Community Liaison Manager – Team Leader, Syria Response (Subject to Funding)

The starting salary package for this position is £44,904 GBP per annum, approx. $63,571 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:

The Community Liaison Manager – Team Leader (CLM-TL) is an exciting opportunity to lead a unit delivering on humanitarian protection interventions. The CLM-TL will provide senior and strategic support to the Technical Operations Manager (TOM) and be the CL focal point within the Syria Response programme, with national authorities, INGOs and the wider humanitarian community. The CLM-TL will manage a team of international Community Liaison Managers and national CL partners on both strategic and operational levels. The position plays a key role in identifying and recommending areas for development and expansion, as well as advising how MAG Syria Response can focus current activities to achieve maximum benefit for beneficiary communities.

About you:

You will have previous experience working in the protection and/or humanitarian field, with strong management, capacity building and monitoring skills. The post holder will have previously worked with a range of protection/humanitarian actors including national authorities, international organisations and coordination mechanisms.

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. Experience in mine action and coordination with mine action authorities and stakeholders as well as knowledge of international mine action standards and current approaches to CL is a distinct advantage. Fluency in English is essential, Arabic language skills are desirable.

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.

Benefits:

MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:

• Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £44,904 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 – Team Leader, 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.