Country: Iraq
Closing date: 13 Nov 2015
Roving Community Liaison Manager – Global
The total salary package for this position is £27,384 - £30,972per annum* (circa $41,875 - $47,350 USD). This is inclusive of Basic salary, with the RCLM claiming per diem for living costs approximately £6,000 per annum.
About MAG:
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
About the role:
MAG is looking to recruit a Roving Community Liaison Manager to join our Operations Development Team (ODT team). Reporting to the Senior Community Liaison Advisor (SCLA), you will play a central role in supporting the effective delivery of CL activities by undertaking structured missions to MAG’s programmes. These visits will focus on providing support, capacity building and mentoring to CL staff, as well as providing leave cover for CLMs.
You will also work to improve quality, accountability, innovation and learning in relation to MAG’s CL activities through supporting the SCLA with the design and delivery of CL tools and approaches and ensuring examples of best-practice relating to CL are shared between programmes. In addition, you may be required to support emergency response initiatives or the start-up of new operations.
This position is a permanent overseas role, with varying mission lengths and locations. A high degree of flexibility is therefore required to undertake this role.
About you:
You will have previous experience of working overseas in the Humanitarian Mine Action sector, with experience of leading, capacity developing and managing national staff to implement Community Liaison (CL) projects and activities. You will have excellent technical knowledge of core CL programming areas, including Risk Education, Non-Technical Survey and Impact Monitoring. You will possess strong participatory learning and facilitation skills and will have applied these to train others. You will have a proven background in conducting monitoring and evaluation/quality assurance assessments and demonstrated ability to enhance and improve the quality of technical delivery.. Finally, you will be able work independently while being part of a geographically diverse team.
We would be especially pleased to hear from you if you have a working knowledge of French or a relevant second language, as well as experience in SALW programming.
You should be aware, MAG’s areas of operations are often remote with basic amenities, so you will need to be able to live and work in challenging environments, where the need for your skills and MAG’s work is most.
How to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG by the closing date of 13 November 2015.
