Community Liaison Team Leader (CLTL)

The starting monthly salary for this position is $868 (USD)

About MAG:

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

MAG is registered and accredited as a humanitarian mine action NGO in Ethiopia and is in the process of establishing a country office and operations focused on responding to the threat posed by explosive ordnance contamination in northern Ethiopia. Initial planned programming will focus on the delivery of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education, working with local partners, and capacity support to national actors. Further scale-up and expansion of activities to encompass survey and clearance operations is anticipated over the coming months.

About the role:

The Community Liaison Team Leader (CLTL) is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, supervision and technical coordination of a Community Liaison Team implementing humanitarian mine action activities in Ethiopia.

The post holder will ensure the safe, effective and high-quality implementation of Community Liaison (CL), Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), Explosive Hazard Awareness Training (EHAT), Community Focal Point (CFP) development, Non-Technical Survey (NTS), field-based Explosive Ordnance (EO) Contamination Assessments, temporary hazard marking, referral and information management activities in accordance with MAG Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), Ethiopian National Mine Action Standards (NMAS), and donor requirements.

The CLTL is responsible for supervising Community Liaison Officers, planning daily operations, maintaining high technical standards, ensuring quality assurance and supporting effective coordination with communities, local authorities and humanitarian partners.

The successful candidate will be required to have:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Geography, Education, Environmental Science or another relevant discipline.
• At least two years’ experience in community engagement, humanitarian programming or mine action.
• Previous experience supervising field teams.
• Experience delivering EORE or community awareness activities.
• Experience conducting NTS or community assessments.
• Good understanding of IMAS and NMAS.
• Good report-writing skills.
• Experience using smartphones, GPS and digital data collection tools.
• Good English and Amharic language skills.
• Ability to work in remote and challenging environments.

Desirable

• Humanitarian mine action experience.
• Experience delivering EHAT.
• Experience managing Community Focal Point networks.
• Experience using ArcGIS Survey123, Kobo Collect or GIS.

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.

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.