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Agricultural Engineer for The Supmed Project In Egypt

CIHEAM IAMM
Luxor, Luxor
Posted 3 years ago
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The SupMed project aims to support farmers in Lebanon and Egypt in the implementation of adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change (CC).

It concerns the Luxor Governorate in Egypt and the Beqaa valley in Lebanon, two areas marked by significant levels of poverty, public agricultural advisory systems undergoing restructuring and a risk of natural resource overexploitation (water and soil) aggravated by climate uncertainty. 

The SupMed project aims to structurally and sustainably reduce the overexploitation of water resources and improve the income of farm households. For that purpose, it will put forward, implement and assess integrated, agronomic and socio-economic initiatives based on agro-ecology in order to reduce water dependency in each of the project territories. 

  1. Expected objectives and results of the project 
  • The preservation of water resources: 
  • The adoption by farmers of new sustainable farming practices helps reduce water demand and improve the income of producers. of contextualized CC adaptation strategies.
  • A contribution to national strategies linked to Climate Change 

The project is expected to last 4 years, starting in spring 2021

The missions of the focal point from the SupMed project to the EACDP

The focal point will work in direct collaboration with the CIHEAM-IAMM team, which is in charge of managing the SupMed project, as well as with the institutional partners of the project in Egypt Faculty of Agronomy Cairo University, Agricultural regional direction of Luxor, and the EASD association. He/she will be in charge of:

The institutional coordination and communication between the EACDP and the SupMed project coordination team throughout the duration of the project. It includes:  

  • Participation in the steering committee (definition of the overall strategy and vision; presentation and monitoring of results; validation of half-yearly action plans; budget approval)
  • Coordination between the EACDP Climate Change programme and the SupMed project
  • Administrative monitoring of the technical and financial contribution of the EACDP programme to the SupMed project.
  • Facilitating communication between the SupMed project and the Ministries of Agriculture
  • Mobilizing national networks (research centres, experts, regional directorate, etc.) to participate in training programmes and various events within the SupMed project.
  • Facilitating relations with national and local institutional stakeholders in the implementation of project activities: support for the organization of project coordination and monitoring meetings, support for the mobilization of stakeholders to participate in the training programmes set up by the project on the subject of adaptation strategies to CC, support for the promotion of innovative sectors
  • Contributing to capitalization activities and the dissemination of project results:
  • Participating in the reflection on the definition of national strategies for adaptation to CC, participating in the Lebanese-Egyptian network on bioeconomic modeling as a tool to support future agricultural policies on CC and in meetings to reflect on and disseminate the project results
  • Participating in regional experience-sharing sessions in Egypt and across the Mediterranean area
  • Help communicate project results to local stakeholders beyond the territories concerned by the project : dissemination of documents to farm service centres and farmers

The agricultural engineer will work under direct supervision of the CIHEAM-IAMM, project manager for the SupMed project, and in collaboration with the institutional partners of the project in Egypt: EACDP, Faculty of Agronomy Cairo University, Agricultural regional direction of Luxor, and the EASD association. He/she will be in charge of :

  • Referencing the farmers of the 3 villages targeted by the project and identifying which are the most representative for the implementation of project activities according to criteria which will be pre-identified with the steering committee
  • Contributing to the various workshops and technical training programmes of producers and managing/supporting the coordination, organization and monitoring of the training programmes with external experts recruited by the project (awareness of the effects of CC, technical training on agro-ecology)
  • Planning and leading technical training programmes on the subject of irrigation
  • Undergoing technical training on the bioeconomic modelling tool
  • Regularly collecting technical and administrative data from the 80 referenced farmers in order to update the indicators of the dashboard monitoring the chosen adaptation strategies and sending them to the CIHEAM-IAMM
  • Implementing demonstration plots and supporting volunteer producers on a daily basis in the adoption of new farming practices and setting up the monitoring of the practices and interventions carried out : monthly dashboard per farmer and territory involved, monitoring and control of the use of inputs provided by the project

Job Requirements

Required qualifications and skills

  • Agricultural engineering diploma
  • At least 2 to 3 years of experience in agricultural or rural development projects. Excellent knowledge of the Egyptian agricultural sector and the Luxor context, as well as of the area concerned by the project would be an advantage.
  • Knowledge and skills in agro-ecological practices and water-saving irrigation techniques
  • Knowledge of agronomic modelling techniques and simulation software would be an advantage
  • Good level of English and/or French (B1 to B2 level minimum)

Soft skills:

  • Leadership abilities and a taste for international teamwork
  • Ability to synthesize, availability, rigour and ability to work independently

Work conditions and organisation

  • The engineer will be under the direct responsibility of the CIHEAM-IAMM, which is in charge of managing the project. He/she will be working in close collaboration with local partners: EACDP and the EASD association.
  • On whose premises he/she will be working, as well as the EACDP, Faculty of Agronomy Cairo University, Agricultural regional direction of Luxor, and the EASD NGO 
  • Workplace: EASD association, and trips to the 3 villages as well as to Cairo for coordination meetings. Travel abroad as part of the project’s experience-sharing activities.
  • Duration of the contract: one-year fixed-term contract, potentially renewable until the end of the project (4 contracts)
  • Working time: half-time work on the basis of 11 working days/month. 
  • He/she will have to provide CIHEAM-IAMM with a timesheet and a detailed report of the activities carried out for the SupMed project on a monthly basis. 
  • Salary: the salary will be defined in accordance with the CIHEAM-IAMM salary grid, depending on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. Living and travel expenses when travelling abroad will also be covered.

Application and selection process

He/she must send a detailed CV and cover letter written in French or English

Selection process:

  • Applications will be submitted to a selection committee, made up of members of the project coordination team.
  • The successful application will be subject to final approval by the FFEM secretariat.

Deadline for submitting applications: April 15th, 2021, effective start date as soon as possible.

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