Community Liaison Manager - Team Leader, Syria Response

1 year fixed term contract (with possible extension)

The starting salary package for this position is £44,904 GBP per annum, approx. 59,900 USD including all allowances.

About MAG Syria Response

MAG has been responding to the Syria crisis since 2013 working to support the development from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury

About the role

As a Community Liaison Manager – Team Leader (CLM-TL), you will provide senior and strategic support to the Technical Operations Manager (TOM), Programme Manager (PM) and the wider Syria response programme.  The CLM team leader will be the CL focal point within the programme and the role will be focused on developing Syria Response’s Community Liaison programme strategy, whilst conducting research into MAGs CL approaches and it’s evolution within the programme. The CLM TL will manage a team of International Community Liaison Managers and national CL partners on both a strategic and operational level. You will play a key role in identifying and recommending expansion opportunities, as well as advising how the programme can focus current activities to achieve maximum benefit for the local communities we serve.

About you

You will have previous experience working in the community liaison field, with the capability to develop, manage and monitor the full range of CL activities. For this role it is also essential that the post holder has previously worked with a range of Humanitarian Mine Action actors, including national authorities, Mine Action Centres and international organisations with sound knowledge of current approaches in CL and HMA.

The successful candidate should also have strong skills in information management and impact monitoring. In addition, you will have a solid experience in community based work and participatory approaches and the ability to mentor and manage a team remotely. Fluency in English is essential, Arabic language skills are desirable.

Benefits

MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:

• Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £44,904 ($USD 59,900) per annum 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. We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You'll have a minimum of six/eight weeks out of the programme per year .
• 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

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

MAG –CLM –TL, Syria response Application Pack

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of 18 November 2018. 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 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.