Mines Advisory Group
Community Liaison Manager – Team Leader, Ukraine
The starting salary package for this position is £49,474.50 GBP / approx. $62,800 USD including all allowances.
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
The Community Liaison Manager – Team Leader is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop MAG Ukraine’s community liaison strategy and implementation plan. You will provide senior and strategic support to the Technical Operations Manager and will be the focal point for community liaison within and for the programme, national partners and authorities, and the international humanitarian community. You will manage a team of international Community Liaison Managers and national community liaison colleagues. You will lead the expanding community liaison unit to plan, prioritise and coordinate all community liaison activities to achieve maximum community participation and understanding during all stages of clearance activities. You will be responsible for monitoring and analysing progress on targets and outcomes related to community liaison activities. You will conduct research on MAG Ukraine’s community liaison approach and use your innovation and creativity to improve materials, processes, delivery and outcomes. You will also provide quality community liaison input into proposals, reports, and other relevant documentation.
About you:
You will have significant community liaison experience working in humanitarian mine action or a similar humanitarian field, with strong management, capacity building and monitoring skills. You will have previously worked with a range of humanitarian actors including national authorities, international organisations and mine action centres.
You should have strong skills in developing, managing, and monitoring a range of community liaison activities. In addition, you will have a solid experience in community based work and participatory approaches and the ability to mentor and manage a team of international and locally recruited staff remotely. A sound understanding of rural livelihood and international development issues is essential, and knowledge of international mine action standards and current approaches to CL in mine action is a distinct advantage. Fluency in English is essential, Ukrainian language skills are desirable.
About the Ukraine programme:
Since the Russian invasion of 24th February 2022, Ukraine has been subjected to heavy artillery bombardment, missile and air strikes, as well as the use of landmines and cluster munitions. The scale of the conflict and the use of high impact and indiscriminate weapons requires an urgent and extensive response. MAG responded to the crisis in 2022 and is now in a dynamic scale up phase having secured funding for 2023/24 and is conducting explosive ordnance risk education and recruiting multiple demining and community liaison teams. The programme has representation in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Kropyvnytskyi, and will continue to expand in 2024 into new areas.
How to apply
Further information and how to apply:
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 7th January 2024.
MAG will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs.
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 here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
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. Women are encouraged to apply.