Acción Contra el Hambre

Action Against Hunger (ACF) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organization working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting 

Project Officer – Agronomist

Primary duty station: One of ACF’s offices in the West Bank, to be determined based on the selected candidate’s location, with travel to other offices as required.

For a period of 12 months with possibility of extension

General Objective:

The overall responsibility will be supervising the agricultural initiatives under different projects. He/she will provide all the technical support needed for agricultural activities related to the plant production & protection including planning, implementation, and monitoring, ensuring accurate reporting, tracking, and operational support. 

Objective 1: Planning and Implementation of Agricultural livelihoods Activities 

Tasks:

• Responsible for the planning and implementation follow up of agriculture interventions related to the plant production in coordination with the head of project.    
• Keep a solid record of all ACF agricultural interventions including status, operation, income…etc,    
• Lead technical assessments and cost estimation in cooperation with other team members.            
• Responsible to draft budget activities forecast.        
• Provide technical inputs and review of BoQs for inputs and materials for different activities.            
• Support in drafting project documents (including announcement, application, attendance sheets, agreements, assessments, ToRs for technical training etc.)  
• Maintaining project database with up-to-date information and tracking.     
• Assist in preparing monitoring plans and implementation procedures for each activity in cooperation with relevant team members.    
• Conduct regular field visits to the project sites to conduct technical assessments, follow up the implementation, and provide the technical support needed. 
• Propose technical solutions and improvements relating to project progress.

Objective 2: Agricultural Interventions Development        

Tasks: 

• Support head of project in managing the relationships with the relevant stakeholders and actors. 
• Support the programs in implementing FSL strategy on emergencies and development agricultural interventions.      
• Participate in the planning and implementation of agricultural capacity building activities including training, manuals, guides, etc.       

Objective 3: Reporting & Database Management   

Tasks: 

• Maintain and update project database with accurate information.
• Assist in preparing monitoring plans and implementation procedures for each activity
• Prepare reports for internal use and donor requirements.              

Objective 4: Others

Tasks:

• Driving within West Bank base and field sites and staying overnight when needed.
• Those duties are inherited to the position and requested according to the mission’s needs and context.

•   Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Soil Science, or a related field. 
•   Knowledge and practical understanding of agronomy and crop management. 
•  Strong understanding of the project cycle within humanitarian and development contexts. 
•  Minimum of 3 years of field experience in planning, implementing, monitoring, and supervising agricultural projects in plant production. 
•  Experience in humanitarian emergency and development programming. 
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills. 
• Strong problem?solving abilities and analytical thinking skills. 
•  Demonstrated team spirit with a focus on strengthening team capacity and knowledge. 
•  Fluency in Arabic and English (reading, writing, and speaking). 
•  Very good command of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 
•  Valuable prior experience or strong personal commitment to gender equality.
• Valid driving license and proven driving skills are preferred.
• Humanitarian sector knowledge: Considered an asset.
• Languages: English and Arabic are compulsory (written and verbal)
• IT and Systems:
• Required knowledge of Microsoft Windows environment (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, email, etc.).
• Mobility between West Bank is required.

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunities employer. 

Action Against Hunger has commitment to protect all persons we come into contact with through our work, including children and At-Risk adults. Action Against Hunger has ZERO TOLERANCE towards all forms of harm and abuse, including sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We take concerns and complaints relating to Safeguarding issues involving our Staff, Associated Personnel, Partners and Suppliers very seriously and will take action to vigorously investigate and manage any violations or alleged violations of our policies.

We will only consider the candidacies received by our online service. Please click in the following link to access to the service: 

Applications will be accepted up to the 2/3/2026

Only those candidates pre-selected for a test and an interview will be contacted.