Job Opportunity in Jordan: Agriculture Technical Coordinator at ACTED

ACTED is looking for an enthusiastic Agriculture Technical Coordinator to be responsible for providing support, strategic planning and technical guidance in Amman, Jordan. You will play a leading role in a number of important areas including technical inputs to development, supporting the project teams and training for staff to enhance their knowledge of different agriculture best practices. 

Responsibilities:

Internal Agricultural Technical Support and Coordination:

1. Promote harmonization of approaches and methodologies across the different agricultural projects by developing and monitoring the use of common tools as well as creating opportunities for experience sharing and learning.
2. Support the development and maintenance of a coherent livelihood strategy across ACTED’s areas of intervention in Syria and Turkey.
3. Support the review and introduction of appropriate resilience frameworks into programming.
4. Brief Project Managers and Project Coordinators about main agricultural issues, and updating them on a regular basis.

Technical Leadership:

1. Define agricultural project implementation modalities and methodologies (including, but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization).
2. Lead the review and development of all technical tools related to agricultural activities, guidance notes, training packages, and beneficiary selection tools.
3. Analyze the appropriateness, adequacy and potential impact of all interventions in the agricultural sector based on known contexts and needs.
4. Provide technical support to the Project Managers.
5. Liaise with agricultural technical staff on a regular basis to ensure technical assistance is provided to projects when needed. Research innovative and appropriate global best practices for dryland agriculture, in particular methodologies that could help farmers develop resilience to external threats like climate change.
6. Disseminate tools, research, best practices and lessons learned internally and externally through publications, networks, working groups, events, and conferences.

Staff Capacity Building:

1. Participate in recruitment and training.
2. In coordination with Project Managers identify individual training needs and ensure access to training and professional development opportunities appropriate to the skill gaps and needs.
3. Provide training to projects teams on ACTED activities and agricultural best practices.
4. Develop capacity-building programs for local actors (including partner NGOs and relevant local services providers) on FS and agricultural best practices.

External Relations:

1. Act as key ACTED representative on Agricultural Sectors in Syria and Turkey.
2. Ensure external representation of ACTED in the FS sector, vis-à-vis country, and local authorities, other project stakeholders, donors and partners.
3. Participate in and report (internally) on technical and sectoral meetings, clusters and working groups involving all relevant stakeholders such as donors, NGOs, UN Agencies, inter-governmental institutions.
4. Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders and partners, i.e. NGOs, civil society organizations, community groups, and government counterparts.
5. Identify opportunities to collaborate and coordinate efforts with other organizations to ensure activities build upon – rather than replicate – the work of others.

Project Development:

1. Collect and analyze primary and secondary data related to the agricultural sectors for Syria.
2. Analyze the activities in the agriculture sector in general including those of relevant stakeholders.
3. Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations through regular visits and literature review, and through the design and implementation of relevant needs assessments. 
4. Provide technical inputs into proposal design and ensure new or adapted projects for the agriculture sector focus on maximizing efficiencies, impact and integrated approaches.

Expected skills and qualifications:

1. BSc or MSc in agricultural sciences, animal husbandry/science, rural development or similar (relevant field experience can substitute for academic qualifications but not vice-versa).
2. 3 years of experience on agriculture projects in an international relief or development setting, ideally working on any of the following: agricultural systems; livestock development; agricultural value chains; natural resource and land degradation management; building resilience to climate change.
3. Practical experience working on farms, ideally mixed production units in arid conditions, and must have included a role in livestock management.
4. Ability to capitalize on past experience and information available within the organization in order to become self-sufficient and autonomous quickly.
5. Demonstrated communication and organizational skills.
6. Ability to train and coach both international and national staff.
7. Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure.
8. Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office.
9. Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.

Desirable skills:

1. Experience of participating in clusters or technical working groups.
2. Experience of utilizing resilience frameworks within program implementation.
3. Experience working on business and entrepreneurial development projects.
4. Experience of working in the Middle East.
5. Ability to speak Arabic.
6. It requires both remote management and periodic travel within the region.

Benefits:

1. Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid depending on education level, expertise, security level, and experience.
2. Living allowance of $300.
3. Lodging and food provided in the ACTED Guesthouse / or housing allowance (depending on the contract length and country of assignment).
4. Flight tickets in and out + Visa taken in charge by ACTED.
5. Provision of medical and repatriation insurances.

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