Enumerators (32 x 44 days)

Organizational Setting

In response to the devastating impact of the economic and financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic on the agriculture sector and food security, the Government of Lebanon (GOL) has designed a program to provide direct support to farmers engaged in crop and livestock production and help them restore their productive capacities. The Programme will be financed through a US$10 million reallocation under the World Bank-financed Roads and Employment Project and implemented through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation in Lebanon under the overall technical leadership and guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) will be in charge of the overall contract management responsibility in respect of the Outputs Agreement signed with the FAO.

The programme will be implemented by FAO in close collaboration and co-ordination with concerned government line departments at national, regional, governorate and district levels. It will contribute to reduced poverty and increased resilience for vulnerable rural people of Lebanon. This contribution will be achieved through:

1. support to the sustained restoration of the productive capacities of 26,700 vulnerable smallholder men and women farmers (i.e. crop, livestock, freshwater fish and honey producers),and
2.  a vaccination campaign of cattle and small ruminants.

Preserving and strengthening domestic production and value chains is not only critical to mitigate the short-term risk related to agricultural livelihoods but also to boost the local economy in the medium and long term.

The current assignment is part of point 1) above. This support programme aims to foster the development of more sustainable small-scale farming systems with stronger linkages to agricultural inputs’ supply chains for men and women. Therefore, the project will distribute agricultural input in sufficient quantity and good quality to smallholder farmers through a voucher scheme, which will help in increasing or at least maintaining current farming activities and improving household food security and nutrition to targeted beneficiaries.

Reporting Lines

The Enumerator will perform his/her tasks under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Lebanon and the direct supervision of the FAO Programme Manager.

Tasks and responsibilities

The Enumerator main task is to support the 32 Ministry of Agriculture Centres in the different regions, all over Lebanon, to register farmers’ applications through a pre-set form provided by FAO. More particularly, the Enumerator shall:

• Participate to the enumerators’ training;
• Receive and maintain in good condition the needed registration materials and equipment from the supervisor;
• Assist MoA Set and conduct interviews with farmers to fill the related applications form;
• Comply with the requirements necessary for conducting a successful interview;
• Follow confidentiality and security procedures to ensure respondent privacy is protected;
• Record responses as instructed and trained to the application (using a data-entry app adapted by the programme) according to specific standards and conditions;
• Ask farmers to sign on their declarations;
• Collect the needed photocopies of documents proving asset ownership, ID cards, etc. and scan it into the app;
• Provide farmers with a receipt of registration;
• Support MoA Centres staff in the paper vouchers distribution to smallholder farmers, if requested;
• Support MoA Centres staff (if requested) in briefing, during the distribution of vouchers to approved farmers, on the process of vouchers redeeming, its benefits, the list of registered inputs and related suppliers from where the vouchers can be redeemed, as well as the grievance mechanism put in place to receive their feedbacks and complaints;
• Ensure that all applications are accounted for;
• Identify and report any challenges faced that could affect the quality of the work to the supervisor;
• Liaise and collaborate with the Ministry of Agriculture staff and other project partners for the good implementation of the project activities;
• Turn over, at the end of assignment, all materials and equipment used on duty to the supervisor;
• Assist, if requested, in briefing meetings for the benefit of partners;
• Undertake other project related tasks as requested by the supervisor.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements   

• Student or graduated from Technical School or University in Agriculture, Veterinary, Geography, Social Sciences or related fields;
• Resident in the vicinity of one of the Ministry of Agriculture Centres (applicants will need to select the Centre they wish to be considered for);
• Good written and spoken knowledge of Arabic;
• Experience in utilizing technology tools and possess the ability to master new technology tools, as required; familiarity with the use of an Android tablet is an advantage;
• Previous experience in community-based work or in household surveys (baseline/evaluations) is an advantage;
• Previous experience with a UN agency or NGOs as enumerator is an advantage.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Organized individual, punctual, capable of handling multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and managing time effectively;
• Ability to work and deliver under pressure;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently as well as an effective team player;
• Willing to work on the field;
• Good communication skills;
• Motivated and able to work with minimal supervision;
• Familiarity with agricultural surveys and rural development projects.