Community Liaison Manager, Syria Response (Subject to Funding)

The starting salary package for this position is £40,500 GBP per annum, approx. $57,337 USD including all allowances.

About the Syria Response programme:

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:

We are seeking a Community Liaison Manager (CLM) to work in our Syria Response programme. You will be responsible for leading a range of activities including community liaison, risk education, survey and impact monitoring as well as designing and delivering Explosive Ordnance risk education sessions and materials. Alongside this, the Community Liaison Manager will be expected to contribute to the design and development of data gathering tools and information management systems, supporting the development of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment tools and working with the programme to enhance CL strategy.  MAG’s CLM’s are essential to our life-saving work and this is a great opportunity to take a leading role in this area of our work.

About you:

You will have experience of leading, motivating and managing national staff, have strong participatory learning and facilitation skills and experience working with downstream partners and remote management. In addition, you should have experience in designing and delivering formal or informal training, with the ability to organize and coordinate activities or projects. Previous experience in Risk Education, Community Liaison and Non-technical Survey is desirable. We would be especially pleased to hear from you if you have previous experience of working in the Middle East and/or with the Humanitarian Mine Action sector.

In this role you will be required to work in challenging contexts away from home comforts, you will need to be able to live and work in extremely challenging environments, where your skills and MAG’s work is needed most.

The successful candidate should also have strong skills in remote management, information management, and monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment. In addition, you will have solid experience in community based work and participatory approaches.

Due to the context in country of work, verbal and written English skills are essential. Arabic language skills are also highly desirable for this role.

Benefits:

MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:

• Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £40,500 per annum including all allowances 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. You'll have a minimum of six 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.

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 through 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.

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

MAG –Community Liaison Manager, Syria Response - Application Pack

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of 4 July 2021. 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.