Job ID
50124
Job Title
Agronomist
To work for
ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Agriculture
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
-Provide professional guidance to the sub-delegations/office and team leaders on the design, implementation and monitoring of the agricultural programme.
-Oversee the local livelihood initiative programme, and the budget related to the agro programme in cooperation with the Deputy Coordinator.
-Maintain up-to-date records and provide timely reporting of agricultural programme project implementation.
-Coordinate with ICRC logistic department to ensure timely purchase, and delivery of all agro programme inputs.
-Coordinate with the SARC Headquarters and MoA on the development and approval of agricultural programme projects and capacity building programme.
-Provide technical input to the Analysis and Evidence team on the preparation of assessment, verification, and monitoring forms, and ccoordinate with the concerned teams, to ensure timely implementation, project monitoring and evaluation.
-Coordinate with the ICRC field structures, regarding the security and logistical requirements for field assessments.
-Maintain good relations with SARC, MoA (Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform), and the UN FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) and its partners, and attend sector coordination meetings.
-Inform the Delegation on Syria general agro, specific needs relating to agro production and animal health situation and provide recommendations for appropriate agro projects.
-Oversee the local livelihood initiative programme, and the budget related to the agro programme in cooperation with the Deputy Coordinator.
-Maintain up-to-date records and provide timely reporting of agricultural programme project implementation.
-Coordinate with ICRC logistic department to ensure timely purchase, and delivery of all agro programme inputs.
-Coordinate with the SARC Headquarters and MoA on the development and approval of agricultural programme projects and capacity building programme.
-Provide technical input to the Analysis and Evidence team on the preparation of assessment, verification, and monitoring forms, and ccoordinate with the concerned teams, to ensure timely implementation, project monitoring and evaluation.
-Coordinate with the ICRC field structures, regarding the security and logistical requirements for field assessments.
-Maintain good relations with SARC, MoA (Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform), and the UN FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) and its partners, and attend sector coordination meetings.
-Inform the Delegation on Syria general agro, specific needs relating to agro production and animal health situation and provide recommendations for appropriate agro projects.
Qualifications
- Post-graduate degree (e.g. master’s degree in agricultural science) or bachelor’s degree in agronomy with at least five years of work experience.
- 6 years’ overall professional experience, including 4 years' experience in a similar field.
- Very good command of English.
- Computer proficiency
- 6 years’ overall professional experience, including 4 years' experience in a similar field.
- Very good command of English.
- Computer proficiency
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Deadline to apply, Max by the 10th of August 2026.
Salary and Benefits
Based on ICRC salary scale
About us
Permanently present in Syria since 1967, the ICRC is a neutral, impartial, and independent organization with an exclusively humanitarian mission. The ICRC works closely with and supports the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) to meet food, water, and health needs of people affected by the fighting in both emergencies and to help them start rebuilding their lives. They work together to raise awareness about risks from mines and other explosive remnants. The ICRC works to restore links between families who have been separated by the conflict and migration, visits a number of prisons, promotes respect for international humanitarian law. The ICRC also provides advice and support to local authorities and forensics practitioners in managing human remains with respect and dignity. The ICRC's operation in Syria is its largest in the world, with over 650 staff working in its offices in Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Hassakeh, Homs, and Tartous.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Aug 04, 2026
Expiry Date
Aug 19, 2026
CV Language
English
