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Technical Field Managers - Libya, South Sudan & Chad

Total package of circa £54,629 to £60,277* (approximately $86,200 to $95,100*) per annum, dependant on location, plus three international flights per year and many other benefits

If you're looking for your next role in EOD, Mine Clearance or Smalls Arms Management and Disposal, working for MAG will give you the opportunity to work with an internationally recognized, sector leading humanitarian organization.  You'll have the chance to use your knowledge and experience to help communities worldwide, contributing to MAG's mission of clearing the remnants of conflict to save lives.

As a Technical Field Manager, you will be responsible for leading teams of national staff, transferring your skills to build a sustainable capacity in-country. You'll take a hands-on approach to manage the challenge of working in remote and demanding environments.  In return, you'll be rewarded with the opportunity to use your expertise and initiative to contribute to the rehabilitation of communities devastated by conflict, as well as the chance to become involved in new developments and initiatives, such as emergency response and stockpile management.

To be successful in an application, previous relevant technical qualifications and field experience in either EOD, Mine Clearance or Small Arms Management and Disposal are essential, so that you are able to safely train and supervise national staff. Previous humanitarian mine action experience is desirable but not essential, providing you have the technical and leadership skills to manage and mentor a team.

Further information about the role can be found in the job description. Further information on the attributes needed to be a successful candidate can be found in the person specification.

Benefits

Technical Field Managers are rewarded with generous benefits, both financial and non-financial:

  • Salary: The total salary package for TFMs in Chad, Libya and South Sudan ranges from circa £54,629 to £60,277* (approximately $86,200 to $95,100*) per annum, dependant on location, including basic salary, per diem, and hardship allowance. *Please see the general information for terms and conditions related to this.
  • Career Development: Most of our technical employees are appointed on global, open ended contracts offering you job security and career development, with the opportunity to work in different MAG programmes and roles should you wish to develop a long term career with us. We also offer staff opportunities for further training and development. Short term contracts are also available if preferred.
  • 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 6 weeks out of the programme per year, and this rises with service to 8 weeks. ‘Hardship' programmes also provide additional "Breather Breaks". For staff on shorter term contracts, this entitlement is pro-rata.
  • Flights: MAG provides 3 international flights home per year, plus additional regional flights for Breather Breaks where appropriate. For staff on shorter term contracts, this entitlement is pro-rata.
  • 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.

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The completed application for should be submitted to humanresources@maginternational.org as soon as possible.

Sudan

MAG in Sudan

Landmines, UXO and weapons caches pose a serious threat to returning refugees and IDPs, making roads impassable and land unusable for resettlement and cultivation.

The problem / How MAG is helping

Libya crisis response


April 2011-May 2012

• 176,752 remnants of conflict destroyed, including:

• 53 anti-tank landmines
• 44 anti-personnel landmines
• 131 cluster submunitions
• 89,694 Small Arms Ammunition items
• 287 small arms
• 67 weapons 101mm+
• 86,118 other items of unexploded ordnance
• 358 MANPADS tubes, batteries and gripstocks

• 88,586 beneficiaries (direct and indirect) of Risk Education

About MAG


MAG (Mines Advisory Group) saves and improves lives by reducing the devastating effects armed violence and remnants of conflict have on people around the world.
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