MAG vacancy: People and Organisational Development Director

Competitive starting salary for this position, plus contributory pension.

Manchester, UK, with periods of overseas travel.  A relocation allowance up to a maximum amount is available to the successful candidate.

As the only UK aid and development charity to have shared the Nobel Peace Prize, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) is an energetic, inspiring and forward thinking organisation. Wars and conflicts erupt, subside and end. But they leave behind millions of landmines, unexploded bombs and unsecure arms. These pose an every-day danger for decades and disrupt the lives of communities for generations. At MAG, we believe that whenever and wherever wars happen, ordinary people should not be the ones who pay the price.

MAG has expanded significantly over the past three years and we have ambitious plans which mean we will need to develop and grow our organisational development strategy so we are as good as we can possibly be.

We are seeking a People and Organisational Development Director to build on our significant achievements to date and help drive the organisation forward at an exciting time. As People and Organisational Development Director you will:

• Provide strategic leadership to the development of long-term people capacity and our HR and Safeguarding functions
• Develop and lead a strategy to develop our organisational culture in line with our strategic direction.  
• Play a significant role as a member of the organisational leadership team to lead a strong, sustainable and innovative future for MAG.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate proven expertise in the design of an organisational development strategy and will have experience working at a strategic level within a complex, preferably global organisation.  With significant experience of leading a people and culture-focussed agenda, they will manage a high performing HR team and MAG’s Safeguarding Lead, ensuring that our values are visible in everything we do.

Some travel will be essential in this role, which could include visiting our programmes across Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia.

This is a demanding yet highly rewarding position that will be suited to a motivated and solution-focussed leader. It will offer you the opportunity to use your strategic and leadership skills in a fast-paced environment, supporting MAG's global life-saving programme of work.

As part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

For further information and details of how to apply, please download the application pack, below:

MAG – People and Organisational Development Director Application Pack

Application is by submission of a CV, covering letter and application support form.  These should be sent to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of Sunday 17 March 2019.

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. Applicants will need to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.