Regional Representative – Burkina Faso and Niger

The starting salary package for this position is £52,746/ approx. $70,350 USD including all allowance

About MAG in Burkina Faso and Niger:
MAG supports the development of countries emerging 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.  One predominate area of focus in MAG’s programmes across West Africa is Arms Management and Destruction (AMD) work, working with national defence and security authorities towards the safe storage management as well as destruction of weapons and munitions. Our AMD operations are focused on armoury construction, design and management, weapons marking and management, assessment of needs and bulk demolitions. MAG has been operating in Burkina Faso since 2016, with Niger being a new project for MAG.

About the role:
The role is expected to begin immediately and will be based in Burkina Faso with regular travel to Niger. The Regional Representative will be responsible for ensuring that projects are implemented and managed in each location including day-to-day management and support of country teams, and managing the start-up of operations in Niger. This will also include the oversight and management of all financial, administrative, security, HR and logistics elements of projects.  As part of this, a key element of the role will be successful liaison with local authorities, defence forces, embassies, donors, NGO’s and UN agencies to build and expand projects in both locations. 

About you:
Although desirable, previous experience in Mine Action or AMD is not essential but you should have previous experience in overseas project management roles, within an international aid/humanitarian organisation. You will also need practical knowledge across the range of project management functions, including experience of managing international and national staff and the ability to motivate a team. In addition, you should have experience working with a range of institutional donors and experience of  developing new projects and establishing administrative systems to support the successful implementation of operations. Fluent French and English language skills are essential for this post.

Benefits

MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:
• Salary: The total salary package for this position is £52,746/ approx. $70,350 USD* Please see the general information for full terms and conditions related to this.
• Accommodation: MAG will provide accommodation in-country.
• Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You will have a minimum of six weeks, increasing to 8 weeks with service, out of the programme per year or pro rata if the contract is less than a 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.

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

MAG – Regional Representative, Burkina Faso and Niger - Candidate Information Pack

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.org by the closing date of the 20^th 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.