Community Liaison Manager, Sudan
This role is subject to MAG receiving confirmation of funding
The starting salary package for this position is £44,928 GBP / approx. $60,700 USD including all allowances.
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.
About the role:
The postholder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Management Team in country to ensure that MAG’s approach to community participation in mine action is integrated into the planning and implementation of programme activities. You will lead on the design, development, and implementation of Community Liaison activities and strategies, ensuring alignment with local and donor requirements, programme and operational objectives, and mine action standards nationally and internationally. You will manage and monitor Community Liaison teams internally and through national partners, ensuring quality implementation and stakeholder engagement. You will be responsible for the overall gathering and dissemination of relevant and accurate information to enable informed decision-making, maximising impact and achieving on MAG’s vision and mission.
About you:
You will have demonstrable experience working overseas in community and/or educational development activities, and in particular you will be experienced in skill transfer including designing and delivering training. You will be a strong communicator, capable of representing and promoting MAG and establishing effective working relationships at all levels internally and externally. You will have experience working with and through national partner organisations. You will have demonstrable understanding of and commitment to the humanitarian principles and their application, conflict sensitive approaches, and humanitarian response and risk reduction. You will be enthusiastic, innovative, and self-motivated, with the capacity to live and work in challenging environments with limited supervision, and overall commitment to MAG’s core values and humanitarian mandate.
About the Sudan programme:
MAG has been previously operational in Sudan, and is re-establishing its programme in response to high humanitarian mine action needs as a result of the ongoing conflict. With programme start-up ongoing, MAG plans to scale up programming to conduct emergency survey, clearance and explosive ordnance risk education activities, in support of humanitarian delivery and early post-conflict recovery in conflict-affected communities.
How to apply
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/work-for-us/vacancies by the closing date of Sunday 12th October 2025.
MAG will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs.
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. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
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.