Agriculture Engineers – Akkar region

The Agriculture engineer reports to the Program Manager & Country Director

S/he is supposed to work mainly in Akkar region, with expectations to also work at the national level, when needed, or when asked by the management. In addition to support in Logistics, Technical, Administration, etc.).

Place of Work 

S/he is based in Akkar Governorate, North Lebanon

Target Area: 

Akkar Governorate

Target groups: 

women, farmers, groups of farmers, Women groups and COOPs, and municipalities.

Under the supervision of the Program Manager/Field Officer, the agriculture engineer is responsible to:

General Responsibilities

Engage fully in the implementation of the project agriculture activities and community service projects as required, including designing and implementing training programs for farmers.

Implement project activities in a timely, effective and efficient manner.

Participate in the production of the M&E plan and Data collection with the Program Manager and the M&E Officer  

Participate in the production of quality narrative, in coordination with the management staff and in compliance with GATE Lebanon and the donor’s expectations.

Participate in farmers’ training on agriculture best practices, field & crops management, IPM, harvest and Post-Harvest technologies, food processing and related subjects.

Specific Responsibilities

Project Implementation

In coordination with the Program Manager, the Country Director, and also with the Project staff, develop effective and efficient Work-Plans, detailing each required step to achieve GATE Lebanon objectives, in compliance with the project’s indicators.

Under the supervision of the Program Manager, closely follow up on the implementation of the Work-Plan, and, if necessary, take any corrective measure to ensure timely implementation of the activities and/or revision of the Work-Plan;

Guide the project staff, consultants, beneficiaries, and village committees in their day-to-day work, ensuring that the activities are planned efficiently and implemented as per the project’s parameters.

Dedicate 100% of his/her time to field missions, ensuring that the project activities are effectively implemented in line with work plan requirements.

Manage her/his subordinates, ensuring that a proper team spirit prevails;

Report to the Program Manager, promptly, any discrepancy, challenge, or difficulty met during the planning and implementation of the activities, especially when it could affect the achievement of GATE Lebanon objectives, and/or the relationship with the communities and target groups. 

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

At the beginning of each project, participate with the Program Manager and the M&E Officer in the development, of the M&E Plan, tools & templates;

Together with the Reporting Officer and the Project staff, ensure that data on beneficiaries, processes, progress and performance are collected, entered, and analyzed in a timely fashion, and documented in line with DQA requirements, using the proper project tracking tools designed under the supervision of the senior managers.

Follow up with Project staff, beneficiaries, and village committees and stakeholders on implementation of programmatic activities, in line with the projects’ work plans and M&E plans (Timelines, Milestones & Targets)

Review the field completed M&E forms (ensuring accuracy, completion & timeliness of datasets & forms).

Participate in the timely development of periodic consolidated project reports (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly, or final reports).

Participate in beneficiary training and designing curriculums and topics with the direct support and supervision of the Program Manager and the Country Director; in addition to program partners, beneficiaries, and consultants.

Follow up with the project staff on inconsistencies, resolving data discrepancies, highlighted by the Reporting Officer, upon reviewing and comparing monthly reports to M&E forms;

Conduct periodic data quality checks, in coordination with the program Manager and the M&E Officer or equivalent and the Country Director;

Hold frequent (as required: physical presence or remote) coordination meetings in Beirut or in the field.

Secondary Responsibilities

Participate in the elaboration of project proposals (narrative, operational and financial).

If requested by the Program Manager or the Country Director, participate in coordination meetings with the authorities and/or partners.

Complete any additional task, as requested by the Program Manager or Country Director.

In addition, like all GATE Lebanon Staff

Comply with internal policies, ensuring that activities and their performance comply with what is established in GATE Lebanon Code of Conduct and other Policies.

Work as a team member to achieve GATE Lebanon goals.

Manage in a transparent way GATE Lebanon resources, fulfilling effectively and efficiently the tasks entrusted.

Propose, constructively, alternative solutions to problems that arise in the work area.

Core Competencies Required

Experienced Agriculture engineer with a minimum 3 years of experience.

Communication Skills: Well-developed written and oral communication skills both in English and Arabic. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with relevant institutions and organizations.

Integrity: Work with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to GATE Lebanon's core values and humanitarian principles.

Awareness and sensitivity of self and others: Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally acceptable manner.

Knowledge and skills: Require general finance, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, project management, and information management and telecommunication skills;

Confidentiality: Appreciation and understanding of confidentiality and use of discretion when dealing with employment/staff matters.

Technical Competencies

Bachelor's degree (Master's degree is a plus), in Agriculture Engineering, specializing in plant protection.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a proficiency level in local official language and English language both in writing and speaking;

Excellent word processing and IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages and comprehensive capabilities in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

Management of people, administration, project management, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, general finance knowledge, experience with working and interpretation with data (preferable presentation of the documentary evidence);

Flexibility to manage different tasks effectively and willingness to put in extra hours when required.