Emergency Agriculture Engineer

Job Summary

The Emergency Agriculture Engineer will work under an LHF-funded project “Accountable and inclusive multi-sectoral response to Food Security and WASH needs of 4,200 vulnerable people in Akroum, Joumeh and Wadi Khaled (Akkar)”, implemented by WeWorld-GVC and Mada Association.

Under the direct responsibility of the Project Manager, the Emergency Agriculture Engineer will be responsible for the project component of support to small-scale farmers, namely:

• Conducting a detailed needs assessment of small-scale farmers in the target areas and participating in the selection of 230 farmers to benefit from distributions;
• Leading on the distribution of agricultural input packages to small-scale farmers and providing technical support for their use;
• Conducting a harvest and post-harvest training to agricultural cooperatives providing fresh food baskets to vulnerable households under the project;
• Supporting the Field Officers working under the project during the distribution of fresh food baskets to vulnerable households.

The Emergency Agriculture Engineer will work closely with WeWorld-GVC’s team, the targeted farmers, cooperatives and suppliers throughout implementation.

The Emergency Agriculture Engineer will be based in Mada’s office in Tripoli with daily field visits to project sites.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Ensure that the activities under his/her responsibility are delivered on time, and in line with the project proposal, timeline and logical framework
• Lead on the assessment of small-scale farmers (including developing the tools, conducting the field visits required, leading on any planned Focus Group Discussion, and entering and analyzing the data)
• Work with the Project Manager to develop a workplan for the agriculture input packages distribution to farmers
• Oversee the distribution of input packages to farmers, ensuring proper crowd management and abidance to COVID-19 prevention measures
• Conduct follow-up field visits to benefiting farmers to ensure proper use of input packages and provide technical guidance and advice
• Prepare the content and conduct trainings to cooperatives in close coordination with the Project Manager
• Report to the Project Manager on a daily basis and submit weekly reports as required, highlighting risks and challenges and proposing mitigations and solutions
• Ensure that communication with the beneficiaries is clear, identify any bottlenecks and gaps and report back to the Project Manager
• Act as main technical focal point (agriculture) under the project, supporting the team to ensure quality standards are respected
• Support the Project Manager to conduct pesticide residue tests for the fresh produce provided by cooperatives and support in the analysis of results and further actions
• Ensure proper archiving of all project documentation
• Support the Project Manager based on need with any other tasks pertinent to other project components

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor degree in Agriculture Engineering or equivalent degree/experience
• 2 to 3 years of experience in similar tasks, working with NGOs in the livelihoods, agriculture or food security sectors
• Experience in harvest and post-harvest practices is required
• Excellent organizational, coordination and time-management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience in Akkar is preferred
• Valid driving license is compulsory.