Agricultural Engineer

Job Description:

• Conduct technical assessment to identify the most in-need farmers and the arable lands to implement the project activities.
• Identify the need of the farmers during the technical assessment to include in the training.
• Build a curriculum containing the main topics to train the farmers.
• Support the M&E to monitor and document/report on the progress of the activities.
• Train farmers on greenhouse production, good agricultural practices, integrated Pest Management and post-harvest handling techniques.
• Support the M&E in monitoring the progress of the farmers during the training.
• Coordinate with management of local partners to ensure that they are well informed of LebRelief, project activities and performance in regard to agreed-upon work plan deliverables.
• Build the capacity of the beneficiaries on topics like Labor Ethics.

Qualifications:

• Masters or Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Engineering.
• Previous experience with protected agriculture.
• Experience providing training to farmers.
• Knowledge of crop management, fertilization, irrigation/fertigation and post-harvest handling practices.
• Familiarity with market and post-harvest requirements for cooling, packaging and transportation.
• Good knowledge of safety requirements and regulations for working with hazardous materials.
• Good record keeping computer skills (MS Word and Excel).
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Good writing skills to develop technical manuals for crop systems.