Field Monitoring Volunteer

Overview
CARE International in Lebanon (CIL) is looking for a Volunteer to work as a “Field Assistant Intern, for the
AFD Funded BASATINE Consortium Programme.

BASATINE Overview
With support of L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Bolstering Agriculture Systems’ Ability
to Invest, Nourish, and Employ (BASATINE) programme is a 4-year Consortium of six local and
International NGOs with vast experience in agriculture and market systems development. These NGOs
include CARE (as lead), Mercy Corps (MC), Berytech Foundation, Georges N. Frem Foundation (GNFF),
Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) and Al Majmoua. BASATINE aims to support
farmers and other value chain and associated sector actors in areas of Beqaa and Akkar focused on the
production of cereals, legumes and vegetables, seeking a territorial approach, and promoting linkages
with other value chains. Through complementary interventions designed in alignment with the
humanitarian-development-peace nexus, the project will immediately address food insecurity and
provide needed income and technical support to farmers to survive the current economic crisis, as well
as improve the capacity of food systems to maintain employment and growth in the longer term via
stronger domestic production and system linkages. This will ultimately contribute to greater economic
stability – particularly for women, improved rural development, and more positive social cohesion
between host/refugee communities at a local level.

Overall Objective of BASATINE
To help sustain the capacity of the Lebanese agriculture to produce food for the local market and create
and maintain jobs, to contribute to the prevention of tensions between host communities and refugees
Specific Objectives:
1. Value chain actors recover their livelihoods affected by the socio-economic and financial crisis
2. Farmers improve their access to livelihoods, through Sustainable, Productive, Equitable and
Resilient (SuPER) Food Systems
3. Agriculture sector actors engage in improved market activities, resources, and trade
relationships
4. Agriculture and related sector actors increase investments through tailored and inclusive
financial services and products
5. Agriculture sector stakeholders utilize high quality, reliable evidence to promote evidence-based
sector development

Expected Results:
BASATINE will support 6,000 farms, reaching 12,000 male and female adult farmers, 10,000 host and
refugee seasonal farm workers, 400 public extension officers and vocational students, 20 input
supply/distributor SMEs, 156 agri-food processor micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and
over 30 agri-sector key stakeholders (including development actors, donors, local and national
government). Overall, the project will maintain/improve over 19,000 jobs and create 700 jobs for male
and female value chain actors. Overall, the project will generate the following results:
- Farmers have an increased volume of farm sales by the end of the project
Recruitment Policy Annex 6: Interns/Volunteers Job Description
- Female actors in the agri-sector have improved access, control, or ownership of agricultural
productive resources, assets and services
Targeted farms and MSMEs (female/youth-led and owned) have maintained, improved, or increased
employment levels including for females, youths and PWDs.
Objectives of this Internship is to support the implementing team in activities related to; training,
logistics, e-voucher distribution, data collection, follow up and monitoring of activities implemented.
2. Reporting Lines
(Indicate whom the intern or volunteer reports to)
Project Officer
3. Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Describe the major responsibilities, principal tasks, competencies and end results for which the intern or
volunteer is accountable (limit responsibilities to five).
Project Implementation and monitoring (70%)
• Support with preparing, Planning and Assisting in the day-to-day operations and
implementation of the project’s activities.
• Provide accurate and timely information to beneficiaries about services available.
• Identify needs of beneficiaries and refer them following CARE’s referral mechanism.
• Attend eventual trainings provided by CARE.
• Monitor and report back social trends, field situations and any incident.
• He/she can be asked required to perform other related duties as identified by the supervisor.
• Conduct phone survey whenever needed.
• Track referrals through collecting, tracking, and following up on beneficiary feedback using the
referral tools and database.
• Conduct field monitoring visits to the implementation areas (Monitor e-voucher.
implementation at input supplier’s premises and make sure that the distribution modality is
going as planned, attend beneficiaries’ trainings and schedule field visits, to monitor the
implementation of activities and beneficiaries’ engagement).
Reporting (30%)
• Ensures efficient data transmission and archives for future reference.
• Clean the data collected and share it with the Project Officer for reporting purposes.
• Report to the Project Officer and the MEAL unit if any issues faced.
• Report success stories, feedbacks, and complaints from farmers/ suppliers to BASATINE team.
• Participate in internal BASATINE team meetings.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS ASSIGNED BY LINE MANAGER
4. Qualifications / special skills or knowledge
(Indicate what expertise and experience, i.e. special skills or knowledge are required / essential to
perform the specific tasks and responsibilities stipulated above)
a. Skills & knowledge:
Recruitment Policy Annex 6: Interns/Volunteers Job Description
• Full proficiency in Microsoft office applications, Excel, and tech-related tools (tablet, smart
phone...)
• Extensive knowledge in data entry.
• Familiarity with M&E tools and different types of data.
• Extensive knowledge in humanitarian principles and humanitarian processes.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with affected communities.
• Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity; experience and ability to live
and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner; and capacity to make
accurate self-assessment particularly in high security contexts.
• Preferably trained on prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
• Motivated self-starter who enjoys working in a collaborative and international environment.
• Mobilized and ability to work independently as well as an effective team player.
• Very good writing and reporting skills.
• Very good communications and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence and can-do attitude; ability to advance projects with minimal supervision.
b. Experience: Number of months/ years of previous professional experience in a similar position.
Examples: languages; planning; budgeting; word-processing, basic accounting; advanced written
communications; presentations; fundraising; training/facilitation, etc.

Experience in field assistance and monitoring under humanitarian projects - desired
c. Academic background: ex. high school diploma; college degree (specify major/minor); specialty (ex.
Accounting). Indicate if no degree is required. Include the following phrase when possible: “or
equivalent combination of education and work experience.”
University graduate or undergraduate “3rd year” in Agriculture or Livelihood related disciplines
d. Languages: English and/ or Arabic are the working language of CARE International.
Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

5. Other contract elements
CARE offers internship and volunteer opportunities for up to 4 months contract for an allowance at
USD $25 for meals and transportation and for a limit of 16 days a month.

6. PSEA and Child Safeguarding Policies
CARE International in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and
harassment of any kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race,
color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
CARE International in Lebanon and its employees and stakeholders abide by the CARE International
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding Policies.