Acción Contra el Hambre

Action against Hunger is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for Action against Hunger in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation. 

In Lebanon, the Syrian crisis continues to generate political, social and economic pressure due to the war in Lebanon and keeps more than 1.5 million refugees in a situation of increasing vulnerability. In this environment of political, economic and social uncertainty, our teams have maintained their high levels of humanitarian response and aid to Lebanon. Likewise, our interventions have been maintained in the Bekaa and northern areas, as well as in the south of the country, with a special focus on working in partnership or in consortium with other organizations and on institutional strengthening of the relationship with both donors. institutional, such as with local authorities and entities.  

Position Title: Agriculture Specialist

Background: social science, food security, or related field.

Under the supervision of the FSL and emergency Program Manager, the Agriculture Specialist is responsible for the effective day-to-day implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the agriculture and livelihoods activities at the field level. The role focuses on supporting agricultural recovery through the interventions at both farmer and communal levels, providing direct assistance to farmers, facilitating capacity-building initiatives, promoting sustainable land improvement practices, assisting in farmer and beneficiary selection, verification and follow-up, communicating with local stakeholders to facilitate coordination of response in AAH Areas of Intervention, supporting the efficient delivery of in-kind assistance to farmers, based on comprehensive needs and technical assessment, and ensuring alignment with AAH’s strategy, donor requirements and inter-agency sector standards.

Objective 1: Ensure timely and quality implementation of Agriculture and livelihoods Activities (60%)

1. Provide technical guidance and support for the design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance of agricultural project activities.
2. Provide technical support to the FSL Program Manager in the design and planning of agriculture-based livelihood interventions, including agricultural land rehabilitation, infrastructure improvement, and community-based natural resource management activities.
3. Support the FSL Program Manager in designing and planning technical training activities for farmers, Cash-for-Work (CfW) participants, and other targeted programme participants, based on identified needs and project objectives.
4. Contribute to the development, adaptation, and delivery of agriculture-related training materials and modules, including climate-smart agriculture, soil fertility and land management, sustainable irrigation techniques, water management, and other relevant good agricultural practices.
5. Participate in and support briefing, orientation, and induction sessions for CfW participants, farmers, and local stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of agricultural activities, technical requirements, safety procedures, work standards, and expected outputs.
6. Provide technical supervision and oversight of CfW activities related to agricultural land and infrastructure rehabilitation, including land rehabilitation, cleaning and maintenance of irrigation channels, rehabilitation of agricultural roads, water-harvesting structures, terracing, erosion-control measures, and other relevant agricultural works.
7. Ensure the timely and efficient implementation of agricultural field activities in accordance with approved work plans, seasonal agricultural calendars, technical specifications, and project guidelines, while considering local agro-climatic conditions.
8. Conduct regular field visits and provide on-site technical supervision to CfW teams and farmers, ensuring adherence to approved technical standards, work norms, quality requirements, and productivity targets.
9. Ensure the timely, appropriate, and effective delivery of in-kind agricultural assistance to targeted farmers, based on identified needs, field assessments, technical specifications, and agreed selection criteria.
10. Support the identification and development of appropriate specifications for agricultural inputs, tools, equipment, and materials, ensuring their technical suitability, quality, and relevance to farmers’ needs and planned agricultural activities.
11. Monitor the quality and progress of agricultural activities and rehabilitation works, ensuring compliance with AAH technical standards, environmental safeguards, and occupational health and safety requirements.
12. Identify, document, and report technical challenges affecting agricultural activities and productivity, including water scarcity, soil degradation, irrigation constraints, pest and disease outbreaks, and other field-level challenges, and recommend practical and context-appropriate mitigation measures.
13. Collect field data related to agricultural outputs (e.g., land rehabilitated, km of canals cleaned, number of farmers supported) and contribute to regular reporting and documentation.

Objective 2: Stakeholder Coordination & Community Engagement (25%)

1. Coordinate closely with local authorities, municipalities, and community leaders to ensure proper planning and implementation of agricultural rehabilitation works, while promoting knowledge sharing on land improvement practices, irrigation management, and sustainable use of natural resources to support long-term community ownership of rehabilitated assets
2. Act as a key liaison between AAH and external stakeholders, including farmers, municipalities, facilitating effective communication, alignment on agricultural priorities, and smooth implementation of FSL interventions
3. Ensure effective follow-up with pre-identified stakeholders on the selection and validation of agricultural sites, beneficiary targeting, and appropriate modalities of work
4. Ensure positive building of relationships between AAH, local authorities, municipalities, and communities
5. Contribute to maintaining strong, transparent, and trust-based relationships between AAH, farmers, municipalities, and community representatives to facilitate access to land, water resources, and communal assets required for agricultural interventions
6. Support and conduct community sensitization sessions focused on agricultural project objectives, expected outputs
7. Promote awareness and accessibility to the feedback and complaint mechanisms, ensuring farmers and community members can safely raise concerns related to the services provided

Objective 3: Agriculture & Livelihoods Assessments (5%)

1.  Actively engage in the beneficiary selection process under the guidance of the FSL Field Supervisor and/or FSL Program Manager
2. Conduct household visits, focus group discussions and key informant interviews upon the request of the FSL Field Supervisor and/or FSL Program Manager
3. Carry out detailed agricultural field assessments to identify levels of land degradation, irrigation challenges, soil conditions, crop losses, and infrastructure damage affecting agricultural productivity
4. Support farmer eligibility screening by assessing technical feasibility, willingness to engage, access to land and water resources, and the potential for sustainable recovery and productivity improvement
5. Use standardized data collection tools (e.g., Kobo, paper forms) to record assessment findings and ensure proper data management, cleaning, and timely submission for reporting and analysis
6. Ensure that data collection and beneficiary selection processes are conducted in a participatory, inclusive, and conflict-sensitive manner, with particular attention to women, small-scale farmers, refugees, and vulnerable households

Objective 4: Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation (10%)

1. Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports, and usage of digital platforms including kobo, activity info, etc.
2. Ensure proper documentation, filing, and systematic archiving of all Means of Verification (MoVs), including attendance sheets, work completion records, training materials, and site-level technical outputs (e.g., dunums rehabilitated, irrigation canals cleaned)
3. Ensure proper documentation of challenges, lessons learned and best practices
4. Support MEAL activities and use digital data collection tools
5. Capture high-quality photos and basic field footage during activities to support Communication and Advocacy teams, ensuring that all images respect AAH’s visibility, safeguarding, and consent protocols
6. Coordinate with MEAL and Communication/Advocacy teams to share timely field evidence, success stories, and visual materials that highlight the impact of agricultural interventions on farmer livelihoods and community resilience

Objective 5: Security

1. Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan and comply with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols. 
2. Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 6: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

1. Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities
2. Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities

Objective 7: Gender & Safeguarding (cross-cutting)

1. Promote safe and equitable environments, through knowledge and application of the protocol against harassment and gender policy.
2. Knowledge and compliance with safeguarding policy.
3. Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Training/ Education: Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, or related field.

Technical specific knowledge: 

• Applied Agriculture knowledge.
• Knowledge of food security and livelihoods interventions, including modalities and guidelines

Previous experience: Minimum two years of experience in agricultural livelihoods. Experience in agricultural recovery, and/or climate-smart practices is a strong asset.

Personal requirements: 

• Good communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work in stressful environments
• Ability to work in a team 
• Strong sense of accountability and responsibility

Languages: Fluent Arabic, Fluency in written and spoken English. 

IT and specific systems: Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)

Mobility (national/ international): National - Currently in Tyre or nearby area 

Duty Station: The duty station is officially in Tyre office, from Monday to Friday.

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.

Salary Range: $1200 - $1500
Basic Salary: $1467, plus transportation allowance.