MAG recruits 01 Roving Community Liaison Manager
Roving Community Liaison Manager
The starting salary package for this position is £41,704 GBP / approx. $55,596 USD plus per diem when travelling
About MAG:
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
About the role:
MAG is seeking to recruit a Roving Community Liaison Manager to join our Operational Development Team (ODT). Reporting to the Senior Community Liaison Advisor (SCLA), you will play a central role in supporting the effective delivery of CL activities by undertaking structured missions to MAG’s programmes. These visits will focus on providing support, capacity building and mentoring to Community Liaison staff.
You will also work to improve quality, accountability, innovation and learning in relation to MAG’s CL activities through supporting the SCLA with the design and delivery of CL tools and approaches and ensuring examples of best practice relating to CL, are shared between programmes. In addition, you may be required to support emergency response initiatives or the start-up of new operations.
This position requires a large amount of travel – around 60% to 70% of working time, perhaps more – with varying mission lengths and locations, some of which may be organised at short notice. A high degree of flexibility is therefore required to undertake this role.
About you:
You will have previous experience of working overseas in the Humanitarian Mine Action sector, with experience of leading, capacity developing and managing national staff to implement Community Liaison (CL) projects and activities. You will have excellent technical knowledge of core CL programming areas, including Risk Education, Non-Technical Survey and Impact Monitoring. You will possess strong participatory learning and facilitation skills and will have applied these to train others. You will have a proven background in conducting monitoring and evaluation/quality assurance assessments and demonstrated ability to enhance and improve the quality of technical delivery. Finally, you will be able work independently while being part of a geographically diverse team.
We would be especially pleased to hear from you if you have a working knowledge of French or a relevant second language (Spanish or Arabic), as well as experience of designing and delivering programmes relating to small arms/light weapons (SALW) management.
You should be aware, MAG’s areas of operations are often remote with basic amenities, so you will need to be able to live and work in challenging environments, where the need for your skills and MAG’s work is most.
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. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks, please click here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on the MAG website, using the link below.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. In order to strive towards gender diversity within the team, we would strongly welcome applications from female candidates.
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG by the closing date of 10th January 2022.