Food Security - Field Technician

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, implement and supervise all field FSL work in Shouf in agreement with FSLM.
• Coordinate with other FSL team members and with other SIF Partners on all SIF FSL activities on the ground.
• Actively contact municipalities, mayors, NGOs, local organizations, youth community groups, and other stakeholders in Shouf Gaza of Lebanon region in coordination with FSL manager.
• Ensure that FSL beneficiaries are doing what is needed for the project success. 
• Maintain and enhance relations with partners and stakeholders involved in the region
• Actively coordinating with stakeholders to help identify master trainers in certain technical disciplines.
• Provide assistance in technical training to local beneficiaries as needed
• Interact with cooperatives and NGOs and local producer groups in defining the technical needs for each beneficiary.
• Inform management of any potential farmers of food processors activity that might help project reach its goals. (Food markets, new products, packing houses, packaging business, grading warehouse etc..).
• Run timely meetings with processors and farmers and try to help organize individual entities into some informal or formal grouping.
• Participate in the elaboration of the project: needs assessments, baseline survey, and proposal of actions.
• Help FSLM in discussions about the Quick impact of project with farmers.
• Suggest technical solution for cooperatives for handling animals , waste management etc
• Provide technical support to agricultural farmers, and to food processors with consultation with experts.
• Identify potential partnerships to implement the program, make recommendations on how to fill gaps
• Provide field reports on weekly basis that have details of the daily activities, people met and so forth.

Representation (when requested by line manager)

• To represent SIF FSM with operational partners and to the local authorities on technical food and agricultural issues.
• To attend meetings, working group and donors meetings linked to Shouf and food security when asked by the FSL Manager.

Reporting

• Centralize all information gathered in the field and consolidate a Monthly report (into the proper reporting format) to be delivered to the program coordinator;
• The Narrative Report which includes: the number of beneficiaries, actions taken, number of field-visits conducted, awareness raising activities, number of people attending the session with breakdown per age group and gender; should also include charts, trend analysis and solution
• Provide regular reporting on your activities and Weekly update – numbers of beneficiaries and households visited segregated by age, gender,  needs and vulnerability
• Help in drafting reports according to the requested deadlines and guidelines.
• To help in getting the needed data as needed
• To inform immediately the line manager of any delay, conflict, problem encountered as part of the project implementation.
• Plus other tasks requested by the line manager or his designee

Person qualifications

• BA as a Vataranian
• Minimum 2 years of previous experience in food security and agricultural development work,
• experience with farmers and cooperative organizations,
• Knowledge of issues relating to refugee women, gender, humanitarian and development issues, and protection response
• Strong interpersonal skills and a supportive technical and communication style
• Ability to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with partners including local authorities.
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, especially Word and Excel.
• Understanding the cultural norms, traditions, and the socio economic situation of Shouf.  
• An understanding of and commitment to SIF’s mission and values

Ethic and professional practice

• Always respect of beneficiaries’ confidentiality
• Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and report to your line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies amongst the teams or partners.
• Address needs and requests in a professional way.
• Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
• Always respect a refusal of assistance.
• Help in ideas to support the team of the FS and Agricultural Livelihood