MAG International recruits 01 Project Manager

MAG International recruits 01 Project Manager, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Fluency in French and English required

The starting salary for this position is £45,504 per annum, approx. $60,947 USD including all allowances.

About MAG’s Sahel and West Africa programmes

MAG works across the Sahel and West Africa, to contribute to Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), through Weapons & Ammunition Management (WAM) Community Risk Reduction (CRR) and Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) activities. WAM activities include working with national defence and security authorities towards the safe storage and management as well as destruction of weapons and munitions. CRR activities include working with civil society in activities that contribute to AVR. HMA in these contexts addresses activities to understand and clear countries of landmines and unexploded ordinance (UXO).

About the role

The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for providing senior level support to the Regional Programmes Manager (RPM) in the effective integration of strategic, programmatic and operational management and the development of new business, in compliance with contractual obligations and MAG’s mission and mandate. The PM will be responsible for the representation of MAG at country level meetings across a wide range of stakeholders and will develop effective relationships and networks with stakeholders including national and local authorities, donors, UN agencies, national partners, NGO forums, the wider NGO, community and commercial operators in the region. They will also support the RPM in identifying and pursuing opportunities to expand MAG programme activities in new locations within the country, and be responsible for national partner project management and implementation, and external programme communications when delegated.

About you

The successful candidate will have significant experience in working in development and humanitarian program related field operations in developing countries, and experience of developing and supporting projects including implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation and contract compliance. You will have proven expertise in the development of new business, including proposal development, networking and contract negotiations, and experience of having developed successful relationships and negotiated with donors, government bodies, other NGOs and local partners. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels internally and externally will be key to the role.

Fluency in English and French are essential.

Benefits

MAG staff are rewarded with a range of benefits

• Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £45,504 per annum, (approx. $60,947) and this increases with service.
• Accommodation: MAG will provide accommodation in-country.
• Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated.
• Flights: MAG provides three international flights home per year
• Insurance: All international staff are automatically covered by MAG’s comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance including evacuation and repatriation.

Please see the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details on these benefits.

Please note that as part of MAG’s commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

How to apply

For further information about this opportunity, as well as the application form, please download the candidate information pack, below:

MAG – Project Manager, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea and Sierra Leone Candidate Information Pack

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of 17th April 2022. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within three weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.Postuler