job Purpose:

Under the supervision of the project manager, the Agriculture Field Officer is responsible for the daily technical execution, supervision, monitoring and reporting of the field activities (Cash for training, technical training to farmers and agricultural worker, assessments of agricultural needs, creation and training of producer groups) and for ensuring proper coordination with stakeholders, municipalities, other authorities, participants and related B&Z departments, as well as for supporting the food security and livelihoods activities and the general humanitarian effort of the organization. The position requires extensive field work and movement in Sahel Akkar governorate, northern Lebanon.

Major Activities: 

The Field officer shall be implementing the following Activities:

• Actively engage with the participants and ensure the appropriate selection of the target population and implementation of the project under the guidance of the project manager.
• Support in designing the agriculture activities (technical and managerial training for agriculture workers and farmers, farmer producer groups set up and training, needs assessment for small farmers, conducting exposure visits, etc.)
• Support in designing appropriate training methods and materials to be provided to project participants, and the provision of training.
• Ensure implementation of project deliverables with the project team as per project design (assessments, target selection, distribution of agricultural inputs (equipment and other material) distribution, design and set up of agricultural training, etc.)
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders (Farmers, Technical consultants and partners, Cooperatives, Municipalities) to ensure appropriate programming strategies are developed and refined for the target population
• Prepare and conduct training for small-scale farmers to revitalize their production and accelerate their businesses; to increase farmers’ technical and managerial skills through producer groups and other formations
• Visit target communities on a regular basis to discuss with farmers their problems and experiences and learn about communities and agricultural practices relevant to the increased production of agricultural products. Conduct site visits, focus group discussion and key informant interviews upon request
• Support in the briefing and induction sessions
• File, document, and report work progress to his/her line manager on a weekly basis
• Monitor the conformity of the field works (trainings, field visits, meetings, etc‚) with the standards of B&Z, and as per the agreed activity planned, BoQs and contracts

Education & Experience:

Education:

Agricultural Sciences (preferably Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, and/or Agriculture Marketing

Experience:

Previous experience: two years of experience working in the agriculture sector (farmers organizations, small-scale farmers, crop production, and improvement)

Experience in humanitarian and development organizations is desirable

Knowledge of MS Office

Key Competencies ( Functional & Behavioral)

Functional: 

• Evident project management skills
• Computer proficiency in word processing, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Behavioral:

• Strong critical analysis and problem-solving skills;
• Good Communication
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
• Good organizational and time management skills